Kate Zhao

Kate Zhao graduated from the Graduate School of Communication at Zhejiang University, with a major in cross-culture communication. She has worked as both a full-time and part-time business reporter at various Chinese media such as China Business, China Marketing, New Marketing, and 21st Century Business Herald. She also worked as a public relations manager for Crest brand at P&G Greater China in Guangzhou.

Equality Could Prove Taxing – Tom Mitchell

From Financial Times: China’s new Enterprise Income Tax law , passed by the National People’s Congress on March 8, should have surprised no one. Beijing had long telegraphed its intention to unify the disparate tax rates paid by foreign-invested and domestic companies, with the former paying as little as 15 per cent and Chinese enterprises […]

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Microsoft Will Buy Stake in Changhong, Chinese TV Set Maker – Denis Mcmahon and Jane Lanheel Lee

From Wall Street Journal: Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. said Monday that Microsoft Corp. plans to take a small strategic stake in the firm, sending the Chinese television maker’s shares sharply higher. The two companies also signed a memorandum of understanding for a project called Media Galaxy, through which they will cooperate on research, development and […]

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Cures for China’s Feverish Stock Market – Li Qing, Ye Weiqiang and Feng Yuqing

As housekeepers, migrant workers and even monks join investors flooding China’s markets, regulators and experts who fear a bubble burst are seeking cures for stock fever. From Caijing.com.cn: China’s finance ministry struck at midnight May 29, while most traders were fast asleep, with an announcement that sent share prices tumbling on the Shanghai and Shenzhen […]

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China’s Cheap Labor Pool Running Dry – Wu Zhong

From Asia Times: China will begin to feel the pain of labor shortages nationwide in the next couple of years – much earlier than previously forecast – as the country’s seemingly ample supply of rural migrant workers dries up, according to the latest studies by state think-tanks. This will make a significant impact, forcing China’s […]

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Wahaha in Danone Arbitration Move – BBC News

From BBC News: Wahaha , China’s largest drinks maker, is to go to arbitration in a trademark dispute with its French food partner, Danone , over who owns the Wahaha brand. Wahaha is one of China’s best-known brands of bottled water and drinks. Hangzhou Wahaha Group agreed in 1996 to transfer the Wahaha brand to […]

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