SwissCham Beijing, together with AustCham, is delighted to invite you to the Seminar: Sharing on China Customs Related Topics at AustCham Beijing Office on 1 November 2018.

The Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Center (BAC/BIAC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators East Asia Branch (CIArb (EAB)) are pleased to invite you to attend the 2018 Hong Kong Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China, which will take place in Hong Kong on Saturday, 27 October 2018.

2018 SUMMIT ON COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN CHINA

After being approved by the Italian Government, the Law Decree was signed by the President of Republic and published in the Italian Official Gazette (Law decree October 4, 2018, n. 113) on October 4, 2018.

Following extraordinary sessions held at both the lower and upper houses of the Bahrain National Assembly on Sunday and yesterday respectively, the Council of Ministers and the Shura Council have approved the bills for the unified GCC VAT Agreement and the draft VAT law.

The National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee approved, on 31 August 2018, a second draft of the Individual Income Tax Law to amend a number of elements of the calculation and enforcement of individual income tax (IIT) in China.

Singapore’s passport is now ranked as the most powerful in the world, with a visa-free score on the Passport Index of 166.

s part of on-going efforts to uphold Singapore’s competitiveness as a regional business hub, the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) of Singapore continuously reviews the regulatory frameworks governing the companies and businesses registered in Singapore and makes necessary amendments to ensure their relevance, ease of application and efficacy.

The healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi has become subject to regulation on the use of Artificial Intelligence (‘AI”) technologies that should set a good foundation for promoting efficiency and effectiveness of AI in the medical field locally.

The ‘finality’ of an arbitral award in a specific seat is often a determining factor for parties when considering and devising the dispute resolution mechanism that shall govern their prospective or ongoing dispute.