China announced on Tuesday that it will impose consumption tax on some types of batteries and paint to encourage environmental protection. A four-percent tax will be levied on the production, processing and import of batteries and coating ...
Tags: Consumption Tax, Batteries
A guideline has been issued by The China Banking Regulatory Commission to encourage greater allocation of bank loans to companies and industries involving in environmental protection, and energy-efficiency projects. The future projects that ...
Demand for upstream panel components is increasing in China and local makers are unable to meet supply, particularly for TFT polarizers. The China government, as a result, is issuing new subsidies to local makers to expand production and ...
Tags: panel components, subsidies
The International Trade Commission (ITC) of the United States ruled Wednesday that an American industry is materially injured by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products from China, paving the way for the U.S. ...
Tags: PV Products, Punitive Duties
China has introduced a nationwide tax refund policy for the first time to encourage spending by more overseas tourists.But a closer look at the plan suggests that the country has a lot more to do to achieve this goal, according to ...
Tags: tax refund policy
Japan's new visa policy for Chinese citizens will take effect next Monday, the Shanghai Morning Post reported on Wednesday. Japan will relax requirements for three-year, multi-entry visas and the availability of five-year, multiple-entry ...
Tags: visa policy, Chinese visitors
The hot consumer electronic market accelerates the sales of power bank. It expands the application scope and quantity of power bank. However, consumers pay more attention to its safety due to the frequent lithium battery accident. To ...
Tags: consumer electronic, power bank
There is a wide gap between supply and demand of organic products in Europe, which seems to be growing by the day Experts warn tht this gap is further expected to widen due to new EU amendment, reports EurActive Germany. The market for ...
Tags: EU Regulation, Organic Farming
The People's Bank of China will continue to maintain "prudent" monetary policy in 2015, keeping credit growth stable while having its hands free to fine-tune policy when necessary, the regulator said in an online statement on Friday. ...
The New York City has barred food service establishments, stores and manufacturers from possessing, selling or using single service Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam articles or polystyrene loose fill packaging. The ban that has been ...
Tags: cups, plates, trays, Agriculture
China plans to levy a resources tax on coal based on sales value instead of production volume, as well as scrapping arbitrary levies on coal miners starting from December 1, taxation and fiscal authorities said over the weekend. ...
Tags: Resources Tax, Coal
Under the continued prudent monetary policy, China will use monetary instruments pragmatically and maintain moderate liquidity to achieve reasonable growth in loans and private financing, the central bank said on Wednesday. After the ...
The Nigerian government has approved a policy which aims to revive the country’s ailing textile and garment industry. The policy is a part of the National Industry Revolution Plan (NIRP) which covers the whole textile value chain, ...
Tags: funding and energy, smuggling, Textile
The Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), under Department of Revenue, India’s Ministry of Finance, has issued a circular announcing extension of 24x7 Customs clearance facility at 13 more airports in respect of all export goods ...
Tags: specified import, export goods, Textile
China will relax restrictions on banks' yuan trading from next year, in a small but significant move toward relaxing its capital controls. The changes will replace daily caps on banks' foreign exchange positions with weekly limits, and ...
Tags: Yuan Trading, restrictions