According to data from China’s General Administration of Customs, expressed in dollars, China’s international trade with the rest of the world showed the following trend in 2025, with exports increasing by 5.5 per cent, imports remaining unchanged, and total trade rising by 3.2 per cent. In December alone, Chinese exports grew by 6.6 per cent from a year earlier, while imports expanded by 5.7 per cent, and total trade went up by 6.2 per cent. China confirms the Association of

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which includes both manufacturing and non-manufacturing activities, was recorded at 50.7 in December, above the threshold between expansion and contraction. China’s non-manufacturing PMI, which has been supporting the economic recovery so far, stood at 50.2 in December, while the manufacturing PMI came in at 50.1 points. Several key indicators of the Chinese economy,

According to the latest data from the National Statistics Office, Vietnam’s economy grew 8 per cent in 2025 to USD 514 billion, representing the second-highest annual rate over the past fifteen years. The country’s economy maintained a consistent quarter-on-quarter acceleration trend, with GDP growth rising from 7.5 per cent in Q1 to 8.2 per cent in Q2, 8.5 per cent in Q3, and reaching 8.5 per cent in Q4. For the full year, agriculture, forestry and fisheries expanded by 3.8

According to data released by the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), Singapore’s economy grew by 4.8 per cent in 2025, accelerating from 4.4 per cent in 2024. In the fourth quarter of 2025, GDP expanded by 5.7 per cent year on year, while on a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted basis, growth reached 1.9 per cent, compared with 2.4 per cent in the third quarter. Economic performance was mainly supported by strong growth in the manufacturing sector, alongside a global s

We are pleased to inform you about the webinar “ China Personal Tax Strategies ” organized by RsA Asia, Global EBA and the Asia Economic Cultural Council, which will be held via Zoom on January 21. In recent years, China has carried out important reforms to its individual income tax framework, reshaping the landscape for personal tax compliance and planning. These developments reflect the country’s efforts to increase transparency, encourage long-term residency, and align wit

The State Taxation Administration issued the Circular of the General Office of the State Taxation Administration on the Tax Filing and Payment Deadlines for 2026, clarifying the tax filing and payment deadlines for the year 2026. According to the current tax laws and regulations, Chinese companies are required to submit tax filings for several categories of taxes and surcharges on a monthly or quarterly basis (including VAT, IIT, additional surcharges, etc.). In principle, th