CKGSB’s China Economic Symposium Explores Prospects for China’s Economy and Its Contributions Globally
The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) hosted the 7th China Economic Symposium, offering insightful perspectives on the country’s economic transformation and illuminating the real meaning behind some of the challenges and opportunities as it shifts its economy towards carbon neutrality and technology innovation. At a time of uncertainty and division, global and Chinese thought …
Asian-Australian Leadership Summit 2020
An initiative of the Australian National University (ANU), PwC Australia, Johnson Partners and Asialink of the University of Melbourne, the Asian-Australian Leadership Summit (AALS) is a national platform that aims to elevate on the public agenda the issue of greater Asian-Australian representation in senior leadership positions, energising efforts to break through the ‘bamboo ceiling’, and …
Member Event | Important Notice on Tax Issues around Overseas Pensions & Provident Fund
One of the many unforeseen impacts of COVID-19 has been the massive financial impact, especially in the tourism and aviation industries around the world. Initially this was mainly in reduced hours and unpaid leave, however as time progresses and little solution is in sight, we are now seeing a raft of redundancies that will directly …
Insight | 11/11 Singles Day Sales
The Importance of 11/11 The world’s largest shopping event has amassed total sales of nearly USD $70 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) across China’s two largest e-commerce platforms, Alibaba and JD.com. The 24-hour event is known as the Double 11 shopping festival as it falls on the 11th of November, China’s annual ‘Singles Day’. …
MEMBER NEWS | Significant changes to security of payment regime in Singapore
Written by Out-Law, Pinsent Masons Significant changes to the security of payment regime in Singapore are due to come into force in the near future. The changes contained in the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Amendment Bill 2018 are the most extensive changes to the Security of Payment Act (SOP Act) since it became …
MEMBER NEWS | The rise of unsolicited proposals for infrastructure projects in Asia
Written by Out-Law, Pinsent Masons There has been a significant increase in the number of unsolicited proposals (USPs) for greenfield and brownfield public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in Asia over the past two years. Unlike solicited proposals where a government entity launches a formal public tender, in the case of an unsolicited proposal, it is the …