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Big Four’s China Accountancy Units Thrashing Out SEC Settlement in Auditing Dispute
June 3rd, 2014
The Chinese units at some of the world’s largest accounting firms – dubbed the Big Four – are looking to reach an out-of-court settlement with the US’ Securities and Exchange Commission in a bid to put an end to ...
Simmons and HSF join list of firms eyeing ventures in Shanghai Free Trade Zone
May 22nd, 2014
Simmons & Simmons and Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) are the latest UK law firms to have expressed an interest in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) after recent reports that the scheme would allow tie-ups between international and PRC ...
JPMorgan’s Problem of “Sons and Daughters” program is widely practice
May 22nd, 2014
The long investigation of JPMorgan’s hiring practices in China has reached a milestone: A Hong Kong anti-corruption organization has formally arrested Fang Fang, the bank’s former vice president of investment banking in Asia. Fang Fang, who has been released ...
Territory confrontations escalate among China, Vietnam and the Philippines
May 8th, 2014
Tensions escalated in the South China Sea region this week after China, Vietnam and the Philippines were involved in a series of potentially explosive confrontations over disputed territory. Vietnamese officials say Chinese military and civilian ships have been intimidating ...
China Buys Friends and Influences Nations
May 6th, 2014
If you can’t beat them, outspend them. That seems to be the thinking behind a huge new infrastructure investment fund being promoted by China as an alternative to established international lending agencies. It’s a terrible rationale for starting a ...
