FinanceInfographicsPolicy & Regulations
Securing Employees' Financial Futures
Asian economies are grappling with ageing populations, which place government finances under strain while putting pressure on individual savings as an additional source of income in retirement. The impact is felt more in developed countries, which are at a more...
Willis Towers Watson / June 14, 2017
CBR SpotlightSocietySustainability
Beijing to New York: A Building Challenge
The United States long ago ceded the title of world's tallest building to Asia and the Middle East. Seven of the top 10 tallest completed buildings in the world are now in Asia, according to the Council on Tall Buildings...
Curtis Chin / June 12, 2017
EnvironmentSustainabilityTop Story
A "Win-Win": China's Leadership in Green Finance
Calling something a 'win-win' is one of Beijing's favorite phrases, and whether it is derided as a slogan for China's external relations or is explained as a core principle in China's foreign policy approach, there is no doubt that it...
Beth Smits / May 29, 2017
EnvironmentPolicy & RegulationsTop Story
China's New Environmental Protection Tax Law
In December 2016, the National People's Congress promulgated China's first Environmental Protection Tax Law (the EPT Law), replacing the existing Pollutant Discharge Fees (PDF) system in a bid to strengthen the enforcement of environmental regulations. Given the EPT Law's impact...
Weining Hu / May 24, 2017
EnvironmentInnovationPolicy & Regulations
New Five-Year Plans Promote Energy Industry Reform
Facing ongoing pollution challenges and a push to diversify energy sources, China's energy planners kicked off 2017 by announcing an array of 13th Five-Year Plans (13FYPs). Offering quantifiable short-term goals for limiting reliance on coal in favor of oil and...
David Solomon, Josie Cai, and Owen Haacke / May 17, 2017
PoliticsSocietyTech
A global study by Brunswick Insight finds that the younger generations look at the world tomorrow, and businesses today, with optimism.
Robert Moran and Jeremy Ruch / May 8, 2017
Policy & RegulationsSocietyTop Story
China Launches New Two-Invoice System in Pharma Distribution
China launched a two-invoice system for drug distribution on a trial basis to improve transparency in drug prices and eliminate excessive profit margins associated with multi-tier distribution models. This is the first time Chinese regulators have officially launched the two-invoice...
Mini vandePol and Fung Hui / April 28, 2017
EnvironmentOperationsPolicy & Regulations
Navigating the Haze of Environmental Compliance
Costs of complying with China's environmental protection laws are rising as companies operating there face higher compliance costs, more frequent inspections, and a swath of new laws and regulations on emissions. Already held to high expectations of energy efficiency and...
Owen Haacke / April 7, 2017
Business EtiquetteCorruptionPolitics
China's Anti-Corruption Efforts Pay Off: Analysis of 2016 Corruption Perception Index
China's ranking on Transparency International's (TI) 2016 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) continues to improve, moving up four places to 79. The latest CPI is a reminder for companies that rely on its rankings to review their global compliance programs and...
Mini vandePol and Vivian W. Wu / March 24, 2017
HR & StaffingManagementSociety
Millennials and the Future of Business
As China's 385 million people aged 18 to 35 reach adulthood, these Millennials are taking control of the world's second-largest economy. While China's economic growth has slowed in recent years, it remains well over 6 percent. As that growth continues...
Dr. Lu Jianzhong, Peter Zysk, and Stacey Chow / March 22, 2017