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中國(guó)成為越南第三大汽車進(jìn)口來(lái)源地

越南《海關(guān)報(bào)》1月22日?qǐng)?bào)道，2014年，越南進(jìn)口原裝汽車約7.1萬(wàn)輛，進(jìn)口額15.8億美元。其中，自中國(guó)進(jìn)口13805輛，進(jìn)口額5.4億美元，分別占34%和20%；自韓國(guó)進(jìn)口16794輛，進(jìn)口額3.17億美元；自泰國(guó)進(jìn)口1.4416萬(wàn)輛，進(jìn)口額2.43億美元。中國(guó)成為越南第三大汽車進(jìn)口來(lái)源地。

中國(guó)—新加坡自貿(mào)區(qū)聯(lián)委會(huì)第五次會(huì)議在新加坡舉行

2015年1月20-22日，中國(guó)—新加坡自貿(mào)區(qū)聯(lián)委會(huì)第五次會(huì)議在新加坡舉行。雙方就中新自貿(mào)協(xié)定的進(jìn)一步補(bǔ)充和完善進(jìn)行了磋商，并就貨物貿(mào)易、服務(wù)貿(mào)易、投資、技術(shù)性貿(mào)易壁壘、衛(wèi)生與植物衛(wèi)生措施等領(lǐng)域的具體議題交換了意見(jiàn)。

新加坡擬實(shí)行更嚴(yán)格禁酒令

據(jù)媒體報(bào)道，新加坡國(guó)會(huì)目前正審查新的酒類管制法案，這一新法案嚴(yán)格禁止酒類銷售及公共場(chǎng)合飲酒，若順利通過(guò)國(guó)會(huì)審查，新法將于2015年4月起生效。

據(jù)了解，新的規(guī)定將禁止零售商每晚10∶30分至第二天早上7∶00賣酒，且公共場(chǎng)所不能飲酒。餐館、酒店、酒吧、咖啡店等仍可在規(guī)定時(shí)間內(nèi)販賣，但不準(zhǔn)外帶，此舉將對(duì)酒類相關(guān)產(chǎn)業(yè)造成影響。

菲律賓成為全球最大呼叫服務(wù)提供國(guó)

2014年，菲律賓取代印度成為全球最大的呼叫服務(wù)提供國(guó)。據(jù)菲律賓呼叫協(xié)會(huì)統(tǒng)計(jì)，2014年呼叫中心收入是117億美元，吸收就業(yè)68.6萬(wàn)人。預(yù)計(jì)2015年收入將達(dá)到135億美元，就業(yè)人數(shù)達(dá)79萬(wàn)人,預(yù)計(jì)增長(zhǎng)態(tài)勢(shì)將持續(xù)到2016年。

投資Investment

前往泰國(guó)拍電影有望享受免稅優(yōu)惠

泰國(guó)媒體1月13日消息，泰國(guó)國(guó)家電影與視頻委員會(huì)近期召開(kāi)會(huì)議，松口同意針對(duì)來(lái)泰國(guó)取景拍攝電影的演員個(gè)人和企業(yè)減免相關(guān)稅收，包括個(gè)人所得稅、進(jìn)口關(guān)稅等。這對(duì)日益成熟的中泰影視合作是一個(gè)福音。

泰國(guó)計(jì)劃更新海嘯預(yù)警系統(tǒng)

近日，泰國(guó)災(zāi)難預(yù)警中心表示，計(jì)劃在2015年購(gòu)買新的海上預(yù)警浮標(biāo)，并增設(shè)40套警報(bào)器和更新電腦系統(tǒng)。該部門的目標(biāo)是在探測(cè)到海嘯可能來(lái)襲后，在兩分鐘內(nèi)向民眾發(fā)出海嘯警報(bào)。

金融Finance

印尼新銀行法 堅(jiān)持限制外資投資和互惠原則

印尼《雅加達(dá)郵報(bào)》2015年1月15日?qǐng)?bào)道，日前，印尼國(guó)會(huì)負(fù)責(zé)銀行業(yè)監(jiān)管的官員表示，目前印尼國(guó)會(huì)新成員將開(kāi)始對(duì)2013年提出的銀行法草案進(jìn)行審議，在此基礎(chǔ)上制定新銀行法草案，承諾將繼續(xù)保護(hù)本國(guó)銀行業(yè)利益，限制外資銀行運(yùn)營(yíng)和持股上限，堅(jiān)持互惠原則。

新加坡人民幣清算行累計(jì)清算量突破40萬(wàn)億

近日，中國(guó)工商銀行新加坡分行公布相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù)顯示，截至2014年末，新加坡人民幣清算行累計(jì)清算量已突破40萬(wàn)億元大關(guān)，人民幣跨境清算業(yè)務(wù)實(shí)現(xiàn)飛躍式發(fā)展。

中馬合力助中國(guó)企業(yè)“走出去”

2015年1月13日，中國(guó)企業(yè)走出去發(fā)展中心和馬來(lái)西亞巴生港自貿(mào)區(qū)萬(wàn)商國(guó)際貿(mào)易聯(lián)盟在中國(guó)北京簽署合作協(xié)議，雙方將在引導(dǎo)中國(guó)企業(yè)在馬來(lái)西亞開(kāi)展國(guó)際貿(mào)易和投資、共同促進(jìn)人民幣與馬幣直接結(jié)算、共同推進(jìn)企業(yè)上市及搭建金融合作平臺(tái)、共同推進(jìn)中馬產(chǎn)業(yè)基地和貿(mào)易平臺(tái)建設(shè)等方面展開(kāi)全方位合作。

貿(mào)易Trade

緬甸橡膠獲準(zhǔn)自由出口

受國(guó)際橡膠價(jià)格波動(dòng)影響，緬甸橡膠價(jià)格下滑，為促進(jìn)橡膠出口，緬甸商務(wù)部日前已批準(zhǔn)橡膠自由出口。

據(jù)了解，為阻止天然橡膠價(jià)格繼續(xù)下跌，泰國(guó)、印度尼西亞以及馬來(lái)西亞支持的行業(yè)集團(tuán)將邀請(qǐng)柬埔寨、老撾、緬甸以及越南參加2015年2月召開(kāi)的會(huì)議，計(jì)劃將推出更多措施來(lái)穩(wěn)定橡膠價(jià)格。

文化Culture

中國(guó)清宮舊藏首次亮相吉隆坡

近日，由中國(guó)文物交流中心與馬來(lái)西亞博物館局聯(lián)合舉辦的“頤和園珍寶展”在馬來(lái)西亞國(guó)家博物館舉辦。

“頤和園珍寶展”共展出了72件（組）頤和園文物及12件（組）輔助展品，其中絕大多數(shù)文物為清宮舊藏，具有極高的歷史和藝術(shù)價(jià)值。

交通Transportation

中緬開(kāi)通貨輪直航

據(jù)緬甸《七日日?qǐng)?bào)》2015年1月21日?qǐng)?bào)道，中國(guó)海運(yùn)集團(tuán)將于2月份開(kāi)通對(duì)緬甸貨輪直航。

中國(guó)海運(yùn)集團(tuán)緬甸辦事處的負(fù)責(zé)人介紹，從中國(guó)上海首航緬甸的貨輪于2月8日抵達(dá)仰光工業(yè)港口。直航緬甸的是載重量為1.1萬(wàn)噸的四艘貨輪，每周將有一艘執(zhí)行航運(yùn)任務(wù)。

越南建材市場(chǎng)需求回暖

據(jù)《西貢解放報(bào)》2015年1月18日?qǐng)?bào)道，2014年4月以來(lái)，越南建材需求量逐步回升，全年需求量同比增長(zhǎng)20-30%。其中，鋼材和水泥銷量明顯增長(zhǎng)，價(jià)格也略漲。這是越南建材價(jià)格連續(xù)三年下跌后出現(xiàn)的積極信號(hào)。

報(bào)道稱，雖然建材需求回暖，但本土企業(yè)面臨激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。2014年，越南以零關(guān)稅自東盟進(jìn)口的鋼材超過(guò)4.3萬(wàn)噸。同時(shí)從中國(guó)進(jìn)口大量鋼材，價(jià)格僅相當(dāng)于本土鋼材的60-70%，使得越南建材市場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈。

農(nóng)業(yè)及食品Agriculture and Food

泰國(guó)棕櫚油供應(yīng)告急，緊急進(jìn)口5萬(wàn)噸

泰國(guó)中華網(wǎng)1月19日?qǐng)?bào)道，因目前泰國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)棕櫚油儲(chǔ)備量下降且出現(xiàn)供需失衡問(wèn)題，泰國(guó)緊急進(jìn)口5萬(wàn)噸棕櫚油，但這不會(huì)對(duì)國(guó)內(nèi)棕櫚油價(jià)格造成沖擊，只為解決當(dāng)前食用棕櫚油需求緊張局面。

此外，泰國(guó)政府還要求棕櫚油能源分煉工廠減產(chǎn)，以減少非食用類棕櫚油消費(fèi)，轉(zhuǎn)而供應(yīng)食用消費(fèi)市場(chǎng)。目前已經(jīng)與進(jìn)口企業(yè)進(jìn)行接觸，增加棕櫚油進(jìn)口量。直到國(guó)內(nèi)棕櫚油市場(chǎng)供需恢復(fù)正常，進(jìn)口分批次進(jìn)行。

菲律賓所有航空公司機(jī)票價(jià)格下降

據(jù)菲律賓星報(bào)網(wǎng)報(bào)道，1月8日，菲律賓眾議院交通委員會(huì)決定所有航空公司飛機(jī)票價(jià)免除燃油附加費(fèi)。菲律賓民航局隨后證實(shí)了該消息，并表示，菲律賓所有航空公司機(jī)票價(jià)格下降，包括宿霧太平洋航空、菲律賓航空公司、亞航飛龍航空等。

中泰鐵路達(dá)成新的共識(shí)

近日，在中泰兩國(guó)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的推動(dòng)下，中泰“農(nóng)產(chǎn)品換技術(shù)”計(jì)劃重新達(dá)成共識(shí)，中國(guó)與泰國(guó)簽署了“鐵路網(wǎng)絡(luò)項(xiàng)目協(xié)議”，并就進(jìn)一步加強(qiáng)農(nóng)產(chǎn)品貿(mào)易合作達(dá)成了一致，中國(guó)承諾從泰國(guó)進(jìn)口大米以及副產(chǎn)品。

1 New foreign investment law on cards

Jan. 19, 2015 (China Daily) -- Foreign investors will have to gain security clearance from the government for investments that are considered harmful to national security, according to a draft law made public, which among other things seeks to provide easier access to the Chinese market. The draft foreign investment law, which was released by the Ministry of Commerce, stipulates that the State Council will set up a joint ministerial mechanism to carry out security reviews on foreign investment. Experts said the procedure is similar to the review system in foreign countries. According to the draft law, foreign investors can apply for the review proactively if they feel that their investment threatens China's national security. The draft law lists involvement in defense, energy, grain, information technology and some others as potential sectors for such reviews.

2 Visitors from overseas to get refunds

Jan. 20, 2015 (China Daily) -- China has introduced a nationwide tax refund policy for the first time to encourage spending by more overseas tourists. Overseas visitors will soon be able to claim tax refunds on purchases across China, the Ministry of Finance said. Tourists from overseas and those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan who have lived on the Chinese mainland for no more than 183 days will be eligible for a rebate of 11 percent on consumer goods bought at designated department stores. The minimum purchase to qualify for a tax refund is 500 yuan (about $81) at any one store in a day. It is unclear how many cities will apply to join the plan. Southern Metropolis News reported that Hengqin, an area near Macao, will apply to join, but it is not known if Guangzhou, the capital of Guangdong province, will do so.

3 Hong Kong halts investment program

Jan. 15, 2015 (China Daily) -- Hong Kong has called a sudden halt to its capital investment immigration program, creating shock waves on both sides of the border. In his Policy Address, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced the suspension of the Capital Investment Entrant program. He said Hong Kong no longer has the economic environment that it had in 2003 when the program was introduced. The city’s Immigration Department said that in 2003, when the Hong Kong economy was in recession, the plan was brought in to attract new capital to stimulate economic growth. This is no longer the government’s priority in view of the current economic situation in the city. Leung said in a question-and-answer session after the Policy Address that Hong Kong is now looking for talent, rather than money.

4 China to allow online sales of prescription drugs this month

Jan. 12, 2015 (China Daily) -- China will allow online sales of prescription drugs as early as this month, a policy that will open up an over 1 trillion yuan ($161 billion) market to online pharmacy operators like Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) is finalising which prescription medicines to approve for sale, a senior healthcare policy adviser told Reuters. The policy would help reform a fragmented and opaque market controlled by State-run distributors and hospitals, brought into the spotlight last year by a bribery case which saw drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline PLC fined nearly $500 million.

5 Shanghai FTZ pilots parallel imports of cars

Jan. 8, 2015 (Xinhua) -- China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) launched a pilot program on parallel imports of cars, which allows dealers to purchase cars directly from abroad. The program, green-lighted by a circular, will allow cars to be imported without getting authorization from carmakers and thus promise lower prices for Chinese buyers. The circular has listed requirements for companies wishing to join the program, including having engaged in car transaction for five years or more and reporting profits over the past three consecutive years. Responding to doubt over after-sale services of parallel imported vehicles, the circular required participating companies to shoulder duties of recall, after-sale service, “three guarantees“ of repair, replacement or refund of faulty products, among others. Cars imported through this channel must meet China's relevant quality and technical standards, it added.

6 China's harsher environmental protection law to take effect

Jan. 1, 2015 (Xinhua) -- China's revised Environmental Protection Law will come into effect, bringing with it heavier punishments. According to the revised law, extra fines accumulating on a daily basis will be imposed on enterprises that fail to rectify violations. Local officials may be demoted or sacked for misconduct, including the concealment of offenses, falsifying data, failing to publicize environmental data, and not giving closure orders to enterprises that illegally discharge pollutants. The new law also urges economic and social development should be coordinated with environmental protection and encourages studies on the impact environmental quality causes on public health, urging prevention and control of pollution-related diseases.

7 China further lowers threshold to attract overseas talent

Jan. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) -- China has expanded its program to attract overseas talent by adding 55 introduction plans to the latest brain gain list. Overseas personnel introduced by the plans will enjoy preferential policies in visa applications, residence permits, settling in China as well as exit/entry convenience equal with members of the influential Thousand Talent program initiated in December 2008, the People's Daily reported. The newspaper cited a circular jointly issued by the Communist Party of China Central Committee Organization Department, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs. Rules on foreigners' permanent residence in China are in the pipeline and expected to take effect before the year end, which will further highlight preferential policies.

8 China's coal industry freezes over

Jan. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) -- Coal provides nearly two thirds of China's energy, but for mining companies, this winter could not be more chilly. The government has done its best to save the day, but it is not enough to force up the price of coal, even in the short term and the outlook for the coming year is no better. An already grim situation is made worse by weak demand, overcapacity and a large amount of imports, according to Jiang Zhimin, vice president of the National Coal Association (CNCA). Rating agency Fitch called 2014 a difficult year for coal miners in China, with prices sliding by about 20 percent. The government imposed import duties ranging from 3 percent to 6 percent in October and banned domestic production and imports of low quality coal.