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<title><![CDATA[A Search for True Independence in Asia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 10 03:38:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CFA Institute recently published a report that reviews the effectiveness of independent non-executive directors (INEDs) in the Asia-Pacific region. Family-owned businesses, with concentrated ownership structures and controlling shareholders, dominate the Asia-Pacific market, and their ability to control the board of directors can lead to abuse of minority shareholders. ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Lee Kha Loon and Angela Pica]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese Credit Card Market Rapidly Expanding]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 10 03:34:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[China?s credit card market has annually grown 54 percent the past three years and it is expected to retain an average annual growth rate of 30 percent over the next four years.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China Allows More Opportunities for U.S. Tourism Firms]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Jan 10 03:32:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Commerce Department and the China National Tourism Administration have agreed to expand market opportunities for American companies in China. The plan, which will be implemented by the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) Tourism Working Group, builds on a 2007 bilateral agreement to expand travel between the United States and China. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese Counterfeit Goods - How to Protect Your firm]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 8 Jan 10 09:37:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This past March the Chinese Supreme Court issued guidelines for implementing the 2008 China National Intellectual Property Strategy, which calls for China to greatly increase its IP rights protection by 2020. While these guidelines are]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Thomas Stiebel, Hillary Wucherer and Karen Dickinson]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[What You Should Know About CFIUS]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 24 Nov 09 02:54:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[CFIUS, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, is composed of representatives from federal agencies such as the Department of Defense, Department of State and Department of Homeland Security, and has the authority to review transactions involving foreign buyers when the transactions potentially affect]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Karen Dickinson and Matt Vogel]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Cross-Border RMB Trade Settlement]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 09 03:43:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In July 2009, the People?s Bank of China (PBOC) released the final details of a pilot scheme that allows trade between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong, Macau and certain countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to be settled in renminbi (RMB).]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Chris Lewis, Head of Trade and Supply Chain, Greater China at HSBC]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Cash and Risk Management in Asia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 2 Nov 09 08:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The challenge for today?s North American corporate treasury doing business along the Pacific Rim is working with a multitude of local banks and losing some transparency, according to one banking executive. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Commerce Secretary&nbsp;Tackles IP Rights]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 09 08:15:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke met with Chinese government officials and business leaders on Oct. 27, 2009 to encourage strong intellectual property rights protection and enforcement was key to supporting entrepreneurs who develop new innovations in Asia. ]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[Ira Apfel]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[To Improve Treasury Management in China, First Look&nbsp; at Your Supply Chain ]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 29 Oct 09 08:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Compared with supply chains in the U.S. and Europe, the supply chain challenges in China are complex and unique.]]></description>
<author><![CDATA[By Dr. Zening Ge, Managing Partner, SSA &amp; Company Asia ]]></author>
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<title><![CDATA[Your Colleagues Discuss FX Hedging ]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 16 Oct 09 02:12:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recently on AFP?s discussion list treasury professionals addressed the challenge of FX trading.]]></description>
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