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Chinese Employment Law, often also referred as Chinese Labor Law, is a vital area for achieving legal compliance in any foreign invested company in China. Due to a significant rise in awareness on these matters and compliance inspections becoming increasingly stringent and frequent, especially managers of foreign businesses with operations in China are well advised to be aware of the most important rules and regulations on how to accurately employ personnel in China according to local standards.

This roundtable took place at the Draexlmaier Automotive plant near...

Starke took part at the EU-China Seminar on IPR in Standardisation. The seminar brought together Chinese and EU government officials, standard-setting Organisation, representatives, academics, industry representatives, and IP lawyers to provide insights into policymaking and management in the area of IPR in Standardisation.

On Monday, November 09 2015, a delegation from the city of Freie- und Hansestadt Hamburg visited Beijing. The delegation consisted of representatives of politics and business, headed by the First Mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz. During an evening reception at the German Embassy in Beijing , Starke Managing Counsel Daniel Albrecht had the opportunity to talk with Olaf Scholz about economic issues.

The German Chamber invited their members at Wednesday, 23. September 2015 to the second Roundtable CSR . During the second meeting the working group continued their discussion and invited representatives from NGOs and member companies to share their view on CSR activities and present CSR projects in China. One of the key note speakers was Starke director Daniel Albrecht, who spoke in his function as club president of the Rotary Club of Beijing . He demonstrated the structure of Rotary China and gave an overview how easy it is also for SME to take part in social projects close by their...

NGOs meet businesses, European Chamber of Commerce China , 2015-08-27, Hilton Hotel Beijing

Poverty, disaster, marginalized community: in a world where so many urgent social problems need tackling, two heads are surely better than one. That may be why collaborations between NGOs and corporations – where money and expertise are combined in driving for social change – are increasingly popular in the CSR field.

The European Chamber CSR Forum in Beijing is pleased to invite you to join us for a seminar, in which non-profit representatives from three...

The German Chamber of Commerce North China hosted a Breakfast Seminar at Westin Hotel Tianjin . Topic of the Seminar was: Optimizing Your Company's Internal Control .

Internal control is a complete system of controls established by management for ensuring the achievement of a company's objective, the effectiveness and efficiency of business operations, reducing company exposure, reliable reporting structure and compliance with laws and regulations.

Why should Managing Directors take notice of what Enterprise Internal Control is recommending? How can you...

The European Chamber of Commerce in China (EUCCC) hold the joint SME Forum & HR Forum meeting on Wednesday, 27th May, 16:00-18:00 at the European Chamber Beijing office.

Retaining good staff is one of the major challenges for SMEs. To assist in this challenge, the SME Forum and HR Forum is delighted to have Ms. Laurie O'Donnell, Managing Director, Cornerstone International Group, also current Vice Chair of HR Forum to shared with us her expertise on the topic and advice to SMEs. In front Mr. Daniel Albrecht , Director, Starke presented a SME Case Study.

The European...

On Thursday, March 26, 2015, Dr. Heinz Fischer , President of the Republic of Austria , accompanied by an official delegation consisting of, among others, Andrä Rupprechter, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Dr. Wolfgang Brandstetter, Federal Minister of Justice, Dr. Christoph Leitl , President of the Austrian Economic Chamber and Dr. Claus Raidl, President of the Austrian National Bank, Beijing. The WKO Beijing organized an exclusive presentation by Federal President Heinz Fischer and his high-ranking delegation for the Austrian economy in China...

Presentation of Starke during the visit of the Austrian Vice Chancellor in Beijing at 21/10/2014. As part of an exploratory trip of 90 companies from Austria, headed by the Austrian Vice Chancellor Dr. Reinhold Mitterlehner and Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz , our legal advisors referenced about the topic: Legal Issues for China experienced companies.

The experts of Starke referenced here in particular about the Chinese Contract Law and the Product Liability Act. They also answered the audience questions on current Chinese law topics. The Seminar was organized by the Austrian...