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综合Comprehensive

中国成为越南第三大汽车进口来源地

越南《海关报》1月22日报道，2014年，越南进口原装汽车约7.1万辆，进口额15.8亿美元。其中，自中国进口13805辆，进口额5.4亿美元，分别占34%和20%；自韩国进口16794辆，进口额3.17亿美元；自泰国进口1.4416万辆，进口额2.43亿美元。中国成为越南第三大汽车进口来源地。

中国—新加坡自贸区联委会第五次会议在新加坡举行

2015年1月20-22日，中国—新加坡自贸区联委会第五次会议在新加坡举行。双方就中新自贸协定的进一步补充和完善进行了磋商，并就货物贸易、服务贸易、投资、技术性贸易壁垒、卫生与植物卫生措施等领域的具体议题交换了意见。

新加坡拟实行更严格禁酒令

据媒体报道，新加坡国会目前正审查新的酒类管制法案，这一新法案严格禁止酒类销售及公共场合饮酒，若顺利通过国会审查，新法将于2015年4月起生效。

据了解，新的规定将禁止零售商每晚10∶30分至第二天早上7∶00卖酒，且公共场所不能饮酒。餐馆、酒店、酒吧、咖啡店等仍可在规定时间内贩卖，但不准外带，此举将对酒类相关产业造成影响。

菲律宾成为全球最大呼叫服务提供国

2014年，菲律宾取代印度成为全球最大的呼叫服务提供国。据菲律宾呼叫协会统计，2014年呼叫中心收入是117亿美元，吸收就业68.6万人。预计2015年收入将达到135亿美元，就业人数达79万人,预计增长态势将持续到2016年。

投资Investment

前往泰国拍电影有望享受免税优惠

泰国媒体1月13日消息，泰国国家电影与视频委员会近期召开会议，松口同意针对来泰国取景拍摄电影的演员个人和企业减免相关税收，包括个人所得税、进口关税等。这对日益成熟的中泰影视合作是一个福音。

泰国计划更新海啸预警系统

近日，泰国灾难预警中心表示，计划在2015年购买新的海上预警浮标，并增设40套警报器和更新电脑系统。该部门的目标是在探测到海啸可能来袭后，在两分钟内向民众发出海啸警报。

金融Finance

印尼新银行法 坚持限制外资投资和互惠原则

印尼《雅加达邮报》2015年1月15日报道，日前，印尼国会负责银行业监管的官员表示，目前印尼国会新成员将开始对2013年提出的银行法草案进行审议，在此基础上制定新银行法草案，承诺将继续保护本国银行业利益，限制外资银行运营和持股上限，坚持互惠原则。

新加坡人民币清算行累计清算量突破40万亿

近日，中国工商银行新加坡分行公布相关数据显示，截至2014年末，新加坡人民币清算行累计清算量已突破40万亿元大关，人民币跨境清算业务实现飞跃式发展。

中马合力助中国企业“走出去”

2015年1月13日，中国企业走出去发展中心和马来西亚巴生港自贸区万商国际贸易联盟在中国北京签署合作协议，双方将在引导中国企业在马来西亚开展国际贸易和投资、共同促进人民币与马币直接结算、共同推进企业上市及搭建金融合作平台、共同推进中马产业基地和贸易平台建设等方面展开全方位合作。

贸易Trade

缅甸橡胶获准自由出口

受国际橡胶价格波动影响，缅甸橡胶价格下滑，为促进橡胶出口，缅甸商务部日前已批准橡胶自由出口。

据了解，为阻止天然橡胶价格继续下跌，泰国、印度尼西亚以及马来西亚支持的行业集团将邀请柬埔寨、老挝、缅甸以及越南参加2015年2月召开的会议，计划将推出更多措施来稳定橡胶价格。

文化Culture

中国清宫旧藏首次亮相吉隆坡

近日，由中国文物交流中心与马来西亚博物馆局联合举办的“颐和园珍宝展”在马来西亚国家博物馆举办。

“颐和园珍宝展”共展出了72件（组）颐和园文物及12件（组）辅助展品，其中绝大多数文物为清宫旧藏，具有极高的历史和艺术价值。

交通Transportation

中缅开通货轮直航

据缅甸《七日日报》2015年1月21日报道，中国海运集团将于2月份开通对缅甸货轮直航。

中国海运集团缅甸办事处的负责人介绍，从中国上海首航缅甸的货轮于2月8日抵达仰光工业港口。直航缅甸的是载重量为1.1万吨的四艘货轮，每周将有一艘执行航运任务。

越南建材市场需求回暖

据《西贡解放报》2015年1月18日报道，2014年4月以来，越南建材需求量逐步回升，全年需求量同比增长20-30%。其中，钢材和水泥销量明显增长，价格也略涨。这是越南建材价格连续三年下跌后出现的积极信号。

报道称，虽然建材需求回暖，但本土企业面临激烈竞争。2014年，越南以零关税自东盟进口的钢材超过4.3万吨。同时从中国进口大量钢材，价格仅相当于本土钢材的60-70%，使得越南建材市场竞争激烈。

农业及食品Agriculture and Food

泰国棕榈油供应告急，紧急进口5万吨

泰国中华网1月19日报道，因目前泰国国内棕榈油储备量下降且出现供需失衡问题，泰国紧急进口5万吨棕榈油，但这不会对国内棕榈油价格造成冲击，只为解决当前食用棕榈油需求紧张局面。

此外，泰国政府还要求棕榈油能源分炼工厂减产，以减少非食用类棕榈油消费，转而供应食用消费市场。目前已经与进口企业进行接触，增加棕榈油进口量。直到国内棕榈油市场供需恢复正常，进口分批次进行。

菲律宾所有航空公司机票价格下降

据菲律宾星报网报道，1月8日，菲律宾众议院交通委员会决定所有航空公司飞机票价免除燃油附加费。菲律宾民航局随后证实了该消息，并表示，菲律宾所有航空公司机票价格下降，包括宿雾太平洋航空、菲律宾航空公司、亚航飞龙航空等。

中泰铁路达成新的共识

近日，在中泰两国领导人的推动下，中泰“农产品换技术”计划重新达成共识，中国与泰国签署了“铁路网络项目协议”，并就进一步加强农产品贸易合作达成了一致，中国承诺从泰国进口大米以及副产品。

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.