Your Guide to China by Ikky
On 31 December 2021, on the eve of its implementation, the Ministry of Finance and the State Revenue Administration published Circular No. 43 on the Continuation of the Preferential Policies on Individual Income Taxes such as Foreign Personal Allowances and Subsidies, declaring that the tax-exempt benefits for foreign nationals will be extended to December 31, … Read more
Source: Chinese Embassy in the UK In order to prevent the further spread of Covid-19 and protect the health and safety of travellers from the UK to China, starting from 6th January 2022, people fully inoculated with inactivated vaccines who are travelling from the UK to China need to take two PCR tests instead of … Read more
Starting Today, passengers can apply to use their Shanghai health code 随申码 “Suishenma” to pay fares on some of the city’s Metro lines. Instead of using the public transportation card or apps to ride the Metro, people can now also use the health code to take: Metro lines 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and … Read more
The 37th meeting of the 15th Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress’s Standing Committee agreed on the Decision to change Shanghai’s maternity and paternity leave policy, which will take effect on the date of publication. The city has had a “three-child” policy in place which: Allows for the birth of three children by a couple. Simplifies the … Read more
Xi’an, the ancient city in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, started this month’s third round of mass testing with 13 million people on Thursday following the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases found in a single day. In addition, it cancelled all flights at its airport and placed all residential communities under closed management. Xianyang International … Read more
To strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic during the New Year’s Day and Spring Festival in 2022, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued the following guidelines. “Fuse” mechanism for cross-provincial tourism business activities For provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) with medium and high-risk areas, travel agencies, and online tourism companies must suspend … Read more
China’s first COVID19 drug has received government approval. The I.V. drug will work immediately after inoculation and will reduce hospitalization and death by 80 per cent. The two strongest antibodies were identified and matched to produce the drug. The I.V. drug will be effective immediately after inoculation, according to Professor Zhang of Qinghua University, a … Read more
In this article we will explain the 3 steps required to properly cancel a China work permit in accordance with the law. Step #1: Required Documents Step #2: Upload Document(s) All original documents and Mandarin translations should be uploaded (in original color) to the service system for foreigners working in China at http://fuwu.most.gov.cn/. Please keep … Read more
Hong Kong has banned non-residents from entering the city from four African countries and plans to expand that to travelers who have been to Australia, Canada, Israel and six European countries in the past 21 days due to fears over Omicron. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses … Read more
In this article we will explain how to distinguish between Chinese visa and residence permit as well as address the questions regarding what type of visa to apply for to enter China and whether you can enter China with your current residence permit. What is a Chinese visa? A visa is an endorsement stamped by … Read more