Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Asia, 2nd Edition

Australia

• Introduction 
• Background: The Nation and Government 
• Foreign Investment 
• Form of Enterprise 
• Temporary Residence for Employment and Residence Permits 
• Customs, Foreign Trade, and Currency Exchange Regulations 
• Labor Aspects 
• Taxation Aspects 
• Trade Practices Laws 
• Intellectual Property 
• Securities
• Annex 

Azerbaijan

• Introduction 
• Establishment of Enterprises 
• Acquisition of Enterprises
• Acquisition of Realty 
• Taxation
• Customs Regulation
• Currency Regulation, Capital and Profit Transfer, and Investment Incentives 
• Competition Law
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Employment Law
• Banking Law

Bangladesh

• Introduction
• Establishment of Enterprises 
• Acquisition and Merger of Enterprises 
• Foreign Investment 
• Required Permits and Procedures 
• Currency Regulation and Capital and Profit Transfer
• Customs Regulation
• Taxation 
• Employment Law 
• Intellectual Property Protection 
• Competition Law 

Cambodia

• Growth and Development of International Business 
• Forms of Business Organization 
• Trade Regime and Regulations 
• Foreign Investment Regime and Practices 
• Labor Legislation and Regulations of Foreign Workers 
• Taxation of Business 
• Intellectual Property Protection 
• Dispute Resolution 
• Expropriation and Other Political Risks 
• Treaties, Bilateral and Multilateral Agreements 

People's Republic of China

• Introduction 
• Establishment of Enterprises
• Acquisition of Enterprises 
• Taxation
• Customs Regulations
• Currency Regulations, Capital and Profit Transfer, and Investment Incentives
• Competition Law
• Intellectual Property Law
• Employment Law
• Banking Law
• Conclusion 

Hong Kong

• Legal Entities 
• Proper Law of Contract 
• Hong Kong Taxes 
• Exchange Control 

India

• Introduction
• Foreign Investment 
• Competition Law 
• Intellectual Property 
• Labor Law 
• Financial Services
• Exchange Controls
• Establishing a Business
• Offshore Banking and Shipping 
• Taxation 

Indonesia

• Introduction 
• Legal System 
• Establishment of Enterprises and Business Relationships
• Forms of Foreign Participation in Business
• Legislative Framework for Agreements, Licenses and Permits
• Investment in Real Estate
• Taxation
• Customs Regulation, Foreign Exchange, and Investment Incentives
• Competition Law
• Conclusion 
• Appendix A 
• Appendix B 

Japan

• Introduction 
• Form of Enterprise 
• Entry and Residency Requirements 
• Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Control 
• Labor Aspects 
• Taxation 

Kazakhstan

• Introduction
• Establishment of Enterprises
• Acquisition of Enterprises
• Acquisition of Realty
• Taxation
• Customs Regulation
• Currency Regulation, Capital and Profit Transfer, and Investment Incentives
• Competition Law
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Employment Law
• Banking Law 

Republic of Korea

• Introduction 
• Business Forms Available to Foreign Investment 
• Doing Business in a Free Trading Zone 
• Establishment of a Subsidiary in Korea 
• Taxation 
• Intellectual Property Rights 
• Other Relevant Laws or Regulations 
• Conclusion 

Lao People's Democratic Republic

• Introduction
• Foreign Investment
• Acquisition of Enterprises
• Acquisition of Realty 
• Taxation 
• Customs Regulation 
• Currency Regulation, Capital and Profit Transfer, Investment Incentives 
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Employment Law 
• Banking Law 

Malaysia

• Introduction 
• The Constitutional System 
• Legal Incentives for Investors
• Other Incentives 
• Forms of Enterprises 
• Foreign Business in Malaysia 
• The Investment Regulatory Framework 
• Immigration and Employment of Expatriate Personnel 
• Labor Policy, Labor Laws, and Social Security Legislation 
• Business Financing, Banking, Foreign Exchange, and Insurance 
• Taxation Issues 
• Facilities for Investment 
• Intellectual Property 

Federated States of Micronesia

• Introduction 
• Statutes and Precedents 
• Major Statute System 
• Immigration and Naturalization
• Banking, Usury Laws, and Commercial Paper 
• The Labor Force and Its Regulation 
• Taxation 
• Business Structures 
• Entry Into the FSM 
• The Law of Contracts 
• The Law of Torts 
• Civil Procedure 
• Currency and Trade 
• Land Ownership and Use 
• Foreign Investment 
• Conclusion 

Nepal

• Introduction 
• Form of Foreign Investment 
• Registration 
• Business Forms 
• Incentives, Facilities, and Security 
• Visa Rules 
• Environmental Policy 
• Labor Law 
• Trademarks and Patent 
• Export Import Regime 
• Conclusion 

New Zealand

• Introduction 
• Immigration 
• Establishment of Enterprises 
• Acquisition of Enterprises 
• Acquisition of Real Estate 
• Torrens Land Registration System 
• Taxation 
• Currency Regulation, Capital and Profit Transfer, Investment Incentives 
• Intellectual Property Protection 
• Labor and Employment 
• Other Applicable Commercial Legislation 

Pakistan

• Introduction 
• Establishment of Enterprises 
• Acquisition of Enterprises 
• Acquisition of Realty 
• Taxation 
• Customs Regulation 
• Currency Regulations, Capital and Profit, and Investment Incentive 
• Competition 
• Intellectual Property Protection 
• Employment Law 
• Banking Law 
• International Arbitration

Papua New Guinea

• Introduction 
• Companies Act 
• Investment Promotion Authority Act 
• Foreign Exchange Controls in Papua New Guinea 
• Fairness of Transactions Act 
• Consumer Affairs Council Act 1993 
• Indefeasibility of Title 
• Summary 

The Philippines

• Introduction 
• Foreign Investment 
• Labor Law 
• Taxation 
• Government Offices 

Singapore

• Introduction 
• Establishment of Enterprises
• Acquisition of Enterprises
• Acquisition of Realty 
• Taxation
• Customs Regulations
• Currency Regulations, Capital and Profit Transfer, and Investment Incentives
• Competition Law
• Intellectual Property Protection
• Employment Law
• Banking Law 
• Conclusion

Sri Lanka

• Introduction 
• Forms of Business Undertakings 
• Foreign Investment and Its Protection 
• Exchange Control 
• Banking System 
• Insurance 
• Laws of Property and Contracts 
• Tax System 
• Labor Laws 
• Intellectual Property Laws 

Taiwan

• Introduction 
• Forms of Business and Registration Requirements 
• Taxation 
• Foreign Exchange
• Labor Law and Social Security
• Resident Permits

Thailand

• Introduction
• The Laws of Thailand
• The Government of Thailand
• Recently Established Courts
• General Laws of Governing Doing Business
• Restrictions on Foreigners Doing Business in Thailand
• Investment Law
• ASEAN Economic Community
• Bankruptcy Proceedings

Vietnam

• Current Political, Social and Economic Climate for Foreign Business
• Legal System
• The Foreign Investment Law
• Forms of Enterprise for Foreign Business Interests
• Registration of Enterprise or Activity, Work or Business Permits
• Residence Permits
• Foreign Trade
• Customs
• Foreign Exchange
• Labor Aspects
• Tax Aspects

Christian Campbell is a Member British Institute of International and Comparative Law (2007-). Admitted to New York State Bar (1992). LL.M. 1988 McGeorge School of Law (1987-88), Sacramento, California. LL.B. 1987 University of Edinburgh (1984-87), Scotland. B.A. Studies (Political Science) University of the Pacific (1982-84), Stockton, California. Reifezeugnis (Austrian Secondary School Leaving Certificate) 1982, Bundesrealgymnasium (1977-82), Salzburg, Austria. Founder and Co-Director 2007- FDI Moot, Law Student Competition for Investor-State Arbitration (www.fdimoot.org). Adjunct Professor of Law 2003- Juris Doctorate Program, Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Mass. (24.11 CAD)

About the General Editor:

Professor Dennis Campbell is the Director of the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) in Salzburg, Austria, and teaches as an adjunct Professor at Suffolk University Law School. He is the former Director of International Programs and Professor of Law at University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He has lectured at Stockholm University, Helsinki University, Salzburg University, National University of Taiwan, Warsaw University, and Jagiellonian University. He is a member of the New York State Bar and the Iowa State Bar and is a former Assistant Secretary of the California State Senate.

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About the Contributors:

Bernard J O'Shea, Deacons (Australia)

ABM Badrud Doulah, Doulah & Doulah (Bangladesh)

Siphana Sok and Denora Sarin, Sarin & Associates (Cambodia)

Caroline Berube, Shelly Chen, and Justin Ter, HJM Asia Law & Co. LLC (People's Republic of China)

Michael Chan and Michael Ma, Wilkinson & Grist (Hong Kong )

Sumesh Dewan, KR Chawla & Co (India)

Karen Mills, Karim Syah (Indonesia)

Yukukazu Hanamizu, Yuasa & Hara (Japan)

Young Moo Kim, Kim & Chang (Republic of Korea)

Kristy Thatcher, Andrea Wilson, and William D. Greenlee, Jr, DFDL Mekong Co. Ltd. (Lao People's Democratic Republic)

Quay Chew, Skrine (Malaysia)

R Barrie Michelsen, Law Offices of R Barrie Michelsenm (Federated States of Micronesia)

Shrestha Sudheer, Kusum Law Firm (Nepal)

Erich Bachmann, Hesketh Henry (New Zealand)

S. Ahmed Sarwana, Abraham & Sarwana (Pakistan)

Winifred T Kamit, Gadens Ridgeway (Papua New Guinea)

Adolfo S Azcuna, Azcuna Arroyo Chua & Caedo, (The Philippines)

Caroline Berube, Jane Jiang, and Justin Ter, HJM Asia Law & Co. LLC (Singapore)

Kandiah Neelakandan, Murugesu & Neelakandan (Sri Lanka)

Chun-Yih Cheng and John C Chen, Formosa Transnational (Taiwan)

Albert T Chandler, Chandler and Thong-ek (Thailand)

Ron Salter, Phillips Fox (Vietnam)