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On Sept 7, HACOS will hold a seminar to introduce you new business solutions under the current economic situation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Don’t miss it if you want to make money in China! 

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How to collect USD?

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Lots of our friends have been caring about these questions in recent days. 

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, entry policies and economic environment have changed. If you still want to do business in China, HACOS’s seminar is what you cannot miss! 

 

At the seminar, you can learn the latest preferential policies on trade business and Chinese visas. 

 

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China has eased entry restrictions to some countries and now it allows certain Pakistani nationals to submit their applications. Let’s check the details! 

On Tuesday, Chinese Embassy in Pakistan issued the Notice of Temporary Instructions on Visa Application, saying that the Chinese visa application is available in order to further facilitate personnel exchanges between China and Pakistan. 

 

 

Those who intend to travel to China for any of the following purposes may submit their visa applications to the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (Islamabad). 

 

I. Resumption of work and production 

 

The applicant shall provide the Invitation Letter (TE) or the Invitation Verification Form from the foreign affairs office or the commercial department of the Chinese provincial government. 

 

If the spouse and children under the age of 18 need to visit China along with the applicant, all of their names should be included in the Invitation Letter (TE). 

 

If the applicant’s residence permit has expired or is about to expire, the valid original card of Foreigner’s Work Permit should be provided. To apply for working visa for the first time, the Notification Letter of Foreigner’s Work Permitshall be provided. 

 

 

II. Technology or business cooperation 

 

The Invitation Letter (TE) or the Invitation Verification Form from the foreign affairs office or the commercial department of the Chinese provincial government should be provided. 

 

If the spouse and children under the age of 18 need to visit China along with the applicant, all of their names should be included in the Invitation Letter (TE). 

 

For other documents needed, please refer to “Instructions on application for visa for China” on the Embassy website. 

http://pk.chineseembassy.org/eng/lsfw/va/t1573128.htm

 

 

III. Humanitarian needs 

 

i. For visiting critically ill patients in China, please provide proof of relationship within three generations (including marriage certificate, birth certificate, certification of kinship issued by Public Security Bureau or notarized certification of kinship, etc.) and the critical illness certificate from the hospital. 

 

For attending funerals in China, please provide proof of relationship within three generations and the death certificate. 

 

ii. For foreign spouse and children under the age of 18 of their Chinese spouse or foreign spouse holding a foreign permanent residence ID card should provide an invitation letter from their spouse and the proof of relationship within three generations.

 

iii. For foreign sons and daughters and their spouse and children under the age of 18 travelling to China to take care of their Chinese parents should provide an invitation letter from their parents and the proof of relationship within three generations.

 

According to the notice, all applicants must complete the application form and make an appointment online in advance. 

Web of the visa center: https://www.visaforchina.org/

 

In addition, while applying for visa, the applicant shall provide the negative test report within 5 days issued by the designated institutions, and fill out the Health Declaration Form for Visa Application on the spot. 

 

The Chinese Visa Application Service Center will resume operation from September 7. If you want to apply for a Chinese visa to come to China in recent days, now it’s time to prepare. 

 

 

The above measures as temporary visa policies maybe updated accordingly. Please feel free to contact HACOS to get the more details of current Chinese entry policies and learn more about Chinese visa.

HACOS will keep following the updates on the policies and measures. Stay tuned! 

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SOURCE | Chinese Embassy in Pakistan

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A series of new policies and measures have now been or will soon formally adopted and come into force. Let’s see how they will affect your everyday life in China and check the updates of important news! 

– 01 –

China-bound passengers from these countries need to obtain COVID-10 negative certificates

To ensure the health and safety of international travel and reduce the risk of cross-border spread of the epidemic, China has required passengers from some countries to obtain COVID-19 negative certificates before boarding. 

 

The passengers, including those ultimately bound for China who transfer via the listed countries, are required to take nucleic acid tests for COVID-19 within five days (three days for some countries) before boarding, and apply for green health codes with an “HS” mark or Health Declaration Forms by presenting COVID-19 negative certificates. 

 

We’ve shown you the list in our previous article and here’s the newly adjusted one as of Aug 31. 

△ Slide to see more

 

Related article: Back to China: Here’s What You Need to Know 

– 02 –

Airlines announce international flight schedules for September 

China’s international flights are gradually recovering as more and more Chinese and foreign airlines have recently announced their flight schedules for September. 

It is reported that, as of Aug 12, a total of 93 domestic and overseas airlines operate 187 regular international flight routes, with 210 round-trips per week, and maintaining regular passenger services for 50 countries. 

 

Here are part of the flight schedules for September according to GD Today. We will keep following the topic and post the updates.

 

China Southern Airlines

*Specific information about the Guangzhou-Auckland route.

Before Sept 27th:

After Sept 27th:

Xiamen Air

China Eastern Airlines

Juneyao Air

Deutsche Lufthansa

Asiana Airlines

All Nippon Airways

△ Slide to see more info

 

Related article: Updates on Int’l Flights to China! Plan Your Trip Now! 

 

– 03 –

New GD-HK checkpoint to open for freight service

A new checkpoint, Liantang Port/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (莲塘/香园围口岸) that links Hong Kong and Shenzhen in South China’s Guangdong province, is put into use on August 26. 

 

Michael Wong, secretary for development of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said the new checkpoint is the seventh land-based control point at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen boundary, which is expected to relieve the existing cross-boundary freight traffic and facilitate the smooth, efficient operation of cross-boundary logistics. 

 

The service time for cross-boundary goods vehicles will be from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to local officials, adding that opening time of the clearance service for passengers and passenger vehicles will be announced later amid COVID-19 concerns.

– 04 –

The era of Digital RMB is approaching 

Recently, some users of China Construction Bank (CCB) noticed that a central bank digital currency wallet feature was available inside the bank’s mobile app. But it was disabled later with a message “This function is not yet officially available to the public. Please wait patiently.” 

According to Sina Finance, CCB launched the feature for trial only, which means that the digital RMB is not officially introduced to public yet.

We’ve reported that China has started testing its government-backed digital currency in some regions such as Shenzhen, Suzhou, Chengdu and Xiongan New Area.

Now the trials are being conducted in a closed environment limited to small retail transactions and will be carried out in large transaction scenarios when the trials are successful. 

 

Related article: Bye Bye Alipay and WeChat Pay! Digital RMB’s Coming! 

– 05 –

Schools are about to open, but foreign teachers and students still need to wait for further notice

Schools across the country will reopen on a staggered schedule in September for the fall semaster. 

 

In Guangdong, for example, primary and scondary schools in low-risk area will open on September 1st as scheduled, according to Wang Chuang, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Education of Guangdong Province. 

 

However, the Guideline issued by the Ministry of Education and the National Health Commission stipulates that students and teachers who are currently overseas will not be allowed to return to campuses until further notice. 

 

Check our previous article to get more details about the guideline. 

Related article: Foreign Students & Teachers Cannot Return to Schools Until… 

– 06 –

Attention! Real-name registration mandated for these drugs

Guangdong’s medical products administration recently issued a list of antipyretics medicines which requires a real-name registration of purchasers, starting from August 26, to help track any possible COVID-19 cases. 

 

The list shown above covers 43 drugs for quelling fevers: 

 

△ Plz be noted that the drug names in Eng are for reference only. 

 

According to the province’s medical products administration, citizens still are required to fetch their medicines at off-line retail pharmacies even if they purchase the products online. Such stores are not allowed to deliver drugs targeting cold or fever to customers via on-demand delivery service platforms. 

– 07 –

Say bye bye to plastic straws! Guangdong will ban these single-use products

This year, China will ban and restrict the production, sales and use of some plastic products in some regions and areas. By the end of 2020, nondegradable plastic bags will be forbidden in key cities, and the scope of implementation will be gradually expanded in 2022 and 2025. 

 

Take Guangdong as an example, the catering industry in the province will ban the use of single-use non-degradable plastic straws and cannot offer plastic table ware voluntarily from Sept 1. 

 

 

Meanwhile, non-biodegradable plastic bags will be banned from shopping malls, supermarkets, bookstores and catering packaging service in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. 

 

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SOURCE | China Gov / Xinhua / Caixin / GD Today

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Xiamen recently launched a one-stop service window for expats, bringing more convenience to them for work and residence permits application. Eligible foreigners in Xiamen can apply for work and residence permits at the same time now! 

△ An expat applies for work and residence permits at the one-stop service window in Xiamen Software Park.

According to Xiamen Daily, a one-stop service window for expats to apply for work and residence permits recently started operating at Xiamen Software Park in East China’s Fujian province. 

 

The service window was created by the city’s science and technology bureau, public security bureau and the administration of Xiamen Torch Development Zone for High Technology Industries. It is the first service window of its kind in Fujian to integrate administrative procedures from different departments, as reported. 

 

 

CUT THE RED TAPE

 

Previously, expats and their employers had to apply for the work permit at the sci-tech bureau and then handle the residence permit at the public security bureau after acquiring the work permit, which would take about a week. 

 

 

At the one-stop service window, expats can apply for the work and residence permits at the same time. Those who qualify can receive the work permit on the spot, while the residence permit will be mailed in two weekdays. 

 

 

MORE SERVICES ARE COMING

 

According to Luo Lei, senior official at the city’s sci-tech bureau, more targeted services such as online registration will be introduced in the near future to bring more convenience to expats in Xiamen. 

 

 

SIMILAR SERVICE IN OTHER CITIES

 

Thanks to its favorable living and working environment, Xiamen has won the title of the Most Attractive Chinese City for Expats six times. But it is not the only place in the country providing this service.

 

Last year, Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau and Guangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau introduced simplifying process for a specific group of foreigners to apply for work permit and residence permit at a single window. 

 

Related article: Work Permit Application Is Simplified Now! Easy Process! 

 

 

Shanghai has also adopted Single Window for Foreigners’ Work Permit and Residence Permit, allowing foreigners who meet the conditions to apply for both permits at the same time. 

 

Related article: 7 Days to Get Your Work & Residence Permits Here! 

 

 

Cities in other provinces such as Zhejiang and Guangxi have also rolled out similar policies.  It is expected that such favorable policies will be eventually implemented nationwide. 

 

If you are planning to apply for work and residence permits in China, please feel free to contact HACOS to get the details!  

HACOS will keep following the updates on the policies and measures. Stay tuned! 

In order to help you reach the latest update on the global pandemic situation, HACOS has set a quick link on the menu of our WeChat page. Follow us, you can check it whenever you want! 

 

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SOURCE | Xiamen FAO

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