The Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) opened its 24 hour a day, 7 day a week call center on July 15. The call center makes voting information accessible to voters living in other time zones and ensures that all issues are addressed. Voters can call 1-800-438-VOTE, email vote@fvap.gov or choose the online chat option at …
On October 28th 2009, the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (“Move Act”) was signed into law by President Obama. The Act contains significant changes in absentee voting procedures in 24 years. Now, each state is required to make blank ballots available by several ways. This is considered as a very important step towards Internet …
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On August 4 2010, with the purpose of reinforcing the administration of network operation, information security and confidentiality, ensuring normal operation of its network, as well as improving working efficiency, the State Administration of Work Safety (thereafter SAWS) issued the Measures of Network Operation and Information Security and Confidentiality. Pursuant to Regulations of Safety Protection …
Embassy of the United States released that the States will hold the Primary Elections during August and September 2010. The dates and places are as followed: August 17, 2010: Washington, Wyoming August 24, 2010: Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Vermont August 28, 2010: Louisiana (1st Party Congressional) ·September 4, 2010: Guam September 11, 2010: Virgin Islands September …
Issues have been raised recently about the cooperation of Google and Yahoo Japan suspected of violating the Anti-monopoly Law in Japan. According to reports from Japan in 28 July, authorized government officer has expressed in a press conference that Yahoo Japan and Google’s cooperation over search service and advertising is based on separate running of …
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A week right after the Interim Provisions on the Administration of Intellectual Property of Major National Science and Technology Projects was released on 17 July 2010, Notice on Import Tax Policies on Major Science and Technology Projects was issued by The Ministry of Finance and four other ministries and commissions. “This year has witness various …
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The Measures for the Administration of Corporate Income Tax on Corporate Reorganizations has been released recently by The State Administration of Taxation with retrospective effect from 1 January 2010. Pursuant to the Measures, companies that have their reorganization transactions before release of it, if applying to the special tax treatment specified in the Notice (2009[NO.59]) …
Corporate Reorganization Income Tax Rules has been released Read More »
The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced that China has decided to charge no tariff from July 1, 2010 for the products imported from 26 least developed countries in Africa who has changed notes with China, as much as 60% of the products originally produced in the preceding countries will have zero-tariff. According …
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On August 1st 2010, the Interim Measures for the Administration of Online Game (the “Measures”), promulgated by the Ministry of Culture earlier this year, come into effect. It is the first department rule specially enacted for the purpose of administrating and regulating online games. The Measures specified clear thresholds of entity, standards of content, codes …
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In accordance with the Anti-Monopoly Law and for better implementation of the Measures for the Examination of the Concentration of Business Operators, The Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) announced the Interim Provisions for Implementation of Divestiture of Asset or Business Concerning Concentration of Business Operators (“Interim Provisions”) on July 5, …
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