From March, these new regulations will affect the lives of overseas Chinese.
China Overseas Chinese Network March 1st Issue: From March, these new regulations will affect the lives of overseas Chinese!
The season has passed the rain, and Miss Chun’s footsteps are getting closer and closer. Looking around, maybe it’s still "the grass looks close but there is nothing", but I believe that "the branches of red apricots are full of spring" is not far away.
A year’s plan starts with spring. Xiaoqiao first wishes everyone a good start, a good step and a full and wonderful 2019.
In March, what major events are about to happen? What new rules will affect the lives of overseas Chinese? Xiao Qiao will show you below.
March event: the two sessions of the National People’s Congress are about to start.
The second session of the 13th National People’s Congress and the second session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference will be held in Beijing on March 5 and March 3, 2019, respectively.
At that time, NPC deputies and CPPCC members from all walks of life will shoulder great trust and discuss the country. Overseas Chinese from all over the world will also come to Beijing, the capital, to give voice to the overseas Chinese community at the meeting. (detailed)
Overseas Chinese concern
In 2019, the joint enrollment of Jida and Huada was launched.
The Admissions Office of Jinan University recently announced the registration instructions for the 2019 Guangzhou entrance examination for students from Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan Province, overseas Chinese, Chinese and other foreign countries jointly enrolled by Jinan University and Huaqiao University.
Eligible candidates can make online name prediction from March 1st to March 29th.
112 colleges and universities in the Mainland will enroll Hong Kong students online in advance from March.
According to the Hong Kong Business Daily, the Hong Kong Education Bureau announced on the 25th that 112 institutions of higher learning in the Mainland participating in the enrollment plan for Hong Kong students without examination will accept online pre-registration from March 1st. Well-known art schools, such as the Central Conservatory of Music, the Central Academy of Drama and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, have been added, and famous institutions such as Peking University, Tsinghua University and Fudan University are also on the list.
According to the enrollment procedure in 2019, colleges and universities can arrange interviews according to candidates’ application materials, and announce the admission list online in late July.
China and Algeria will exempt each other from diplomatic visas.
After the entry into force of the agreement, China citizens with valid diplomatic and official passports from China will be exempted from visas and can stay for no more than 90 days every 180 days from the date of entry.
Those who intend to enter Algeria for work, study, settlement, news reporting and other activities that require the prior approval of the competent authorities of the country should complete the relevant visas before entering Algeria.
Thailand will launch e-visa
On March 1st, Thailand’s e-visa system will be extended to the consulates general of Thailand in various cities in China, and China citizens who need to travel to Thailand can fill in and submit visa applications online at any time and place through the Internet.
After obtaining the online examination and approval from the Immigration Bureau of Thailand, tourists can quickly enter the country from the electronic visa-on-arrival channel with their passports.
New domestic regulations
Tax reduction of rare disease drugs
In order to encourage the development of the pharmaceutical industry with rare diseases and reduce the cost of patients’ medication, the Ministry of Finance, the General Administration of Customs, the State Administration of Taxation and the Food and Drug Administration jointly issued a notice to reduce the value-added tax on the first batch of 21 drugs with rare diseases and 4 APIs by 3% from March 1.
New pilot of vocational education reform
The Ministry of Education plans to launch a pilot system of "academic certificate+vocational skill level certificate" in vocational colleges and applied undergraduate colleges from March, and encourage students to actively obtain various vocational skill level certificates while obtaining academic certificates; Students choose to participate in vocational skill level certificate training and assessment independently, which is not a restrictive condition for graduation.
Activate the new business license
The General Administration of Market Supervision issued a notice to activate the new business license from March 1st. The new license maintains the eight formats of the original license; Increase the function of two-dimensional code to facilitate all sectors of society to understand the situation of market players; For the market subject who has received the new paper business license, it is necessary to simultaneously generate the new electronic business license and store it in the electronic business license database.
It is more convenient to tax and invoice.
In order to optimize the business environment, the State Administration of Taxation decided to further expand the pilot scope of issuing special VAT invoices by small-scale taxpayers from March 1, and to include leasing and business services, scientific research and technical services, residents’ services, repairs and other services. At the same time, the scope of taxpayers who cancel the VAT invoice certification will be extended to all general taxpayers.
Implementation of that new patent agency regulation
The revised Patent Agency Regulations will come into force on March 1st. The regulations optimize the business environment and relax the access conditions for patent agents and agencies; Improve the way of inspection and supervision, strengthen the supervision of patent agency activities during and after the event: increase the convenience and benefit of the people, and improve the efficiency of patent services.
Local scanning
Shanghai: Unsold parking spaces in residential areas cannot be sold without rent.
The revised "Shanghai Residential Property Management Regulations" will be implemented on March 1. The new regulations make it clear that the parking spaces that have not been sold by the construction unit should be leased to the owners and users to park their vehicles, and they should not refuse to rent them on the grounds that they are only for sale but not for rent; Encourage owners and surrounding units of residential quarters to share parking resources through consultation.
Sichuan: Medical insurance for urban workers can be shared with their families.
From March 1st, Sichuan Province will implement the new policy of personal account for urban workers’ basic medical insurance, and the personal account funds will be used by their spouses, parents and children of both husband and wife in addition to the employees’ own use, so as to realize the mutual help of family members.
Guangdong: Motor vehicles will be restricted in foggy days.
The Regulations on the Prevention and Control of Air Pollution in Guangdong Province came into effect on March 1st. The regulations make it clear that some motor vehicles can be restricted when facing heavy polluted weather; The municipal government at or above the prefecture level may, according to the needs of air pollution prevention and control, take measures such as restricting traffic to eliminate high-emission vehicles.
Macau: It is forbidden to carry a 30cm selfie stick with you at the airport.
From March 1st, Macau International Airport will not allow passengers to bring the following kinds or quantities of articles into the cabin or airport security restricted area in the form of carry-on or hand luggage, including baseball/softball bats and cricket bats, fishing rods, cameras over 30cm after being folded, video tripods, monopods and selfie sticks.
These days are worth noting.
March 5: Zhou Enlai’s birthday anniversary
March 5th: "Learning from Comrade Lei Feng" Memorial Day
March 8: International Women’s Day
March 12th: the anniversary of Sun Yat-sen’s death
March 12th: Arbor Day in China.
March 15th: International Consumer Rights Day
March 21st: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 21st: World Sleep Day
(Source: China Overseas Chinese Network official WeChat, Author: Ran Wenjuan, ID: qiaowangzhongguo)
