A new Thai law will soon streamline the process of making complaints for consumers, as August 23 marks the beginning of effectiveness of the Consumer Case Procedures Act. We look at the details of the new law, and using business legal services to help understand the effect of the new law on your company.

State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) of China is a regulatory act relating to foreign exchange control on financing and round-trip investment by domestic residents through offshore SPVs (special purpose vehicles). SAFE is required for residents or PRC citizen wishing to attain equity in an offshore SPV for the purposes of attracting abroad financing for a domestic company.

Contract law in Thailand is controlled by the Thailand Civil & Commercial Code (TCCC) and other Thai legal authorities. TCCC holds an extensive range of information on different civil issues, including land ownership, marriage, business relationships, etc. Thai is the language of the courts; but most contracts between private parties may be performed in English or other foreign languages.

Seven valuable steps are presented here for identity management in an unfired communications world, which can be a great help in achieving improved communication facilities. Through not approaching identity management across systems it can create data security loopholes and huge administrative costs.

Hong Kong has more than 100 licenced banks and so can offer several finance related services to customers in Hong Kong as well as in Asia Pacific region. You can benefit from business consultancy services to help you operate your bank account.

While property investing in Asia is still a sensible part of a portfolio, this investment should be limited to commercial properties, as residential sales in the continent are expected to slow under the burden of high prices. The residential property market in Asia is carrying the burden of inflation created by good economic conditions, and is expected to struggle in the coming months and years.

The Kingdom of Thailand is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary form of government. Thailand uses a Civil Law system and its fundamental laws are demonstrated in acts of parliament. The acts are backed up by different administrative Thai laws and regulations, issued by the Thai Cabinet and permanent ministries of the Thai government.

China has been experiencing high levels of growth in its property market recently, as well as generally in the economy. However, Confucius knows that balance is the key to all things - and the Chinese market is set for some drastic changes to ensure that the economy's fall is not harder than its rise.

It is an iron clad rule of physics that what goes up must come down ... except of course, in space! On planet Earth though, huge economic growth must be countered with a resulting slump, and this is what is predicted to happen in South Korea, as a bubble looks set to burst.

Buying property in Thailand can be a bitter experience due to law, regulation and language barrier. Lots of foreign investors find the process of establishing a company in Thailand to be strenuous and confusing, so you really need to avail the services of specialists backed up by a Thai licensed lawyer.