China to shift away from Big Four accounting firms

China’s Ministry of Finance has reportedly asked state-owned enterprises to stop using the four biggest accounting firms due to data security concerns. Offshore subsidiaries will still be allowed to use the Big Four auditors but their parent companies will have to hire local Chinese or Hong Kong accountants when their current contracts expire, Bloomberg reported […]Continue Reading

Park eviction of Karen ‘is rights abuse’

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation is violating the basic human rights of Karen ethnic minorities living in Phetchaburi’s Kaeng Krachan district, saying the villagers have the right to stay in Bang Kloy under the 2017 constitution.Continue Reading