<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415444195878599687</id><updated>2024-09-04T18:20:59.773-07:00</updated><category term="Casino"/><category term="China"/><category term="Franchising"/><category term="Gambling"/><category term="Hospitality"/><category term="Hotel"/><category term="Law"/><category term="Macau"/><category term="Singapore"/><title type='text'>Franchise Asia    亞洲特許經營博客</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Mark Methenitis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03696857044549569635</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415444195878599687.post-2792782200181028340</id><published>2007-06-12T10:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-06-12T11:22:17.191-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Casino"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="China"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Franchising"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Gambling"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hospitality"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hotel"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Law"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Macau"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Singapore"/><title type='text'>Are Hotels Betting on Gambling in Asia?</title><summary type="text">Legalized hotel gambling in Asia is poised to create huge revenues and huge booms in tourism, which in turn means major development for the hospitality industry. The great success seen in Macau has caused the rest of Asia to re-think what was once an anti-legalized gambling attitude. Moreover, the increase in middle class residents has allowed more local disposable income, which has continued to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/feeds/2792782200181028340/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8415444195878599687/2792782200181028340' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/2792782200181028340'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/2792782200181028340'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/2007/06/are-hotels-betting-on-gambling-in-asia.html' title='Are Hotels Betting on Gambling in Asia?'/><author><name>John Vernon</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01202838110579585947</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://vernongoodrich.com/images/VG-JohnV.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415444195878599687.post-6726378452508681964</id><published>2007-05-23T08:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T08:59:23.375-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Commercial Franchise Information Disclosure Management Measures --Chinese Franchise Regulations (III)</title><summary type="text">商业特许经营信息披露管理办法As discussed below, this law came out on the same date as the &quot;Registration Measures&quot;, and it similarly contains a few areas of ambiguities, which I am in the process of writing.MINISTRY OF COMMERCEOFTHE PEOPLE’S RUBLIC OF CHINA16TH ORDER 2007Commercial Franchise Information Disclosure Management Measures has been promulgated during the 6th meeting of the Ministry of Commerce. It </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/feeds/6726378452508681964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8415444195878599687/6726378452508681964' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/6726378452508681964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/6726378452508681964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/2007/05/commercial-franchise-information.html' title='&lt;em&gt;Commercial Franchise Information Disclosure Management Measures &lt;/em&gt;--Chinese Franchise Regulations (III)'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415444195878599687.post-5624909934630983158</id><published>2007-05-23T08:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T08:57:32.825-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Commercial Franchise Registration Management Measures--Chinese Franchise Regulations (II)</title><summary type="text">商业特许经营备案管理办法This new law, yet another importance piece of regulation in the Chinese franchise realm, came into effect on May 1,2007. It was signed into law on April 30, 2007, just one day before the effective date of the Regulations of Commercial Franchising Operations of the People&#39;s Republic of China. There seems to have quite a few areas of ambiguity, as does the Commercial Franchise </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/feeds/5624909934630983158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8415444195878599687/5624909934630983158' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/5624909934630983158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/5624909934630983158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/2007/05/commercial-franchise-registration.html' title='&lt;em&gt;Commercial Franchise Registration Management Measures&lt;/em&gt;--Chinese Franchise Regulations (II)'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415444195878599687.post-1283281364724551015</id><published>2007-05-23T08:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T08:53:00.615-07:00</updated><title type='text'>New Chinese Franchise Law Effective Now</title><summary type="text">As of May 1, 2007, the new Regulations of Commercial Franchise Operations of China is effective. Coupled with the rush of investments before the 2008 Olympics games in Beijing, this new law is expected to generate a lot franchising activities in China. Read this article in Dallas Business Journal. Here is a list of the new laws that went into effect on May 1, 2007. (In Chinese only)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/feeds/1283281364724551015/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8415444195878599687/1283281364724551015' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/1283281364724551015'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/1283281364724551015'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/2007/05/new-chinese-franchise-law-effective-now.html' title='New Chinese Franchise Law Effective Now'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8415444195878599687.post-430447660655013240</id><published>2007-05-23T08:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-23T08:51:12.995-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Regulations for the Administration of Commercial Franchising Operations --China Franchise Regulations (I)</title><summary type="text">中国商业特许经营管理条例Order of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China-1The 485th OrderThe Regulations for the Administration of Commercial Franchising Operations, which was adopted at the 167th executive meeting of the State Council on January 31, 2007, are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of May 1, 2007.Premier Wen JiabaoChapter 1 General ProvisionsArticle 1 The Regulations are</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/feeds/430447660655013240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/8415444195878599687/430447660655013240' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/430447660655013240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8415444195878599687/posts/default/430447660655013240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://franchiseasia.blogspot.com/2007/05/regulations-for-administration-of.html' title='Regulations for the Administration of Commercial Franchising Operations --China Franchise Regulations (I)'/><author><name>Unknown</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>