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Appropriation of after tax profit to general reserve fund required minimum percentage.

No definition available.

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Represents the ratio of the statutory surplus fund to statutory registered capital after which mandatory contributions to the statutory surplus fund are no longer required for VIEs of the company.

No definition available.

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Represents the minimum percentage of after-tax profit as reported in the PRC statutory accounts required to be appropriated towards the statutory surplus fund for VIEs until the reserve balance reaches a specified percentage of registered capital.

No definition available.

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Profit appropriation and restricted net assets.

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A segregation of retained earnings which is unavailable for dividend distribution. Includes also retained earnings appropriated for loss contingencies.

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