The CBRC tightened interbank financing and the internal controls of commercial banks, while MOFCOM unveiled a pilot project allowing 10 regions to issue local government bonds
Despite the rapid progress China has made in IP protection, two issues stood out at the INTA Annual Meeting this week – the weaknesses in the latest amendments to the Trademark Law and the challenges of enforcing against counterfeiters
Despite the rapid progress China has made in IP protection, two issues stood out at the INTA Annual Meeting this week – the weaknesses in the latest amendments to the Trademark Law and the challenges of enforcing against counterfeiters
This week the police charged GlaxoSmithKline with corruption and bribery, Alibaba set up a film company in Hong Kong and State Grid spent billions on a nationwide power network
The CBRC issued regulations for banks in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, the CIRC tightened capital requirements of pooled fund trust plans and the CSRC has set guidelines for review committees in listed companies' acquisition and restructuring
This week the SEC sued five consultants for manipulating Chinese companies' stocks, Sina was fined and threatened with licence revocation and Nike thought about moving factories to avoid strikes
The State Council has revised the Implementing Regulations for the PRC Trademark Law and MOFCOM and SAT have launched a pilot project imposing VAT on the telecommunications sector
The new Civil Procedure Law has broadened the scope of interim injunctions. But IP rights owners are waiting for clarity about how this important tool will be applied in practice
The new Civil Procedure Law has broadened the scope of interim injunctions. But IP rights owners are waiting for clarity about how this important tool will be applied in practice