China Law News

China might delay implementing its new Value Added Tax rules until October

Includes: Measures for the capital administration of commercial banks

Includes: application of the law in trials of disputes over purchase and sales contracts

As the draft Copyright Law amendments come under heavy criticism, Ma Xiaogang, managing director of the China Copyright Association, defends the changes to Janice Qu

Beijing is set to follow from Shanghai's VAT pilot programme as early as July 1, but it is unclear how closely the city will follow Shanghai's example

Includes: approval of foreign investment in futures companies and share offerors and lead underwriters can determine offering prices through negotiation

A MOFCOM Notice forces FIVCIEs to record their investments with relevant ministries, but market participants don't think the move will deter foreign investors

A proposed new visa category could streamline the process for foreigners seeking work in China from as early as October 1 this year

Five years after losses forced Paul Smith to retreat from the Chinese market, the British fashion line is back. David Tring spoke with Alice Wong, executive director of ImagineX – the company's new partner in the PRC