MOFCOM will release a shortened negative list for foreign investment in the first half; SAFE requires local registration for cross-border online transactions; and shareholders can sue to prevent harmful transactions.
May 06, 2019
China Law News
People's court allows share transfer to resolve shareholder disputes, government officials may not require technology transfers in granting administrative permissions and technical investigators may be assigned in IP litigation cases.
May 02, 2019The CSRC has agreed its first administrative settlement with Goldman Sachs and Gao Hua Securities; seven themed funds were approved for Shanghai's new Sci-Tech Board; and the National People's Congress is reviewing measures to tighten up the production and sale of drugs.
April 29, 2019Trademark Law is revised adding bad faith registration provisions, the scope of trade secret infringement is broadened and Chinese law firms are required to carry out record filing for overseas expansion.
April 25, 2019Ericsson faces investigation over its intellectual property licensing practices; investors in CDRs of innovative enterprises will enjoy a three-year tax break on profits; and China issues a new rule to improve the supervision of elderly care services.
April 22, 2019Shanghai FTZ allows an increase in plot ratio of land, guidelines on articles of association are revised to accommodate special voting rights and foreign accounting firms are required to make filings for auditing of bond offerings.
April 18, 2019Heng An Standard Life Insurance becomes the first foreign-invested pensions insurer to win CBIRC approval; Shanghai announces plans for more corporate tax cuts this year; and China mulls closure of virtual currency mining outfits.
April 15, 2019Guiding catalogue of industrial structure encourages big data and AI technology, banks' liability for asset management is protected and draft regulations are issued on carbon trading.
April 11, 2019With streamlined and registration-based rules issued last month, the new Sci-Tech Board is rapidly attracting IPO applications.
April 11, 2019In the News: Production Safety Review; Registered Blockchain Firms; and Fentanyl Derivatives Control
Following the tragic Yancheng explosion, China is reviewing its related safety regulations; the government released the names of 197 information providers now registered in the use of blockchain-based technology; and laws controlling production of the drug Fentanyl have now been extended to all its derivatives.
April 08, 2019
