China Law News

Practitioners highlight the importance of advance preparation for litigation and arbitration, as well as a careful approach to IP, as data risks grow

General counsel from DSM, Eli Lilly and State Street Bank in China explain how the role of in-house lawyers have become far broader now even as they work in specialized, highly-regulated and fast-paced industries

The SAT has streamlined tax accounting for VC investment and clarified tax deductibles for technology transfers, and the NDRC has simplified approvals for enterprise bond issuances

Daimler, Cabot and Kroll unravel the complexities of compliance in the country, with in-house counsel pointing to the best ways forward

The IMF accepted the renminbi as a reserve currency, the Ministry of Finance signed an MOU with the IFRS Foundation and the China-Africa Joint Arbitration Centre was launched

The use of housing reserve funds to purchase bonds has been permitted, the CSRC has clarified disclosure requirements for listed companies' annual reports and the State Council has encouraged the development of consumer-based industries

This week the CSRC approved the Shenzhen and Shanghai listings of 10 companies, authorities busted the country's largest underground bank and a study ranked China as the top emerging market for clean energy investment

The PBOC and regulators have enhanced currency convertibility in the Shanghai FTZ, permitted the selling of funds between the mainland and Hong Kong and defined the categories of financial enterprises

This week the IMF supported making the renminbi a reserve currency, the deputy head of the CSRC was suspected of corruption, Dali Foods' IPO raised $1.5 billion and China clamped down on DVD imports