MOFCOM has issued guidelines aimed at clarifying conditions for mergers. But the new rules fail to address the biggest challenge for companies: behavioural remedies
MOFCOM has issued a draft of the PRC Foreign Investment Law, the CSRC opened up corporate bond trading and SAFE simplified FX conversion of offshore listing proceeds
SoftBank and Alibaba financed taxi-hailing app Kuaidi Dache, Johnson & Johnson and Tesla's China businesses were analysed, SOE audits and inspections were enhanced and a startup investment fund was set up
SAFE has eased market access for foreign exchange, employee termination requirements have been heightened and the Shanghai FTZ has launched a pilot project for the parallel import of automobiles
This week the NDRC has approved a bill to simplify the outbound approval process, the CSRC has invited foreign investors to partake in commodities futures trading and East Associates and Concord & Partners have merged
The State Council has lifted restrictions for foreign-invested banks, three new FTZs have been set up and the Supreme People's Procuratorate has clarified lawyers' practice rights
The court and regulators have tightened the regulatory net, six polluters were handed a record fine, the State Council approved the National IP Strategy Action Plan, the NDRC removed certain price controls and easier access to the FTZs was discussed
The CIRC has allowed insurance capital to be invested in venture capital funds, the SAT has clarified income tax from equity transfers and the CSRC has introduced a new era of stock option trading of A-shares
This week Wal-Mart's crumbling China business was brought to light, three new free trade zones were planned, the Beijing Arbitration Commission issued its 2015 rules and 1,000 companies were publicised for environmental violations
SAFE loosened its grip on the interbank foreign exchange market, the State Council issued rules on deposit insurance and the PBOC allowed MNCs to engage in centralised cross-border renminbi operations