China Law News

CIETAC has amended its Arbitration Rules effective next year and tax issues for investors of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect have been clarified

This week the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect launched and exempted taxes, Visa and Mastercard were given false hopes as the PBOC bolstered UnionPay and Evergrande Group bought a Hong Kong-based publisher

The NDRC has issued the draft amendments to its Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue and a pilot project for private bond offerings for mergers and restructurings was launched

Proposed amendments to China's Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue have eased restrictions on industries including e-commerce, manufacturing and aviation, but have drawn questions on how they will be implemented

Proposed amendments to China's Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue have eased restrictions on industries including e-commerce, manufacturing and aviation, but have drawn questions on how they will be implemented

This week the Shanghai-Hong Kong exchange link's capital gains tax puzzle was discussed, Mexico revoked a US$3.75 billion Chinese rail contract and ICBC was named the first renminbi-clearing bank in North America

The Supreme People's Court has clarified the jurisdictions of the three IP courts, the PRC Administrative Procedure Law has been amended for the first time and courts and financial institutions were required to carry out enforcement measures

This week hedge funds went mainstream, an international aviation court of arbitration was established in the Shanghai FTZ and US-based Columbia Pacific set up a hospital in China

The Supreme People's Court's decision on the longstanding Qihoo v Tencent dispute has provided crucial guidance for businesses in China on market definition, dominance and abuse of conduct