Corporate Governance

Issued: August 27 2003Effective: July 1 2004Applicability: The Law applies to the imposition and implementation of administrative approval (Article 3).Main…

By Winston Zhao and Lucy Li, Jones Day, ShanghaiBecoming a WTO member is not only about reducing tariffs and import quotas _ it is also about China becoming…

A set of regulations which governs the procedures and requirements of establishing Foreign-controlled and Wholly Foreign-owned Travel Agencies.

Although the government hasn't yet issued an overarching antitrust law, there are numerous regulations governing monopolies, price fixing and unfair commercial practices. The latest is a new anti-price monopoly law issued by the State Development Reform Commission.

Hong Kong signed the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with the mainland in June. What kind of "arrangement" does CEPA call for? And what will change with the new opportunities?

By Jonathan Pan, Llinks Law Office, ShanghaiState-owned shares and legal persons shares in PRC listed companies (collectively, "non-listed shares") have…

Understanding tax assessment is among the most important issues for foreign-invested companies working in China. The state tax bureau has recently revamped the rules for the tax liability of foreign companies' representative offices in China.

By Carl B. Cheng and Zhou Yun, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, ShanghaiEight ministerial bodies headed by the State Development and Reform Commission (SDRC)…

Promulgated: May 27 2003Effective: as of date of promulgationMain contents: The Regulations deal with the supervision and administration of the State-owned…