Corporate Governance

China's commitment in opening up its insurance market in line with its WTO obligations.

With China's formal accession to the WTO having occurred by the time you read this, Chinese officials are busy working to identify existing laws and regulations…

For a foreign natural person or legal entity interested in investing in the PRC, legally foreign participation in an investment vehicle must exceed a certain…

China's accession to the World Trade Organization is expected to create new opportunities for foreign banks. By June 2001, 190 foreign invested banks had…

Taiwan has become a new member of the World Trade Organization. An excerpt on how it has prepared itself to meet the challenges of stronger ties to its global trading partners.

For a foreign natural person or legal entity interested in investing in the PRC, legally foreign participation in an investment vehicle must exceed a certain…

A set of opinions issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation on listing and issuing of shares by foreign funded companies limited by shares.

Traditionally, foreign investment enterprises (FIEs) could only raise capital by means of bank loans and private equity placements. This restrictive capital-raising situation for foreign investment enterprises has now come to an end.

As a WTO member, China will be required to provide "national treatment"1 to foreign investors in various service industries. This includes the telecommunications sector.