Corporate Governance

• China National Tourism Administration and Ministry of Commerce, Measures for the Examination and Approval of the Applications for Establishment of Travel Agencies in Guangdong Province by Hong Kong and Macao Service Providers

  国家旅游局、商务部香港和澳门服务提供者在广东省设立旅行社申请审批办法

  Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to set up travel agencies in Guangdong.

  February 09, 2009

• Ministry of Health and Ministry of Commerce, Supplementary Provisions (2) to the «Tentative Measures for the Administration of Sino-foreign Equity and Co-operative Joint Medical Institutions»

  卫生部、商务部《中外合资、合作医疗机构管理暂行办法》的补充规定二

  Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to set up out-patient clinics in Guangdong.

  February 09, 2009

• Ministry of Commerce, Circular on Further Simplifying and Regulating Administrative Licensing for Foreign Investment

  商务部关于进一步简化和规范外商投资行政许可的通知

  Approval of changes to FIEs made easier.

  February 09, 2009

• General Offices of the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of Justice, Working Guidelines on Cross-border Pursuit of Liability and Initiation of Legal Action by Relevant Interested Parties in Connection with Abnormal Withdrawal from China of Foreign Investors

  商务部办公厅、外交部办公厅、公安部办公厅、司法部办公厅外资非正常撤离中国相关利益方跨国追究与诉讼工作指引

  Guidelines for recovering losses from fleeing foreign investors.

  February 09, 2009

• Shanghai offers financial incentives for multinational HQs

  City specifies attractive amounts of funding, low thresholds

  February 09, 2009

• Commercial bribery and liability

  Regulations in Chinese law cover both commercial bribery and bribery involving state employees. The law sets out criminal and administrative liabilities for business operators, and has some unique characteristics. Counsel should establish clear guidelines to help mitigate the risks of liability. By Alice Peng, Jun He Law Offices.

  February 09, 2009

• The right to equity income in an equity income trust

  Charles Qin and Tomy XiaLlinks Law [email protected], [email protected] pooled funds trust plans and single capital trusts it is…

  December 18, 2008

• China Insurance Regulatory Commission, Circular on Matters Relevant to the Implementation of the «Provisions for the Administration of the Solvency of Insurance Companies»

  中国保险监督管理委员会关于实施《保险公司偿付能力管理规定》有关事项的通知

  Criteria for assessing solvency of insurance companies elaborated

  December 18, 2008

• CSR: Be nice

  Companies urged to embrace ethical practices

  December 18, 2008

• China Securities Regulatory Commission, Measures for the Administration of the Sponsorship for Offering and Listing of Securities

  中国证券监督管理委员会证券发行上市保荐业务管理办法

  IPO sponsors required to keep working drafts.

  December 18, 2008