Since China launched its reform of the domestic capital markets in May 2005, requiring listed companies to convert non-tradable state-owned shares into…
October 01, 2006
Corporate Governance
Zhou Shengxian, the director of China's State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), says that fraud in assessing pollution control is prevalent…
September 02, 2006Issued: July 13 2006Main contents: The Circular states that certain foreign investors were recently found to have circumvented, together with domestic…
September 02, 2006Issued: July 11 2006Main contents: The Opinions comprise four sections on:1. Regulating the Entry of Foreign Investment into the Real Property Market;2.…
September 02, 2006From September 8 2006, share swaps will be allowed instead of cash payment when foreign companies merge with or acquire PRC companies, according to the…
September 02, 2006Issued: May 28 2006Main contents: The Circular specifies the procedures for foreign-invested banks applying to engage in the provision of overseas financial…
September 02, 2006Listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) present strategic foreign investors with attractive investment opportunities, as they seem to have a pricing advantage and better corporate governance compared with domestic private companies. However, what challenges are involved in acquiring a minority stake in a listed SOE?
September 02, 2006After about three weeks of not taking initial public offering (IPO) proposals, the official Xinhua news agency reports that the China Securities Regulatory…
September 02, 2006Under the revisedMeasures for the Administration of the Takeover of Listed Companies(上市公司收购管理办法), which becomes effective on September…
September 02, 2006Foreign human resources firms such as Manpower are now allowed to control joint venture firms (JVs) with stakes of up to 70% if they agree to register…
September 02, 2006