Corporate Governance

On December 27 2002 the Ministry of Construction published its Accelerating the Marketization of the Urban Utilities Industry Opinion (the Opinion) as…

Trusts in China have made considerable progress over the past few years. China's trust industry saw several positive developments in 2002, but much remains to be done to create an investment field with widespread appeal.

A circular which servces to strengthen the administration of foreign exchange issues and taxation of Foreign invested Enterprises.

Under new MOFTEC rules, foreign operators can now hold up to 75% ownership in international freight forwarding agency companies in China. The key question for such foreign operators is: how to best structure their operations so as to be in a position to take full advantage when wholly foreign-owned enterprises become available in less than three years' time?

China's automotive industry is seen as one of the big growth areas in the post-WTO era. We're pleased this month to have a comprehensive survey of the main issues in the trade agreements regulating foreign investment and the current state of investment in China's car industry.

Provisions governing foreign-invested construction enterprises, including establishing procedures, documents required and business scope.

Promulgated: November 8 2002Effective: January 1 2003Interpreting authority: State Economic and Trade Commission, the Ministry of Finance, the State Administration…

Pu Dong Law OfficeOn September 28 2002, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) published the Administration of Disclosure of Information on…

Promulgated: September 27 2002Effective: December 1 2002Interpreting authority: State Council administrative departments in charge of construction and…