Corporate Governance

Anti-monopoly filings required before conducting mergers or acquisitions.

Foreign-invested commercial enterprises prohibited from engaging in tobacco retail and wholesale businesses.

Amid public fervour over low wages for fast-food workers, labour authorities have taken action in favour of workers. On April 10 2007, The Guangdong Department…

FIEs with one single production function under tax investigation.

Controlling and large shareholders required to disclose material information once known.

Curbs on listed companies' use of proceeds.

Foreign investment in real property restricted in 2007.

How environmental law is applied in China, and how stepped-up enforcement of existing legislation is ensuring compliance with the State Environmental Protection Agency's objectives?

This law aims to unify tax treatment among foreign invested enterprises and domestic enterprises through a unified tax rate and corporate income tax system.