Features & Analyses

For now, it seems impossible for HSBC Holdings and other foreign-incorporated companies to list in mainland China. Changing that will take a lot of work

Two new regulations promise to standardise processes for project financing and lending for fixed assets, and help solve the problem of excessive loans flowing into China's stock markets

Thirteen months after the Anti-monopoly Law came into effect, there is still uncertainty in the market. Companies are worried that some common practices may fall foul of the law, and the role of the enforcement agencies is not well defined. Seeking clarity, China Law & Practice spoke with Jun He Law Offices' antitrust and competition group partners

Shui On Land's recent syndicated loan financing and security arrangements has been short-listed for Restructuring Deal of the Year at the 2009 China Law & Practice Awards. The property developer's Shanghai-based director of legal affairs Willie Uy speaks with CLP

A new tax policy may force multinational companies to choose between taking a heavy tax hit and giving expat workers local employment contracts

The finalists for the seven Deal of the year categories at the China Law & Practice Awards 2009

The arrest of Rio Tinto's Stern Hu shows that when a non-Chinese national employed by a foreign company is detained in China, it makes headlines. But the PRC's criminal penalties for trade secret offences are nothing new

New rules issued by the Beijing municipal government provide attractive incentives for foreign multinational companies looking for a regional base

Foreign investors can be caught out by China's registered capital or reserve fund requirements. Where an investment with funding primarily obtained from outside mainland China produces cash investment returns, the onshore structure may restrict the amount of cash that can be remitted out of the country