New revisions have been made to CIETAC's arbitration rules. How have the new revisions further facilitated the recourse to PRC arbitration?
May 02, 2005
Features & Analyses
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)1 signed the landmark ASEAN-China Agreement on Trade in Goods (ACFTA) on November 29 2004. What does the ACFTA mean for regional business?
May 02, 2005China's anti-trust regime is still at an early stage of development. This month we have a look at the key features of China's legal environment for anti-trust issues, and compare it with legal regimes in more sophisticated jurisdictions.
March 31, 2005Under a recent crackdown by the State Administration for Foreign Exchange (SAFE), cross-border investments and related transactions of "domestic residents" of China are subject to tougher scrutiny, procedures and restrictions.
March 31, 2005New rules now allow commercial banks to establish fund management companies. What do the new rules mean for banks and how will this affect China's fund management industry?
March 31, 2005Development of China's physical infrastructure has not managed to keep pace with the country's strong economic growth. How have foreign investors' chances faired as China faces its ongoing need to modernize its infrastructure?
March 31, 2005PRC holding company structures are evolving as China¡¦s economy becomes more sophisticated and as foreign companies reorient their China strategies. What changes have been introduced by recent regulations?
February 28, 2005Following the article in the February issue of China Law & Practice on the trademark counterfeiting provisions of the new judicial interpretation on IP crimes, here we set out an overview of the interpretation¡¦s provisions regarding other types of IP violations, including copyright, trade secrets and patents.
February 28, 2005After many years of anticipation and false starts, the PRC51s first comprehensive franchising legislation, the Administration of Commercial Franchising Procedures, was finally issued by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) with effect from February 1 2005.1
February 28, 2005PRC holding company structures are evolving as China¡¦s economy becomes more sophisticated and as foreign companies reorient their China strategies. What changes have been introduced by recent regulations?
February 28, 2005