China's booming telecommunications services sector is not yet regulated by a telecommunications law. It is hoped that a law will be promulgated this year to regulate the market. What will the law look like?
February 29, 2004
Features & Analyses
Administration of the Assignment of Enterprise State-owned Assets and Equity Tentative Procedures mark another legal step in China's effort to reform the state sector of the economy.
February 29, 2004Taiwan has made greater private sector participation in infrastructure projects a government priority. A look into how conducive the regulatory environment to realization of government policy is in this area.
January 31, 2004The authors examine the legal framework for foreign investment in energy across the oil and gas, electric power and coal industries.
January 31, 20042003 was an eventful year in China's customs law and practice. Here two of our authors take a look at problems and progress in China's adjustment to WTO.
January 31, 2004New distribution regulations released in 2003 as well as the landmark M&A rules have changed the landscape for foreign investment in publishing distribution.
January 31, 2004A new law issued by the Ministry of Commerce and others has allowed for the establishment of wholly foreign-owned export procurement agencies.
January 31, 2004China has revised two of the country's key commercial banking laws, and has issued a concrete formulation of the role and responsibilities of the China Banking Regulatory Commission and this has been welcomed by industry watchers.
January 31, 2004Export-oriented businesses have played a leading role in the growth of China's economy in the reform period. At the same time, however, the tax rebates that have been given to exporters as incentives to expand their businesses have created a heavy fiscal burden for the government. What is the solution?
November 30, 2003In recent years, the government has been making the legal environment governing investment outside China by companies established in China, including foreign-invested companies, more progressive. A new SAFE circular furthers the liberalization programme.
November 30, 2003