Foreign Direct Investment

New opportunities for foreign companies are emerging in China's film and TV industries, which encourages private and foreign participation in many industry sectors.

For the first time legislation has been issued that makes clear the requirements for foreign acquisition of PRC banking and finance companies.

The Ministry of Commerce recently issued new rules on foreign-invested holding companies. The business scope of holding companies has been widened, although some important areas of the new provisions need clarification.

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?

One of the key mandates for China upon its accession to the WTO is to provide national treatment to other WTO member countries. The upside of this is the…

By Sharon Chen and Jocelyn WangEighteen months after joining the WTO, the PRC entered into a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with the Hong…

By Sharon Chen and Jocelyn WangEighteen months after joining the WTO, the PRC entered into a Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) with the Hong…

The authors examine the legal framework for foreign investment in energy across the oil and gas, electric power and coal industries.

New distribution regulations released in 2003 as well as the landmark M&A rules have changed the landscape for foreign investment in publishing distribution.