Foreign Direct Investment

By Yuan Jianan and Qin Yu [email protected]   [email protected] city governments in China monopolized the urban water industry…

Joint venture disputes are a fact of life in China. But they can be avoided with some careful planning to structure the joint venture contract to account for the common pitfalls in doing business in China.

By Martin G. Hu [email protected] has come a long way in the provision of viable legal vehicles for group restructurings by multinationals.…

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…