Foreign Direct Investment

Promulgated: November 3 2006Effective: December 1 2006Main contents: Where a single Hong Kong or Macao service provider has opened an aggregate of more…

American private-equity firm Carlyle Group has increased its bid for part of Xugong Group Construction Machinery by 20%, reports the Financial Times. Carlyle…

A McKinsey & Co survey reports that the high level of productivity among China's technology companies threatens multinational corporations, reports the…

Promulgated: November 11 2006Effective: December 11 2006Main contents: The Regulations comprise:Part One: General ProvisionsPart Two: Establishment and…

Promulgated: December 6 2006Effective: December 11 2006Interpreting authority: China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC)Applicability: These Guidelines…

These Regulations signify a big step towards opening to foreign investments in the PRC's banking industry. The establishment, registration, and business scope of foreign-invested banks are clearly set out.

How will the new PRC Anti-money Laundering Law limit or promote the business scope of financial institutions and foreign-invested enterprises?

In a draft policy paper released for industry comment by the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA), China aims to develop at least…

China is well placed to fully benefit from the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism, which allows polluters in industrialized countries to offset emissions by investing in climate-friendly technologies and infrastructure projects in China.