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The revised Provisions delegate some of the approval power concerning the establishment of foreign-invested advertising enterprises to provincial-level government departments.

The Provisions for the Administration of Foreign-invested Advertising Enterprises (the Provisions) were promulgated by the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) and took effect on October 1. The Provisions replaced the Regulation of Administration of Foreign Invested Advertising Entities and reflects a liberalisation trend that encourages foreign investment in this specialised business sector. By Richard Wageman, DLA Piper, Beijing.

Land prices in China's tier one cities have risen at a terrific rate over recent years as available construction space has been squeezed. In response to this, local Chinese authorities have sought to extract their share of profits – at the time of granting the land use rights to the preferred developer – usually through some form of bidding process. By Thomas Fairley, Norton Rose

The Ministry of Commerce delegates its power to approve the establishment of foreign-invested companies limited by shares to provincial-level departments in charge of commerce.

Sun HuiRun Ming Law [email protected] guarantee is a new and rapidly developing industry in China. In the world's financial crisis, PRC…

Lin Song and Pamela [email protected], [email protected] new model of overseas venture capital investment in the PRC has…

China's Ministry of Commerce has issued two circulars which delegate power and loosen its grip on approving foreign investment into the PRC. Investors in private equity and retail are the biggest benefactors.

China's Ministry of Commerce has issued two circulars which delegate power and loosen its grip on approving foreign investment into the PRC. Investors in private equity and retail are the biggest benefactors.

The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has issued new rules that would grant the provincial commerce authorities power to approve establishment of foreign-invested…