U.S. pharma raises alarm over Trump’s proposed measures against Chinese drugs; China clarifies the type of employees to be bound by non-compete clauses; and Some stablecoin issuers complain that Hong Kong’s regime is too stringent.
Agreements avoiding payment of social insurance premiums are not valid / Promulgated: 2025-07-31 ; Effective: 2025-09-01
Qiong Wu, Yuxiang Liu, Qingqing Chen and Xiaoyi Zhuang of Haiwen & Partners provide essential insights into an essential new judicial interpretation concerning labor dispute cases, including a comparison with the current rules and judicial practice and implications for compliance and risk management practices
Court interpretation of rules governing mandatory social insurance payments causes backlash; Proposed changes to implementation of China’s VAT regime aim to clarify gray areas; and Arkansas joins push to divest pension funds from China.
Foreign expat insurance procedures are revised to align with Convention acceded to by China / CLP Reference: 2300/24.12.23 ; Promulgated: 2024-12-23 ; Effective: 2024-12-23
EU to ban products and components involved in forced labor; EU plans to require tech transfers for Chinese companies to obtain subsidies; and Shanghai court’s opinion allows Chinese individuals to own cryptocurrency
Chinese developer sues Apple for removing its app from the App Store; CSRC requires increased shareholder returns to boost stock prices; and Foreigners are choosing to work remotely instead of moving to China
As China prepares to introduce a long-awaited increase in the statutory retirement age for both men and women, Guo Wei and Wu Hantong of Tian Yuan Law Firm examine the impact of this sweeping domestic change on foreign-invested enterprises
China to raise the statutory retirement age from January 2025
Chinese company sues Texas power operator for blocking investment approved by CFIUS; China delays retirement age to relieve pressure on pensions; and China proposes identification and labeling requirements for AI-generated content
