Legal

Norms are provided for cyber ecosystem

Consent of guardians is required for collection of children's personal data

Registered capital requirement for futures companies is raised

Pledging of accounts receivables is made easier

Coronavirus continues to stifle business in China; lawyers and regulators respond with guidance and measures; Hong Kong introduces quarantine for mainland travellers

Supreme People's Court may appoint mediation for disputes concerning local people, listed companies may postpone their disclosure of annual reports in view of the coronavirus epidemic and risk control on investments of securities companies is loosened.

QFII scheme is streamlined

A new foreign investment reporting system is established

Coronavirus epidemic spreads globally as businesses told to postpone reopening; financial regulators unveil measures in response to virus-hit markets; and EU allows limited access to Huawei and other Chinese telecoms vendors