Legal

Trademark Law is revised adding bad faith registration provisions, the scope of trade secret infringement is broadened and Chinese law firms are required to carry out record filing for overseas expansion.

The recent regulation on elderly care services by China's State Council will open up the market, and encourages more foreign investment.

Draft regulations are issued on carbon trading

China eliminates cryptocurrency mining while encourages blockchain information services

Ericsson faces investigation over its intellectual property licensing practices; investors in CDRs of innovative enterprises will enjoy a three-year tax break on profits; and China issues a new rule to improve the supervision of elderly care services.

Shanghai FTZ allows an increase in plot ratio of land, guidelines on articles of association are revised to accommodate special voting rights and foreign accounting firms are required to make filings for auditing of bond offerings.

With the country's state pension fund forecast to run dry in 16 years, foreign insurers are being welcomed to knock on China's doors.

Hurdles are further removed for foreign employees buying A-shares

Issued: February 15, 2019 Main contents: A transaction for residential premises shall be based on the interior usable area (2.4.6). Newly…