New consumption tax draft law puts State Council center stage; major mobile apps caught for illegal data collection practices; and NPC launches online platform for submitting constitutional review requests
December 08, 2019
Legal
China will set up a punitive damages system for intellectual property infringements
December 05, 2019Law drafts are released on value-added and consumption taxes redefining eligible taxpayers while online audio and video information service providers are required to establish a rumor refutation mechanism.
December 05, 2019Encryption security standards are set for critical information infrastructure
December 05, 2019Frank Jiang and Emily Xu of Zhong Lun Law Firm highlight the newly introduced regulations aimed at foreign-invested banks and insurers to encourage foreign investors to expand their presence in China and strengthen the competitiveness in the financial sector
December 04, 2019Alibaba raises $13 billion in Hong Kong secondary listing; MSCI wants more hedging tools and easier settlement cycles before further stock inclusion; Trump signs Hong Kong democracy act in trade war setback
December 02, 2019CAC specifies procedures for reporting of cybersecurity threats, CBIRC lowers the thresholds for foreign investment access to trust companies and a new regime of judicial enforcement of block trade disputes is established.
November 28, 2019Non-investment type FIEs are allowed to use their investment capital in equity investment
November 28, 2019Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect includes stocks with weighted voting rights
November 28, 2019With over 20 years experience working in China's hospitality industry, Mao Yibing, chief legal counsel for APAC at Marriott International, has been instrumental in growing her company's presence from zero to almost 400 hotels in China. In this exclusive interview, she shares insights into how she navigates China's cybersecurity requirements, her worries about the "Unreliable Entity List", Marriott's JV with Alibaba, and China's domestic tourism boom.
November 28, 2019
