The revised Law removes the hurdles for mixed insurance businesses.
May 21, 2015
Legal
The SAIC's new Provisions emphasise the interplay between IP and competition, specifically agreements, restrictive acts, patent pools and standard essential patents. Businesses should learn from the Qualcomm and Huawei v InterDigital cases and be wary of large revenue-based penalties
May 20, 2015Yaodong Chen, APAC director of IP for Akzo Nobel, shares with China Law & Practice his thoughts on trade secret protection in China, why inventor remuneration is burdensome for businesses and the importance of building up IP assets
May 19, 2015Increased transparency in government procurement.
May 14, 2015Guangdong issues the first circular on financial consumer rights in China.
May 14, 2015Bond institutional investors allowed to engage money brokerages.
May 14, 2015China issues a combined negative list for all four FTZs.
May 14, 2015Power pricing reform extended to four more provinces.
May 14, 2015Banks required to purchase deposit insurance.
May 14, 2015The NDRC has further allowed market-set prices for pharmaceuticals and other significant industries listed in its Central Pricing Catalogue. The State Council has opened up the bank card settlement market to foreign institutions
May 14, 2015