Legal

Law firms are forced to use agencies to apply for tenders with SOEs as the government cracks down on corruption. An Interpretation on defamation could better protect foreign companies and executives are unhappy over new visa waiting times

Tax breaks may not be enough to lure foreign investors to Shanghai's recently approved pilot free trade zone. The officials in charge of the zone will need to find more innovative ways to attract investors

Tax breaks may not be enough to lure foreign investors to Shanghai's recently approved pilot free trade zone. The officials in charge of the zone will need to find more innovative ways to attract investors

China encourages private investment in railways.

Chief actuary of an insurance company bears lifetime liability.

Eric Chen of Dacheng Law Offices looks at the latest developments in the real estate sector, including the move to office property, logistics and industrial real estate

Yang Yuhua of Alliance J&S Law Firm provides an overview of trends in both inbound and outbound investment and analyses the latest decisions on the controversial VIE structure

Freshfields and Fangda won the coveted international and domestic law firms of the year at the CLP awards ceremony held in Beijing last week

Freshfields and Fangda won the coveted international and domestic law firms of the year at the CLP awards ceremony held in Beijing last week