The latest draft of the Trademark Law before the NPC includes sound trademarks. The NDRC has announced an investigation into six baby formula producers and the SPC has started posting judgments online
Following extensive review and consultation, HKIAC has unveiled its much-awaited new Administered Arbitration Rules, which are attractive to mainland parties and will come into force from November 2013
A company executive has been held captive by his employees in Beijing. US law firms have increased their headcount in Beijing and Hong Kong and foreign banks are now allowed to offer mutual funds
China and Taiwan have signed an agreement on trade in services. The CSRC and CIRC have issued Measures over fund management companies of insurance institutions and Beijing has released Measures over the pre-sale of commercial residential premises
The SPC has issued two Interpretations, one on the application of the Insurance Law and the other on criminal environmental pollution cases. The CSRC and CIRC have published Tentative Provisions on the sale of securities investment funds by insurance institutions