Legal

Five years after losses forced Paul Smith to retreat from the Chinese market, the British fashion line is back. David Tring spoke with Alice Wong, executive director of ImagineX – the company's new partner in the PRC

New Guidelines from the China Securities Regulatory Commission include vital reforms that will boost investors by increasing transparency

Includes: mainland Chinese enterprises are allowed to issue renminbi-bonds in Hong Kong and localisation plan for Sino-foreign cooperative joint venture accounting firms

The Supreme People's Court has released long awaited Provisions interpreting the Anti-monopoly Law that should make it easier for plaintiffs to win disputes

Wednesday signaled a breakthrough for Chinese financial institutions as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China became the first mainland bank to acquire a controlling stake in a US counterpart

Baidu's placement of a link to the National Copyright Administration on its homepage is a step forward, but the search engine needs to do more to prove its commitment to tackling online infringement

Includes the first court interpretation on civil anti-monopoly cases, provisions for enterprises to set up workers' representative meetings and work protection of female employees

The government's latest Investment Catalogue shows the country's struggle to balance domestic interests with its commitments to international organisations

Establishment of regional insurance agencies put to a halt.