I am looking to set up a factory to manufacture equipment in China. I have heard that the coastal regions have become too expensive and that I should consider inland regions. Is this true? How does the legal framework differ from province to province?
Maternity leave of female workers is now extended from 90 days to 98 days (14 weeks).
Green light given again to the approval of foreign investment in futures companies.
Sexual harassment becomes a legal issue for the first time under new Provisions to protect female employees
While China's economic reforms have taken the world by storm, many industries remain heavily restricted. Foreign investors do not have much time left to move into these markets through the popular variable interest entity (VIE) structure
The valuation adjustment mechanism protects investments through a series of contracts, but a recent court case held a contract void, which has created uncertainty for investors
Share issuers and lead underwriters allowed to determine share pricing through negotiation between themselves.
Johnson & Johnson has won its vertical price fixing dispute
Letters of intent and MOUs have legal effect.
A series of reforms could finally open the country's tightly controlled and regulated healthcare industry, but what are the potential opportunities and challenges for foreign investors?