Legal

After 12 years of waiting, some Implementing Regulations have begun to clarify and expand upon a Tendering and Bidding Law that left many issues open to interpretation

AmCham's latest China Business Report has some shocking statistics, but contains little that is new. Although companies keep complaining about China's legal system, 77% plan to increase their investments.

Including: Amendments to the Measures for the Administration of the Takeover of Listed Companies

The first rural joint venture bank has opened in Ningbo – a sign of the increasing modernisation in China's regions

Apple has published a statement highlighting a victory over Proview in a Hong Kong court that is interesting, but irrelevant.

Foreign companies before CIETAC arbitration can now obtain a procedural order for an immediate action to protect their interests.

Including: Working Rules for the Committee for the Review of the Merger, Acquisition and Re-organisation of Listed Companies

Timeline of Apple's ongoing dispute with Proview Technology Shenzhen

Chinese officials confiscated Apple's iPads from shops last week as Proview Technology began to assert its trademark rights