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By Chris Xiaoyun Lin of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldIn early July, the All China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) announced a 90-day campaign to…

By Dr. Ulrike Glück and Julia Tänzler, CMS Hasche Sigle Shanghai OfficeOn January 1 2008, the new PRC Employment Contract Law1《中华人民共和国劳动合同法》…

The newly-established National Energy Administration (NEA) will create improved efficiency between practitioners and government officials, according to…

Canadian Solar has completed its follow-on offering of 3,500,000 common shares at a public offering price of US$34 per share. Deutsche Bank Securities…

ReneSola has completed its follow-on offering of 10,350,000 American depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange. Each share representing two ordinary…

Sexual harassment in the workplace in the PRC is more common than some would think. Women working in the PRC gained significant additional rights in 2005 when the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress amended (the 2005 Amendment) the Law for the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests of the PRC1 (Women's Protection Law) to prohibit sexual harassment against women for the first time Lesli Ligorner from Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker discusses how the 2005 Amendment has failed to protect women from sexual harassment.

Manisha Singh NairLex [email protected] in the national and global markets has intensified bringing issues of identification and positioning…

Luigi Bendi and Gianluca D'AgnoloChiomenti Studio [email protected], [email protected] Ventures It is possible to establish…

The Shanghai municipal government has recently published a new set of regulations to further encourage the establishment of regional headquarters in the city. Simon Meng, Partner from Herbert Smith and Betty Tam, Consultant from Herbert Smith discuss whether the new regulations will prove more attractive than the previous provisions.