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With the approval of the CSRC, a securities company may establish a wholly-owned subsidiary or, alternatively, invest in and establish a subsidiary together with another qualified investor.

National LegislationENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONThe 11th Five-year Plan for State Environmental Protection国家环境保护“十一五”规划L1600/07.11.22GOVERNMENT…

Foreign investors allowed wider access to securities joint ventures.

Sinofert Holdings Limited bought 40% equity interest of Tianjin Sinochem Gaoping Chemical Engineering Company Ltd and 51% of Shandong Chemical Fertilizer…

King Jouet, a French retailer of children's recreation and leisure, will open stores in the PRC within an unlimited period with Carrefour, an international…

Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes sold 49% of their share capital of VAM Holdings Hong Kong Limited to Sumitomo Metal Industries, Sumitomo Corporation and Sumitomo…

Paul, Hasting, Janofsky & Walker LLP was voted in Asian Legal Business magazine as the Employer of Choice among all law firms in the PRC in an annual survey…

Johnson Stokes & Master (JSM), an Asian law firm, and Mayer Brown LLP, a global law firm, agreed to combine as of January 28 2008. The combined firm will…

Lovells announced that Richard Tan has joined the Singapore office as a senior consultant together with his team