Listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) present strategic foreign investors with attractive investment opportunities, as they seem to have a pricing advantage and better corporate governance compared with domestic private companies. However, what challenges are involved in acquiring a minority stake in a listed SOE?
By Jerry Yulin [email protected]: www.haiwen-law.comOn May 18 2006, the State Council issued the Regulations for the Protection of…
Apple Computer's investigation into claims of poor working conditions at a Chinese iPod factory found no forced labour or other serious violations. However,…
China's first lawsuit for sending unsolicited mobile phone text messages was filed against Jiangsu Unicom (JU), one of China's three largest telecommunications…
By Peter [email protected]: www.freshfields.comThe Arrangement on Reciprocal Recognition and Enforcement of Judgements in Civil and…
On August 21 2006, Hong Kong and China signed The Arrangement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation on Income & Prevention of Fiscal Evasion (Arrangement),…
By Brian Chen and Hui [email protected]; [email protected]: www.jonesday.comSince establishing a system for the granting of state-owned…
The draft property law has been submitted to China's legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), for a fifth reading after…
China has become the world's largest mobile communications market. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Information Industry (MII), the…
Issued: June 6 2006Effective: July 1 2006Main contents: The Circular relaxes the foreign exchange control policies relating to overseas investment. clp…