Fulfilling an important WTO commitment, China has ended a seven-year ban on direct selling with the release of new regulations allowing the sale of consumer products away from fixed retail locations. New anti-pyramid regulations also indicate that the government is getting tough on pyramid selling schemes in the country.
This Circular aims to standardize the administration of Sino-foreign equity and cooperative joint ventures that produce/distribute radio and television programmes.
While PRC companies remain hungry for equity capital local market conditions have meant that the country's first domestic and offshore dual listing will have to wait some time yet. Which firms have been capturing the most of China's IPO work and what deals have they been working on?
As the world's emerging powerhouse for production and consumption of electrical and electronic products, China has only recently developed a legal regime dealing with recycling and disposal of related solid waste. Who risks liability under China's new regulations and how does the country's solid waste regime compare to that in the EU?
Its competitive advantage threatened by the 2004 release of legislation allowing foreign-invested enterprises to trade in most goods throughout China, the county's largest free trade zone Waigaoqiao has fought back with its lobbying for a more level playing field.
By Lily Wei ZhouWebsite: www.freshfields.com'Black and white construction contracts' is a newly coined phrase in the Chinese construction industry that…
Issued: June 2 2005Main contents: Transfer of goods out of export processing zones for further processing between transferor enterprises in export processing…