In recent years, the government has been making the legal environment governing investment outside China by companies established in China, including foreign-invested companies, more progressive. A new SAFE circular furthers the liberalization programme.
The recent trademark case involving Toyota and a domestic auto manufacturer was widely seen as a test case of the strength of intellectual property law in China. Here one of the participants in the case gives an assessment of the court's decision.
China has promulgated the long-awaited Securities Investment Fund Law. What is new in the law for securities industry investors? And how does the law fit into the overall effort to create a robust funds industry in China?
In the first article of this instalment, our authors reviewed the origins, development and current energy policies of China. Here they discuss the structure of the institutions charged with implementing those policies.
A set of procedures which addresses the construction and operation of urban infrastructure in the Beijing municipality to facilitate the provision of good quality public utilities and services.
Promulgated: September 3 2003Effective: October 5 2003Main contents: The Measures define loss of assets as the real destruction of an enterprise's assets,…