Legal

By Jonathan Pan, Llinks Law Office, ShanghaiState-owned shares and legal persons shares in PRC listed companies (collectively, "non-listed shares") have…

The authorities are playing a game of catch-up with China's booming real estate sector, and have issued regulations recently that attempt to rein in speculative lending for real estate projects.

Issued: June 25 2003Main contents: The Official Reply clarifies that if an operator uses the unique decorations and décor of another party's famous…

Issued: July 31 2003Main contents: The Opinion states that by the end of the 10th Five Year Plan (three years hence) six big regional power markets (North…

A circular which addresses the administration of Real Property Credit Business in the PRC.

By Winston Zhao and Lucy Li, Jones Day, ShanghaiBecoming a WTO member is not only about reducing tariffs and import quotas _ it is also about China becoming…

A set of regulations which governs the procedures and requirements of establishing Foreign-controlled and Wholly Foreign-owned Travel Agencies.

Hong Kong signed the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement with the mainland in June. What kind of "arrangement" does CEPA call for? And what will change with the new opportunities?

Understanding tax assessment is among the most important issues for foreign-invested companies working in China. The state tax bureau has recently revamped the rules for the tax liability of foreign companies' representative offices in China.