Legal

Protecting intellectual property rights is one of the most important aspects of staging the Olympics. Today a substantial portion of the Games' financing stems from marketing Olympic symbols. What measures has Beijing taken to regulate IPR in anticipation of the 2008 Games?

Promulgated: March 21 2003Effective: May 1 2003Applicability: "Public utilities concessions" means special permission granted by the municipal government…

Issued: April 4 2003Effective: May 1 2003Main contents: The Notice stipulates that no export customs duty will be levied on exported taxable commodities…

The Ministry of Information Industry has issued a new classification of basic and value-added telecommunication services. What does the new classification actually mean for foreign investment in China's telecom sector?

By David Yu, Llinks Law Office, ShanghaiOn March 1 2003, the State Council promulgated the Sino-foreign Cooperation in Running Schools Regulations  (中外合作办学条例)…

China's mining industry hasn't experienced the dramatic growth in foreign investment that many other sectors of the economy have during the reform period. How can foreign investors tap in to the sector, and is the government committed to revamping the exploration industry?

A circular issued by the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on improving the control of foreign exchange in foreign direct investment.

By Grace Y. Lei and Marcus Clinch, Winkler Partners, TaipeiTaiwan's Public Construction Committee implemented the Guidelines for Evaluation of Unsolicited…

Staging and financing the Olympic Games today entails complex legal and commercial structures. Here we have an overview of the main issues that a host city faces in staging the Olympics.