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The new Measures notably improves protection for computer software importers and supply chains by confirming that customs import duty will not be levied on most data-processing software.

The Measures stipulate the method of determining the dutiable value of imported goods, the transaction valuation method, elements for which the transaction value is to be adjusted and when special buyer/seller relationships are deemed to exist.

Faced with a funding gap of Rmb250 billion (US$31 billion), China plans to introduce new legislation to allow foreign and domestic investors to invest…

The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has circulated a draft notice detailing the requirements for foreign banks to conduct retail business in…

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has issued new regulations that will require China's securities companies to keep their capital provisions,…

New rules currently under review by the State Council on large-scale shopping outlets could impede expansion plans by foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart…

Zhou Shengxian, the director of China's State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA), says that fraud in assessing pollution control is prevalent…

By the end of 2006, pursuant to its agreement with the World Trade Organization, China will allow foreign companies into the business of distributing petrol…

In what is believed to be the first case of its kind under the Measures for the Administration of Internet Electronic Mail Service (Measures), a Shenzhen…