European companies considering leaving China market over strict COVID-19 policies; Shanghai court ruling deems bitcoin a virtual asset protected by law; Didi New York IPO under SEC investigation
May 08, 2022
Outbound Investment
Kainan Zhang and Junting Lei of Haiwen & Partners highlight the main PRC foreign exchange regulatory requirements of different types of cross-border investment and trade by domestic and foreign individuals and institutions under capital and current accounts.
April 11, 2022The new rules may boost investor confidence and move U.S. listing plans of Chinese companies. But they also may decrease the volume of "homecoming" IPOs in Hong Kong, lawyers say.
April 06, 2022Multinational corporations with both a U.S. and China presence may increasingly find themselves caught between two legal systems as both countries implement regulations that seek to achieve diametrically opposite objectives. What are the issues and how should companies prepare and respond?
March 28, 2022SEC starts 3-year timer for delisting 5 Chinese companies; further measures for enhancing financial stability; stronger protection for victims of domestic violence
March 14, 2022In the News: Criminalization of Crypto-fundraising; Draft Delisting Rules; and China Initiative Ends
Crypto-fundraising criminally outlawed; Delisting process to be streamlined and modernized; Controversial anti-spying initiative comes to an end
March 01, 20222021 regulatory trends in China, including antitrust, data privacy, sanctions, healthcare, PE/VC, capital markets, IP, banking & finance, TMT and arbitration.
February 09, 2022Regulation of platform economy to focus on anti-trust, data security, and personal information protection; U.S. might ban import of rare earth metals from China for military use; new process to expedite application of certain trademarks
January 24, 2022With the entrenchment of reciprocal US-China sanctions and export controls in the past year, counsel have helped clients enact fundamental changes to their approach to making deals, from contractual terms to due diligence
January 14, 2022Public outrage at Canada Goose's discriminatory return policy; SEC rules implement submission and disclosure requirements for U.S.-listed foreign companies; e-cigarettes to be regulated as a tobacco product
December 07, 2021
