Joseph Christian has joined DLA Piper as part of the firm's real estate practice group as partner in the Hong Kong office. Christian will be advising…
November 10, 2008
Real Estate
Local governments now have the authority to issue their own rules on property markets. The authority was passed down by the central government on October…
November 10, 2008The government's tax cutting measures issued on October 22 were an attempt to bolster China's sagging real estate market, however the initial impact…
November 10, 2008China revitalises its property market to increase domestic demand in view of the financial crisis.
November 10, 2008Land prices in China's tier one cities have risen at a terrific rate over recent years as available construction space has been squeezed. In response to this, local Chinese authorities have sought to extract their share of profits – at the time of granting the land use rights to the preferred developer – usually through some form of bidding process. By Thomas Fairley, Norton Rose
November 10, 2008China's Ministry of Commerce has issued two circulars which delegate power and loosen its grip on approving foreign investment into the PRC. Investors in private equity and retail are the biggest benefactors.
November 10, 2008China's Ministry of Commerce has issued two circulars which delegate power and loosen its grip on approving foreign investment into the PRC. Investors in private equity and retail are the biggest benefactors.
November 10, 2008Guangdong revises regulations to suppress illegal collection of highway tolls.
October 15, 2008In July 2008, MOFCOM issued a circular granting provincial-level authorities more leeway in approving foreign investment real estate projects. Lawrence Guo, a partner at Broad & Bright, looks at how the delegation of power will change the playing field.
October 15, 2008