Retail Trade and Distribution

The Chinese government plans to spend Rmb1.25 trillion to improve the country's railroad system by 2010, reports the Asian Wall Street Journal. With an…

Promulgated: November 3 2006Effective: December 1 2006Main contents: Where a single Hong Kong or Macao service provider has opened an aggregate of more…

National LegislationCONSTITUTION AND LEGAL SYSTEMSeveral Provisions on Issues Concerning the Service of Judicial Documents of Foreign-related Civil or…

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…

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

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…

Issued: July 6 2006Main contents: In view of the fact that export enterprises in bonded zones may handle customs declaration for export business in areas…

Promulgated: November 14 2005 Effective: January 1 2006Main contents: The Provisions apply to unpaid amount disputes arising in connection with applications…

The Provisions define applicable laws where international practices represented by the usual UCP 500 do not cover the disputed LC issue, the legal relationship between the parties to an LC, and the concept of 'LC fraud'.