Senior management of listed companies restricted from buying or selling shares of the company before release of the annual report.

Threshold for Hong Kong and Macao investment in mainland medical institutions lowered.

Foreign investors allowed wider access to securities joint ventures.

Shanghai lawyers with a title of Post Qualification Experience [PQE] salaries are higher than that in Hong Kong, according to legal salary information…

Iomega Corporation, a supplier of portable computer storage devices, agreed to acquire ExcelStor Great Will Technology Limited, a Cayman Islands company,…

Mallesons Stephen Jaques started its operation in Shanghai under its own brand after receiving an operating licence from the Ministry of Justice in Beijing.…

Outbound investment activity in the PRC last year has awed speculators as the volume of total mainland investment abroad has reached a record high of US$31.5…

How is it that US law can apply to certain Chinese companies and the conduct of Chinese business executives? The answer is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a broad-reaching US law enacted to prohibit bribery as a means of obtaining and retaining business. A common misperception in the business community is that the FCPA applies only to US companies and US citizens. However, under certain circumstances, the FCPA can also apply to the conduct of Chinese companies and Chinese business executives, making FCPA compliance crucial.

As the second largest emitter of greenhouse gas in the world after the United States, the PRC is under great pressure and scrutiny from other countries, and has dedicated a great deal of resources and legislation effort in order to lower its emissions. Can the draft Energy Law successfully turn China into an energy-efficient country?