A 30-day notice in writing is now required from foreign institutions providing cross-border financial network services

Business premises may be inspected for cybersecurity purposes

China recently established a trademark office in Shanghai as a platform for local companies to safeguard their brands against foreign imitation; China International Import Expo, gathering 2,800 enterprises from 130 regions to set up a dispute tribunal within venue; and the SPC is on track with the government's campaign to eradicate gangsters and organized crimes.

Jeanette Chan, managing partner – China Practice, and David Lee, counsel at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison speaks to China Law & Practice about the key regulations, foreign investment trends and personal data issues governing cloud computing in China

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development announced that China has topped the global foreign direct investment list in H1; CPC stresses on the implementation of advancing law-based governance in all areas; and NPC will revise and draft new laws in a session to be held between October 22 to 26.

The Supreme People's Court (SPC) released a five-year plan to incorporate the country's socialist corevalues in handling judicial interpretation. Susan Finder, who has been observing the SPC for thelast 25 years and who was recently appointed as one of the 32 members of the international expertcommittee of the China International Commercial Court (CICC), shares with China Law & Practicethe SPC's approach as to how these socialist values will be incorporated into judicial interpretations.Her remarks are her own and should not be attributed either to the SPC or the CICC

The scope of tax deferral is expanded for foreign investors

Institutional investors are encouraged to participate in corporate governance, business premises may be inspected for cybersecurity purposes and Beijing Municipality prohibits construction of new residential housing

A soil quality investigation is required for a change in land use