This week MOFCOM prohibited a shipping alliance, foreign pharmaceutical executives revealed their fear of arrest, government officials kept resigning from company boards and PetroChina counted the cost of unrest in the Middle East

This week the SAIC released another draft of Provisions dealing with the complex question of how China's Anti-monopoly Law should interact with IP rights

A per-day continuous penalty may be imposed for illegal emission/discharge of pollutants.

This week Vanke used the internet to expand its services, Sinopec agreed to explore China's unconventional resources with a US fracking company and small city and rural lenders' reserve ratio requirements were reduced

As a supplier to Nike and Adidas found out to its cost, companies can no longer ignore rules on social insurance. Internal auditing and coordinating with the local authorities are needed to avoid expensive disputes

As a supplier to Nike and Adidas found out to its cost, companies can no longer ignore rules on social insurance. Internal auditing and coordinating with the local authorities are needed to avoid expensive disputes

Prior approvals for the establishment of (sub-)branches in the FTZ by marine insurance operation centres and reinsurance companies located in Shanghai are abolished

MOFCOM has clarified merger control filings and the SAIC has relaxed registration requirements for business scope and enterprise names

Carmen Kan, general counsel at Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, spoke to China Law & Practice on relaxing foreign exchange and Hong Kong's role as the global hub for offshore renminbi