MOFCOM has imposed unique behavioural remedies that place a heavy burden on companies trying to do M&A. It is now taking steps to clarify procedures

This week Johnson & Johnson and Bausch & Lomb were fined for price fixing, CBRC started drafting P2P lending rules, Volkswagen issued Rmb800 million in securities and Chinese firms won the bid for Brookstone

MOFCOM has outlined approval processes for foreign-invested projects and the SAIC has given more power to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board

Stamp duty on preference share transactions set at 0.1%

Speakers at the asialaw In-house Counsel Summit this week advised in-house counsel to get serious about implementing internal compliance controls and conducting thorough due diligence in their investments

Speakers at the asialaw In-house Counsel Summit this week advised in-house counsel to get serious about implementing internal compliance controls and conducting thorough due diligence in their investments

Customs for foreign goods entering the Shanghai Free Trade Zone has been simplified and administrative approval for shipping insurance companies has been abolished. The CIRC has also set subsidiary guidelines for insurance companies

SAT revises the expense deduction amount for individual income tax of partnerships and proprietorships.

This week Sony agreed to form JVs to sell PlayStation consoles in China, China State Construction's 300 million preferred shares offering marked the biggest offering by a non-bank and State Grid opened up two business sectors to non-state investors