No more full rebate of VAT to foreign-invested enterprises.

Legal burdens could lead to more short-term employment

Amendments to China's insurance law have been under discussion for a decade. But some changes may have been rushed through to meet the demands of a struggling economy.

Baker & McKenzie partner Andrew Aglionby has been appointed to the panel of commercial mediators at the China Council for the Promotion of International…

IPOs allowed on junior board from May

Centrally-governed enterprises may only trade derivatives for hedging.

Insurance companies allowed to invest in stocks and immovable property.

China's developing IP system faces some big tests in 2009. Janice Qu and Peter Ollier spoke with SIPO commissioner Tian Lipu about patent amendments, the National IP Strategy and the Office's global role

Just one year after he left to join an international investment bank, Jeremy Xiao has been rehired as a consultant in Herbert Smith's Beijing office.…