Possession of the leasehold or property ownership is required before establishing a foreign-invested real property company.

Possession of the leasehold or property ownership is required before establishing a foreign-invested real property company.

New rules on foreign investment in real estate will further strengthen administration related to the examination, approval, registration and supervision of foreign direct investment in the industry.

Financial institutions required to check customer identity to prevent money laundering.

Cross-border "round-trip" investments and related transactions are now supported and constrained by newly-standardized comprehensive governmental procedures for foreign exchange registration.

Many exports from China are subject to higher net value-added tax (VAT) costs under a notice effective from July 1 2007.

International law firm Jones Day has brought Benedict Tai to its Beijing office as a partner. Based in Asia since 1993, Tai previously worked for Jones…

The Reply clarifies under which case an enterprise assigns interests in, or risks attaching to, an asset through a sale-leaseback transaction it shall be deemed to have transferred all or part of the ownership of the immovable property.

China Central Properties (CCP) has successfully completed a US$500 million global offering and listing on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment…