New regulations from the central bank target the use of financial institutions to launder funds obtained by criminal means. Under new rules, both renminbi and foreign currency transfers through financial institutions under the PBOC's supervision will come under heightened scrutiny.

Issued: January 20 2003Effective: February 1 2003Interpreting authority: Judicial Bureau of Beijing MunicipalityMain contents: The Measures specify the…

Issued: September 27 2002Main contents: The Guidelines provide the criteria for determining whether an issuer can be deemed profitable for the last three…

Issued: January 6 2003Effective: as of date of issueInterpreting authority: China Securities Regulatory CommissionApplicability: Companies limited by shares…

Issued: January 23 2003Effective: March 1 2003Applicability: For the purposes of these Measures "debt restructuring " refers to all matters concerning…

Issued: November 26 2002Effective: as of date of issueMain contents: Section One relates to the submission of application materials. It requires founders…

False profit statements and other forms of misrepresentation have plagued China's securities markets for years. A new SPC regulation directs the government's efforts to clean up the markets.

Promulgated: February 27 2003Effective: April 1 2003Applicability: For the purposes of these Regulations, "venture capital investment" means equity investment…

The PRC's new Foreign Debt Administration Tentative Procedures set out tighter foreign debt registration requirements, while collecting and putting a high-level government imprimatur on various policies and practices.