China steps up measures to contain imported COVID-19 cases; HKEX launches master SPSA service for fund managers; and SAFE eases foreign borrowing regulations for high-tech startups.
The encouraged foreign investment catalogue is seeking public comments on adding more investment items, State Council delegates the land conversion approval authority to local governments, and Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges include the trading of depository receipts.
Jerry Jianwei Fang and Wenpei Yu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss measures that regulators have introduced to protect the collection and use of personal information via mobile applications in China, and how app operators or developers can ensure compliance with a national standard that becomes effective in October 2020
China was promoting online dispute resolution even before the coronavirus outbreak. Now, the government wants to see more of it, as business in the country resumes. But questions remain as to whether it will catch on for international disputes.
China sees businesses and workers return to work as epidemic situation improves; Beijing announces quarantine for inbound travelers as worry over imported cases grows; and AmCham China reports pessimism among members over worsening bilateral relations
China has been issuing legislation to help companies cope with the coronavirus impact in the areas of FDI, dispute resolution, IP, social insurance and tax