Under the SAIC's new rules, business operators are now responsible for compensating consumers for faulty products sold by third party sellers. Operators should have strict measures in place to avoid losses through these reimbursement claims

This week the State Council unveiled a combined Negative List for all Free Trade Zones, the first joint operation in the Shanghai FTZ between a local and international firm was announced and the Beijing IP Court's case statistics revealed trademark trends

The research process for this year's China Law & Practice Awards has already begun. With more individual award categories and a brand new Most Innovative Firm award, do not miss the chance to participate

The SAIC has required dominant market players to license their IP, the CIRC has expanded offshore investments of insurance capital and the NDRC has allowed selected regions to independently determine power prices

The Measures are revised to follow changes in the List of Investment Projects Subject to Government Check and Approval, which relaxes foreign projects approval requirements.

This week Yum opened a high-end restaurant to revive its China sales, regulators threatened to shut down Sina's news services and Alibaba faced tax payments as its second lock-up expired

The tax authority may proceed with an adjustment for any expenses paid to an overseas affiliate not in compliance with the arm's length principle.

This week the government told local authorities to stop giving tax breaks and incentives, Hewlett-Packard neared a deal to sell its data networking business and Facebook worked harder for business from Chinese companies

China's State Administration of Taxation (SAT) recently issued a notice regarding payments involving related offshore parties. China has openly declared its plans to crackdown on tax evasion, so the issuing of new regulations come as no surprise