Issued: June 5 2014 Main contents: The Draft removes the provisions on the investigation and handling of operations carried on beyond the scope of…

Issued: June 11 2014 Main contents: The Provisions prohibit business operators from reaching monopolistic agreements in the course of the exercise…

FIE examination and approval procedures streamlined.

This week MOFCOM prohibited a shipping alliance, foreign pharmaceutical executives revealed their fear of arrest, government officials kept resigning from company boards and PetroChina counted the cost of unrest in the Middle East

This week the SAIC released another draft of Provisions dealing with the complex question of how China's Anti-monopoly Law should interact with IP rights

A per-day continuous penalty may be imposed for illegal emission/discharge of pollutants.

This week Vanke used the internet to expand its services, Sinopec agreed to explore China's unconventional resources with a US fracking company and small city and rural lenders' reserve ratio requirements were reduced

As a supplier to Nike and Adidas found out to its cost, companies can no longer ignore rules on social insurance. Internal auditing and coordinating with the local authorities are needed to avoid expensive disputes

As a supplier to Nike and Adidas found out to its cost, companies can no longer ignore rules on social insurance. Internal auditing and coordinating with the local authorities are needed to avoid expensive disputes