The Supreme People's Court's latest Opinion on IP infringement contains many small steps forward for patent owners in China and should increase judicial predictability and consistency, but the crackdown on preliminary injunctions is a step backwards

Original labelling samples and labelling samples in Chinese required for import pre-packaged food inspection.

China supports listing of publishing and media groups.

The revised Measures require a franchisor to disclose the actual investment amounts of its franchisees. Confidentiality requirements of franchisees are also elaborated.

With the rise of Chinese state owned enterprises and private corporations, CIETAC is likely to become increasingly important; the 2012 revision seeks to bring the CIETAC Rules in line with best practices in international arbitration

Ma Mingqiang, secretary-general of the ASEAN-China Centre, has urged Chinese enterprises to go to ASEAN countries for their outbound investment. But it is not clear whether government support will be enough to spark an investment boom in the region

Cietac allows consolidation of arbitration cases.

Implementing provisions elaborate on application requirements for renminbi-qualified foreign institutional investors.

Mass media to cooperate in combating fraudulent advertisements.