NDRC issues the first nationwide circular on private equity investment enterprises regulating the establishment of equity investment enterprises and limitation on the number of investors.

New provisions for the negotiation and mediation of labour disputes could mean extra costs but long-term benefits for enterprises in China

The Chinese Securities and Regulatory Commission has amended articles 62 and 63. The changes to the acquisition process are minor, but setting up an expert advisory committee is an encouraging step.

The first rural joint venture bank has opened in Ningbo – a sign of the increasing modernisation in China's regions

Full disclosure of investment risks and potential losses required by capital-raising parties

Enterprises required to fund and staff an employment dispute mediation committee.

Pre-tax allocation of loan loss reserves for lease financing receivables allowed for financial enterprises.

Apple's long running dispute with Proview Technology Shenzhen highlights the importance of due diligence and getting it right first time in China.

China has become one of the most attractive markets for private equity firms. But when problems occur, what options do investors have to enforce their rights?