Issued: August 24 2006Effective: September 1 2006Main contents: The Circular specifies the asset scales required for qualified foreign institutional investor…

By Song [email protected]: www.haiwen-law.comIn a hypothetical case, Company A manufactures and sells a model of MP3 players encased…

This article discusses how corporations can minimize these risks and the benefits of building a strong in-house legal team in China.

By Wei [email protected]: www.freshfields.comIn September 2006, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued the Tentative Measures on…

Promulgated: July 26 2006Effective: October 1 2006Applicability: The term "Sino-foreign cooperative vocational institutes" refers to educational institutes…

A draft corporate tax law to unify taxes for domestic and foreign-invested enterprises is expected to be tabled soon for a first reading by the Standing…

The minimum duration of business establishment and assets for QFII status is clearly set out. Limitations on shareholding percentages of securities investments in China by foreign investors are imposed.

The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) issued a notice on October 10 2006, seeking public opinion on a draft regulation aimed at eradicating…

China is well placed to fully benefit from the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism, which allows polluters in industrialized countries to offset emissions by investing in climate-friendly technologies and infrastructure projects in China.