By Susan [email protected]: www.freshfields.comIn October 2005, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) issued the Outline of the Second…

Issued: May 8 2006Effective: as of date of issueApplicability: The term 'inspectors' means senior management personnel who supervise and inspect the compliance…

By Liu [email protected] www.sullcrom.comA longstanding dominant feature of the People's Republic of China's (PRC) stock market is that a listed…

Issued: April 20 2006Effective: March 31 2006Applicability: In the event of a discrepancy between this Circular and the Circular on Issues Relevant to…

National LegislationBANKINGGuidelines for Corporate Governance and Related Regulation of State-owned Commercial Banks国有商业银行公司治理及相关监管指引L3610/06.04.18CONSTITUTION…

In an effort to widen insurers' investment options, insurance regulatory authorities have issued new rules launching a pilot programme allowing insurance companies to invest in infrastructure projects. Will the new laws provide a safe means to boost returns for China's insurance companies and their policyholders?

Issued: May 12 2006Main contents: The Model Rules contain 32 articles detailing such matters as notification, convening, holding and attendance of the…

Issued: March 16 2006Effective: May 1 2006Applicability: The term "advance land use examination of construction projects" refers to the examination of…

In order to further open up the logistics sector to foreign investment in pilot projects, the term 'foreign-invested logistics enterprises' has been expanded and foreign investors may now apply to establish foreign-invested logistics enterprises and engage in one or more types of logistics business.