Promulgated: April 8 2005Effective: May 8 2005Main contents: Starting from January 1 2005, service suppliers from Hong Kong and Macao are permitted to…

On January 11 2005, the Beijing Higher People's Court released the Determination of the Liability for Damages for Copyright Infringement Guiding Opinions (Guiding Opinions). The Guiding Opinions are China's first official opinions specifically dealing with the issue of compensation for copyright infringement.

By Zhou Jun and Wang Jiangang, [email protected]; [email protected] March 28 2005 the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued…

Issued: March 28 2005Effective: May 1 2005Main contents: The Procedures comprise five parts:Part One: General ProvisionsPart Two: Prices of Electricity…

Issued: April 27 2005Effective: May 9 2005Applicability: The term "bonds" includes treasury bonds and corporate bonds (Item Four).Main contents: In transactions…

The merger of separate foreign-invested joint ventures in China is a recent development in PRC company formations.

Promulgated: January 24 2005Effective: February 24 2005Interpreting authority: Civil Aviation Administration of China, Ministry of Commerce and National…

New revisions have been made to CIETAC's arbitration rules. How have the new revisions further facilitated the recourse to PRC arbitration?

The Procedures are concerned with the setting of sales prices for electricity, in order to allocate electric power resources and to provide legal protection to electric power enterprises and users.