The scope of jurisdiction of the Shanghai Financial Court is expanded to include foreign-related cases

CNIPA defines major national patent infringement cases

Benjamin Wang, Ruby Yang and Scarlett Chen of Guantao Law Firm highlight the newly introduced Measures for the Oversight of Online Trading and discuss how they address current issues arising from online trading, improve existing legislation, and how they respond to customer concerns and protect consumers' rights and information

Guangzhou Futures Exchange opens, offering hedging tools for imminent nationwide carbon trading market; PBOC removes eligibility of fossil fuel projects for green bond financing; and State Council approves services opening-up in four regions and cities

Foreign producers of specific foodstuffs require recommendations by their relevant government department. The scope of jurisdiction of the Shanghai Financial Court is expanded to included foreign-related cases. Financial technology enterprises are restricted to list on the STAR Market

Chinese investors should prepare information about their operations and other investments in order to convince both sellers and regulators of their reliability

CSRC tightens corporate management's information disclosure obligations

PBOC sets forth qualifications standards for senior executives of financial holding companies in line with international and domestic experiences

New buildings in county seats may be subject to environmental restrictions