More labour intensive (manufacture of digital television and energy saving refrigerators) and service sector (development and application of the internet of Things and mobile internet) projects are added to the revised Catalogue.
July 16, 2013
Technology Media and Telecom
Legislation from China's top legislator means that a nationwide legal framework for data protection could soon be a reality. Michael Tan and Sherry Duan consider the effects this will have on international companies
February 26, 2013Companies prohibited from sending spam email.
January 10, 2013Network service providers may be held liable for illegal uploads.
January 10, 2013Hong Kong and Macao investors allowed to wholly own internet cafes
November 12, 2012Michael Hickman and Lesli Ligorner provide foreign investors with a guide to setting up a R&D facility in China. They consider location, IP and labour issues, and give crucial advice for protecting the facility's creations
September 12, 2012Michael Hickman and Lesli Ligorner provide foreign investors with a guide to setting up a R&D facility in China. They consider location, IP and labour issues, and give crucial advice for protecting the facility's creations
September 11, 2012For the first time China's Copyright Law acknowledges reverse engineering, which shows the government's changing attitude and courts' readiness to rule on a difficult area of the Law
July 12, 2012The Advertising Provisions are the latest in a series of regulations issued by the Chinese government in this area. With so many platforms available for advertising in China, the Provisions will help catch non-compliant advertisements before the public see them
March 30, 2012The Catalogue has been revised since the 2007 revision. Venture investment enterprises and intellectual property services are added to the encouraged category while the manufacture of assembled automobiles is removed from the category.
February 07, 2012