The amended Employment Contract Law came into effect this week, but businesses that use dispatch workers are still waiting for some of the key provisions to be clarified
July 05, 2013
China Law News
The CSRC has released Measures and Implementing Rules on the pooled asset management business of securities companies. The Ministry of Civil Affairs has issued two measures allowing foreign organisations to set up old people's homes
July 05, 2013The latest draft of the Trademark Law before the NPC includes sound trademarks. The NDRC has announced an investigation into six baby formula producers and the SPC has started posting judgments online
July 05, 2013A company executive has been held captive by his employees in Beijing. US law firms have increased their headcount in Beijing and Hong Kong and foreign banks are now allowed to offer mutual funds
June 27, 2013China and Taiwan have signed an agreement on trade in services. The CSRC and CIRC have issued Measures over fund management companies of insurance institutions and Beijing has released Measures over the pre-sale of commercial residential premises
June 27, 2013The SPC has issued two Interpretations, one on the application of the Insurance Law and the other on criminal environmental pollution cases. The CSRC and CIRC have published Tentative Provisions on the sale of securities investment funds by insurance institutions
June 20, 2013IPOs will not resume until rules from the CSRC have been released. Shenzhen launches the first carbon-trading market in China and Mengniu buys Yashili
June 20, 2013Chinese media reported the case between Qiaqia and OKAI as a victory of a domestic company over a foreign rival trying to block its entry into a new market. In fact, the case reveals how Chinese companies going abroad are making the same basic trademark errors that foreign companies make in China
June 14, 2013Chinese media reported the case between Qiaqia and OKAI as a victory of a domestic company over a foreign rival trying to block its entry into a new market. In fact, the case reveals how Chinese companies going abroad are making the same basic trademark errors that foreign companies make in China
June 14, 2013The Ministry of Commerce has retaliated against EU solar tariffs with an investigation into European wine imports and a closer look at why foreign investors are still considering the coast for manufacturing despite soaring costs
June 14, 2013