The State Council has encouraged FDI in the petrochemical industry, the CSRC has further regulated the private asset management industry and a risk reserve ratio has been set for foreign interbank FX investors
This week Uber announced to merge its China business with rival Didi Chuxing, AB InBev cleared its final regulatory hurdle for its SABMiller takeover and the failures of China's healthcare system were discussed
The CBRC has severely restricted the investment activities of WMPs, the CIRC has enhanced insurance companies' disclosure requirements and the CFDA has clamped down on online food trading
This week Samsung fired back at Huawei with an IP lawsuit, Uber's investors called for wrapping up the costly fight against Didi, internet companies were ordered to stop original news reporting and MasterCard weighed its PRC market entry options
The CPC has pledged to reduce investment barriers, the CSRC has relaxed equity incentive requirements for listed companies and Shanghai customs has set a three-month warehousing limit for parallel import vehicles
This week Samsung said it will acquire a BYD stake to push electric vehicles, the Guangdong Free Trade Zone released favorable immigration policies for foreign workers and a survey indicated a surging demand for online healthcare services
The SAIC has required online platforms to verify advertiser IDs, RQFIIs have been exempted from VAT and property registrations have been made cancelable through legal proceedings
This week trade ministers promised to enhance policy and financing, Walmart agreed to consider complaints regarding its new work scheduling system and R&D was included in the country's growth calculation method
The Civil Law and Cybersecurity Law drafts have focused further on data protection and the MIIT has invited Hong Kong and Macau WFOEs to invest in VATS
This week the cyberspace authority set rules for apps and app stores, the CSRC and AMAC permitted foreign private equity and hedge funds to apply for licenses and the NPC reviewed a draft asset appraisal law
