China Law News

Chinese companies need to improve their presentation, commit to timeframes and make the most of international advisors to win overseas project work

This week Dairy Farm bought a US$925 million stake in Yonghui Superstores, the Hong Kong-Shanghai connect clarified securities transfer and sale rules and the State Internet Information Office tightened censorship on mobile chat apps

The SAIC has clarified registration rules for the business scope and name of enterprises and the State Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft on food recall measures

This week Daimler was raided by the NDRC, banks leaned away from SOEs to private companies and Tesla reached a second settlement with its trademark hijacker

The growing importance of e-commerce in China has exposed a shortage of warehouse facilities. Private equity firms are using their global experience to develop the market

The growing importance of e-commerce in China has exposed a shortage of warehouse facilities. Private equity firms are using their global experience to develop the market

The CSRC has replaced approval with registration for public fund product reviews and clarified disclosure rules for listed companies, and the CIRC has clarified criteria for consolidated oversight of insurance groups

This week a consortium of private equity firms bid for Sinopec's retail unit, the SAIC launched an antitrust probe into Microsoft and Apple faced another setback in China with the loss of its Siri lawsuit

MOFCOM's decision to block the P3 alliance has confirmed the complex nature of merger control in China. Parties need to prepare more for filing in China than in other jurisdictions and have a Plan B in place