China Law News

• In the news: Luye Medical buys Aus private hospitals, Tencent's mobile games go global and Danone sells its China baby formula brand

  This week a Chinese pharma group bought Healthe Care Australia, Tencent and Glu Mobile worked on westernizing a hit shooting game and Danone sold its Dumex China unit to Yashili

  December 07, 2015

  

• Handling disputes, trade secrets as data rules tighten

  Practitioners highlight the importance of advance preparation for litigation and arbitration, as well as a careful approach to IP, as data risks grow

  December 04, 2015

  

• The changing game for corporate counsel

  General counsel from DSM, Eli Lilly and State Street Bank in China explain how the role of in-house lawyers have become far broader now even as they work in specialized, highly-regulated and fast-paced industries

  December 04, 2015

  

• Legislation roundup: Venture capital, technology transfer tax and enterprise bonds

  The SAT has streamlined tax accounting for VC investment and clarified tax deductibles for technology transfers, and the NDRC has simplified approvals for enterprise bond issuances

  December 03, 2015

• Decoded: The nuances of anti-corruption in China

  Daimler, Cabot and Kroll unravel the complexities of compliance in the country, with in-house counsel pointing to the best ways forward

  December 02, 2015

• In the news: RMB joins the IMF club, Chinese accounting aligns with IFRS and China boosts legal ties with Africa

  The IMF accepted the renminbi as a reserve currency, the Ministry of Finance signed an MOU with the IFRS Foundation and the China-Africa Joint Arbitration Centre was launched

  December 01, 2015

  

• Legislation roundup: Housing reserve, annual reports and consumer retail

  The use of housing reserve funds to purchase bonds has been permitted, the CSRC has clarified disclosure requirements for listed companies' annual reports and the State Council has encouraged the development of consumer-based industries

  November 26, 2015

• In the news: CSRC restarts IPOs, China cracks $64 billion underground bank and ranks top for clean energy investment

  This week the CSRC approved the Shenzhen and Shanghai listings of 10 companies, authorities busted the country's largest underground bank and a study ranked China as the top emerging market for clean energy investment

  November 25, 2015

  

• Legislation roundup: FX in Shanghai, HK-China fund offerings and financial industry

  The PBOC and regulators have enhanced currency convertibility in the Shanghai FTZ, permitted the selling of funds between the mainland and Hong Kong and defined the categories of financial enterprises

  November 18, 2015

• In the news: RMB gets nod from IMF, CSRC vice-chairman gets investigated, Dali Foods lists in HK and foreign video imports face limits

  This week the IMF supported making the renminbi a reserve currency, the deputy head of the CSRC was suspected of corruption, Dali Foods' IPO raised $1.5 billion and China clamped down on DVD imports

  November 17, 2015