China Law News

Foreign investment in nursing homes has been encouraged, the CIRC listed the means for insurance companies to increase capital and the SAIC set rules for group buying websites

This week the Range Rover Evoque was copied by Chinese LandWind, Microsoft got fined US$140 million for tax evasion, the NDRC considered lifting price caps on drugs and Tencent signed a deal with HBO

The CSRC has issued provisions on the administration of securities companies, the CCPIT produced new Rules for CMAC and the State Council set out a draft framework for investments by the the National Social Security Fund

This week CGN Power aimed to raise US$3.16 billion in its HK IPO, the China Maritime Arbitration Commission opened an office in Hong Kong, an independent IP office was launched in Shanghai and China signed a US$12 billion rail deal with Nigeria

The new CIETAC Arbitration Rules provide for emergency action, clarify the Hong Kong centre's role and expand use of the summary procedure. These changes show CIETAC is keeping up with global standards

The new CIETAC Arbitration Rules provide for emergency action, clarify the Hong Kong centre's role and expand use of the summary procedure. These changes show CIETAC is keeping up with global standards

CIETAC has amended its Arbitration Rules effective next year and tax issues for investors of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect have been clarified

This week the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect launched and exempted taxes, Visa and Mastercard were given false hopes as the PBOC bolstered UnionPay and Evergrande Group bought a Hong Kong-based publisher

The NDRC has issued the draft amendments to its Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue and a pilot project for private bond offerings for mergers and restructurings was launched