Corporate Governance

Courts in China have been taking the lead in interpreting China's intellectual property laws so as to meet international standards. Shanghai Municipality has recently made its own contribution with an Opinion on strengthening IP rights in foreign businesses.

Parties seeking to resolve disputes in China have a choice of arbitration institutions in an increasingly competitive environment. China's best-known arbitration commission has issued new rules to expedite the resolution of financial disputes, which it hopes can keep it ahead of the competition.

A detailed set of provisions which sets out the supervision and administration of state-owned assets.

By Mitch Dudek, Alex Wang & Chenbo Zhang, Jones Day, ShanghaiSince 1979, Chinese products have been the subject of more than 300 anti-dumping investigations…

A set of procedures which outlines the administration of invitation and submission of bids for construction works and construction projects in the PRC.

Issued: April 8 2003Main contents: The Measures deal with such matters as the recipients of foreign-invested construction enterprise qualification certificates,…

Issued: April 9 2003Main contents: The Official Reply recognizes foreign-invested enterprises engaged in sewage and rubbish disposal as production-orientated…

Shanghai aims to become a regional business hub. New rules have been issued that supplement initial steps that Shanghai took in the summer of 2002 to make itself a focus of international business.

An increasing number of foreign investors now make investments in China by acquiring an equity interest in existing enterprises. The government has encouraged…