Corporate Governance

China's new Takeover Code imposes stringent information disclosure requirements and clarifies rules to make the acquisition process more efficient.

Promulgated: August 27 2006Effective: June 1 2007Main contents: The Law comprisesPart One: General ProvisionsPart Two: Petition and AcceptancePart Three:…

On September 7 2006, the State Council and Ministry of Land announced new rules to control land. These include increased compensation for evicted residents…

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China is expected to release rules requiring state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to submit their dividends to the government from the beginning of 2007. The…

National LegislationECONOMIC POLICYTentative Measures on Services Dealing with Complaints from Overseas Commerce of Chinese Enterprises中国企业境外商务投诉服务暂行办法L2130/06.08.16FINANCINGMeasures…

Since China launched its reform of the domestic capital markets in May 2005, requiring listed companies to convert non-tradable state-owned shares into…

In Doing Business 2007: How to Reform, the World Bank and International Finance Corporation rank China as the fourth-best reformer globally (behind Georgia,…

Promulgated: September 1 2006Effective: October 1 2006Interpreting authority: Ministry of CommerceApplicability: The term "complaints from foreign-invested…