Corporate Governance

Challenges ahead to bring PRC companies in compliance with internationally-accepted best practices.

Regulatory authorities have responded with legislation on exchange forwards and swaps. Will the authorities liberalize constraints on the derivative markets to meet international market standards?

Clarifies what constitutes well-known commodities and infringement of business secrets. Yan Xun reviews the key issues affecting intellectual property rights owners in China.

The new measures governing the establishment of representative organizations by foreign insurance institutions replace a similar set of measures promulgated only two years before.

An overview of the biggest legislative developments over the past two decades and the key issues affecting law firms in China today.

Detailed procedures for the establishment and dissolution of foreign-invested banks, scope and operation of renminbi business, and professional qualification requirements of some senior personnel are provided.

A McKinsey & Co survey reports that the high level of productivity among China's technology companies threatens multinational corporations, reports the…

Promulgated: September 17 2006Effective: September 19 2006Main contents: The Measures comprise:Part One: General ProvisionsPart Two: Inquiry and PricingPart…

Issued: November 7 2006Applicability: Newly-added construction land refers to construction land converted from agricultural land or unutilized land. …