Corporate Governance

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…

Issued: September 27 2006Main contents: When underwriting large cap stocks, securities companies whose net capital comply with the standard and that are…

China is considering establishing a new 'super regulator' to oversee its financial and banking industries, in a bid to improve coordination in a sector…

Promulgated: August 23 2006Effective: September 8 2006Main contents: The Interpretation provides additional information to the PRC Arbitration Law.Related…

The European Union (EU) has dropped an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Chinese-made protective footwear after European producers withdrew their…

Issued: August 25 2006Main contents: The Circular states that the registration jurisdiction of branches and sub-branches of foreign-invested enterprises,…

Suzhou, located in China's Jiangsu province (80 kilometres west of Shanghai), tops the rankings in the list of 'China's 20 Most Attractive Cities for Foreign…