Features & Analyses

China's fast-growing real estate sector is regulated by a confusing patchwork of laws, and disputes have been on the rise. The Supreme People's Court has issued a new Interpretation that brings some welcome clarity to real estate sales and purchase contracts.

Cooperative educational programmes have been a fast-growing sector in China. New rules governing cooperative educational programmes operating in China contains important changes.

The aftermath of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome outbreak in China has impacted regulation of the workplace environment and initiated a reassessment of the legal framework governing employee rights and employer obligations.

Bancassurance has plenty of scope for growth in China but the regulatory hurdles to greater integration of the marketing of financial products mean that alternative investment strategies must be pursued, at least for the foreseeable future.

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.

The body of laws governing the bidding process for construction projects in the PRC has seen an important new addition, with the Invitation and Submission of Bids for Construction Projects Procedures (the New Procedures) issued on March 8 2003 and effective May 1 2003.

The Ministry of Information Industry has issued a new classification of basic and value-added telecommunication services. What does the new classification actually mean for foreign investment in China's telecom sector?

China's state-owned commercial banks are saddled with portfolios of non-performing loans (NPLs). Do China's legal, regulatory and tax regimes offer attractive structures to draw foreign investment into this sector?

China's mining industry hasn't experienced the dramatic growth in foreign investment that many other sectors of the economy have during the reform period. How can foreign investors tap in to the sector, and is the government committed to revamping the exploration industry?