Features & Analyses

Mofcom brings an improved regulatory system with its first guideline for antitrust reviews of concentrations. Foreign investors should take note of the public interest aspect the new rules consider when assessing competitive effects

When an online pharmacy brokering platform accused internet search giant Baidu of tampering with its search results ranking in 2009, it was a case that made headlines and tested the fledgling Anti-monopoly Law. In the wake of the final decision, a provincial high court, for the first time, issued a detailed discussion on three key elements of abuse of market dominance disputes

Recently Chinese companies listed overseas have been experiencing a credibility and credit crisis after revelations of accounting fraud. One solution is to improve the formation of a regulatory system

Recently Chinese companies listed overseas have been experiencing a credibility and credit crisis after revelations of accounting fraud. One solution is to improve the formation of a regulatory system

China recently released proposed Trademark Law amendments. Although they represent helpful steps forward to strengthen trade mark protection, areas remain that require further consideration

The ICC's newly-launched arbitration rules provide guidance for the Chinese and address complex arbitrations

The revised sale of securities investment funds measures introduce more competition by loosening qualification restrictions and allowing new entrants flexibility in compensation structures for value-added services

Mofcom's new security review measures heightens scrutiny of variable interest entity (VIE) structures operating in areas of PRC national concern

Over the past few years, China has been creating channels to allow a two-way cross-border flow of Renminbi (Rmb) funds to internationalise its currency. As the legal framework for this is still nascent, investors need to be cautious of practical hurdles and uncertainties