Foreign Direct Investment

The PRC government increased its efforts to combat commercial bribery in China by issuing the Opinions on the Launch of Dedicated Work to Tackle Commercial Bribery. Under the new rules what practices should a company adopt when conducting business in China?

The New Opinions on Foreign Investment in China Real Estate represents the PRC government's concern and determination to cool down an overheated real estate market.

This Circular provides implementing procedures to the earlier issued Tentative Measures for the Administration of Overseas Financial Management Services Offered by Commercial Banks on Behalf of Customers.

Prohibits direct offshore ownership structure, guaranteed fixed returns for foreign-invested real estate enterprise, and heightens scrutiny in the area of equity interests transfer and merger & acquisition in real estate-related industry.

Faced with a funding gap of Rmb250 billion (US$31 billion), China plans to introduce new legislation to allow foreign and domestic investors to invest…

By the end of 2006, pursuant to its agreement with the World Trade Organization, China will allow foreign companies into the business of distributing petrol…

Foreign human resources firms such as Manpower are now allowed to control joint venture firms (JVs) with stakes of up to 70% if they agree to register…

Listed state-owned enterprises (SOEs) present strategic foreign investors with attractive investment opportunities, as they seem to have a pricing advantage and better corporate governance compared with domestic private companies. However, what challenges are involved in acquiring a minority stake in a listed SOE?

The China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has circulated a draft notice detailing the requirements for foreign banks to conduct retail business in…