Foreign Direct Investment

Driven by strong government support and robust market demand, China's IT industry has reportedly grown by 20% annually over the past decade. Public spending…

The newly effective Acquisition of Domestic Enterprises by Foreign Investors Tentative Provisions  (外国投资者并购境内企业暂行规定)…

The Shanghai Municipal Commission for Foreign Economic Relations and Trade issued a detailed set of implementing rules which govern the establishment of regional headquarters by foreign multinationals in various forms.

The Shanghai Communications Administration Bureau's recently released 2002 overview of the city's telecommunications industry makes for interesting reading.…

Driven by strong government support and robust market demand, China's IT industry has reportedly grown by 20% annually over the past decade. Public spending…

Issued: March 28 2003Main contents: The Circular clarifies that foreign-invested projects whose additional investments are approved before April 1 2002…

Issued: April 15 2003Main contents: The Notice lists 21 types of items in respect of which administrative examination and approval requirements are to…

Issued: March 17 2003Effective: May 1 2003 and December 1 2004 for the provisions concerning the establishment of foreign-invested books, newspapers and…

Issued: March 22 2003Effective: April 1 2003Main contents: The Beijing office of a government or an enterprise from outside Beijing shall be called a "Beijing…