Legal

Together, the 45 highest-grossing Chinese law firms reported $8.7 billion in global revenue in 2018, up a staggering 17.1% from 2017.

Restrictions on foreign banks, insurers lifted with immediate effect; China tops U.N. global survey for IP protection activity; and leading government agencies and companies launch nationwide blockchain services network

The State Council has lifted investment restrictions on foreign banks and insurance companies while the People's Bank of China has tightened control on banks' wealth management business.

Regulatory criteria for net capital are laid out for wealth management subsidiaries of banks

Shandong FTZ builds ties with Japan and South Korea

Concessions from both sides in limited China-U.S. phase one trade deal; Chinese tech firms and security bureaus blacklisted over human rights accusations; and caps on foreign fund managers in China to be removed in April

China's national security review regime has largely flown under the radar since it was introduced in 2011. But a recent case involving a foreign-invested supermarket chain, the first since a revamp of the regime's regulatory structure elevated the role of China's powerful central planning agency, has put national security in the spotlight once again.

Private investment is encouraged in online education, responsibilities are well defined for different parties in construction surveying and a new type of R&D institution is allowed.

Bad loans in China's banking system have increased in the second quarter of this year even as the government tries to avert a possible debt crisis among the country's smaller banks