Insurance asset management products are offered to private investors, domestic law firms are encouraged to expand overseas and extension is offered to R&D tax refund filings.

People's Bank of China issues first specifications on distributed ledger technology

State Council has lowered the investment capital percentage requirements

Guo Yongmao and Zhang Tianyang of Haiwen & Partners highlight tax policies to support manufacturers and service providers that have assisted with the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as those who have been affected by it

In the second episode of the China Law Podcast, we discuss what obligations employers in China have as they resume normal operations, employers' liability if an employee contracts the virus, as well as the possible ways through which struggling businesses can reduce their costs during these tough times

In the first episode of the China Law Podcast, we discuss Chinese businesses claiming force majeure exemptions to contracts. Should foreign counterparties grant these exemptions? Must they? Or should they sue instead? And perhaps most importantly, would they win?

Qualifications approval requirement for foreign project contracting is lifted

China steps up measures to contain imported COVID-19 cases; HKEX launches master SPSA service for fund managers; and SAFE eases foreign borrowing regulations for high-tech startups.

The encouraged foreign investment catalogue is seeking public comments on adding more investment items, State Council delegates the land conversion approval authority to local governments, and Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges include the trading of depository receipts.