Technology Media and Telecom

• Provisions for the Administration of Online Publication Services

  网络出版服务管理规定

  FIEs not allowed to provide online publication services.

  July 11, 2016

• Provisions for the Administration of Online Publication Services

  网络出版服务管理规定

  FIEs not allowed to provide online publication services.

  July 11, 2016

• Measures for the Administration of the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises (Revised)

  高新技术企业认定管理办法 (修正)

  Criteria lowered for recognition of HNTEs.

  July 05, 2016

• Measures for the Administration of the Recognition of High and New Technology Enterprises (Revised)

  高新技术企业认定管理办法 (修正)

  Criteria lowered for recognition of HNTEs.

  July 05, 2016

• General Office of the General Administration of Customs, Circular on Matters Relevant to Implementing the New Oversight Requirements in Respect of Imports of Cross-border E-commerce Retail

  海关总署办公厅关于执行跨境电子商务零售进口新的监管要求有关事宜的通知

  Import tax policy on cross-border e-commerce retail postponed.

  July 05, 2016

• China Banking Regulatory Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology and People's Bank of China, Guiding Opinions on Supporting Intensification of Innovation by Banking Financial Institutions to Launch a Pilot Project for Interlinked Investment in, and Lending to, Scientifically Innovative Enterprises

  中国银行业监督管理委员会、科技部、中国人民银行关于支持银行业金融机构加大创新力度 开展科创企业投贷联动试点的指导意见

  Pilot banks may engage in hybrid equity-debt financing.

  July 05, 2016

• High-tech company rules shift focus to compliance

  While the new regulations for high and new technology enterprises simplify status approval procedures and encourage R&D, they subject companies to closer monitoring and entail heavier compliance burdens

  July 05, 2016

  

• China question: What are the requirements and risks of setting up data centers or cloud servers in China?

  As an MNC with operations in China, are we legally required to establish data centers and servers in the country? Do I need to partner with a local company or SOE? What are the risks involved in big data and cloud computing, and how do I maximize cybersecurity?

  June 30, 2016

  

• Is China really opening up big data?

  中国是否真正放开大数据

  While Premier Li pledged to liberalize big data, cloud and e-commerce to draw foreign investors, practitioners flagged regulatory ownership restrictions and security controls as major obstacles. 虽然李克强总理承诺放开大数据、云和电子商务以吸引外国投资者，但从业者仍将监管所有权限制和审查控制视为主要阻碍。

  June 01, 2016

  

• Implementing Measures for the Pilot Project for Levy of Value-added Tax in Place of Business Tax

  营业税改征增值税试点实施办法

  China launches a nationwide VAT reform.

  May 26, 2016