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On 11 February, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China published the final text of its "Interim Provisions on the Standards that Apply to Simplified Cases of Concentrations of Undertakings".

On 24 January 2009, China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") issued a public announcement conditionally approving the proposed acquisition of Lucite International Group Limited ("Lucite") by Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd ("Mitsubishi").

MOFCOM announced the 8th conditional merger clearance of the proposed acqusition of the Savio Group by Alpha V.

On September 2, 2011, China's Ministry of Commerce released on its website New Antitrust Rules.

Recent press reports in China have indicated that China's NDRC, one of China's three antitrust regulators, is launching an inquiry into firms in the foreign finance sector to determine if they have...

Courts in the People's Republic of China recently have taken several steps to clarify enforcement procedures under the new Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML").

China has expanded the cross-border Renminbi settlement pilot scheme, which commenced on a limited scale a year ago. The recently issued Notice on Relevant Issues in Expanding Pilot Projects for Settlement in Renminbi in Cross-border Trade[1] ("Notice") expands the scope of the scheme to enterprises in 20 provincial-level regions[2] for transactions with all of China’s trading partners.

Antitrust or competition law rules governing vertical restraints (such as resale price maintenance) are significant in China because as a manufacturing "hub", vertical contracts or agreements such as manufacturer-distributor agreements are very common.

The Guangdong AIC's investigation was not triggered by third-party complaints, as is often the case; rather, the agency initiated the investigation based on a report published in Guangzhou Daily on March 13 2013.

On December 18, 2009, a Chinese court ruled in favor of Baidu, Inc. ("Baidu"), allegedly the largest Chinese search engine company, in a lawsuit filed by Tangshan Renren Information Service Company ("TRISC"), an online information platform.

This is the first ever boycott case penalized by the PRC competition enforcement agencies.

In an effort to prevent and curb unfair competition in the online sphere, maintain fair market competition, encourage innovation, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of businesses and consumers.

Picture this: After a long fourteen hour plane ride to Beijing, you grab your luggage, hop in a taxi, and head to your hotel.

The case filed by Italian Ferrero SPA against Montresor (Zhangjiagang) Food Co. Ltd. and Tianjin Economical and Technological Development Zone Zhengyuan Distribution Co., Ltd for unfair competition ...

This is the law in China mainly protecting trade secrets and unregistered trademarks. After the last draft in December 2024, which the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) provided comments on, the final version was announced on 27 June 2025 at the link below:

Its enforcement efforts include dealing with monopoly and unfair-competition conduct and illegal commercial activities.

On 29 December 2010, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) issued rules entitled "Rules on Anti-Price Monopoly"(rules). These are the first rules to provide further guidance in relation to the price-related prohibitions of the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML). [Note: The NDRC issued these rules in draft form for the first time in September 2009.] The rules will be effective as of 1 February 2011.

Recent actions by the Chinese price regulator, the National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC"), indicate an increasing emphasis on enforcement against pricing and other competition law violations.