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On October 13, 2010, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("State AIC") adopted the Measures for Supervision and Abolishment of Contract-related Illegal Activities ("Measures").

On 13 August 2010, the proposed acquisition of Alcon, Inc (Alcon) by Novartis AG (Novartis) was approved by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), with conditions. MOFCOM’s public announcement in relation to this acquisition is located here. This is the 6th merger that has been approved with conditions, since the enactment of the Anti-Monopoly Law (AML) in 2008.

In today's digital age, big data is increasingly utilised to optimise the business environment and ease doing business in China.

FIEs currently remain subject to the laws and regulations governing incorporation and operation of FIEs in addition to the Company Law.

On July 30, 2024, China's merger control authority, the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"), released its official statistics on the merger review cases...

On May 12, 2025, Matthew R. Galeotti, the head of the DOJ's Criminal Division, gave a speech at SIFMA's Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference that previewed subsequently issued policy changes...

Hiring employees on the ground in China is a key step for companies that want to tap into the Chinese market. Hawksford details the key human resources considerations...

On 2006 January 1, the Judicial Interpretation of China Supreme People’s Court for Resolving Disputes Concerning Letters of Credit (Judicial Interpretation) entered into force.

On 20 July, 2019, the Office of the Financial Stability and Development Committee under the State Council ("FSDC") unveiled 11 new measures1 (the "New Measures")

On 17 February 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) published new regulations relating to overseas offerings and listing by PRC companies. The new regulations...

As we enter the last days of 2022, China lifted COVID-19 restrictions and downgraded the virus – overnight on 26 December, 2022. Leaving businesses to grapple with the sudden shift...

As part of the State Council's efforts to reform the overall business environment, six major cities – Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen – have since the...

To promote the high-quality development of the private sector, China will continue its strong intellectual property protection of private enterprises at home and abroad, the country's top IPregulator said.

The plaintiff (Wuxi company) manufactures and sells a fully automatic anti-permeation equipment.

The SPC resolved an appeal case involving an administrative dispute over the revocation of an integrated circuit layout design.

On June 10, 2021, the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress passed the Anti-Sanctions Law, which immediately came into effect.

On July 7, 2022, the Cybersecurity Administration of China ("CAC") issued the Measures for Security Assessment for Cross-Border Data Transfers (" Security Assessment Measures"), which took effect on September 1, 2022.