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Multinational companies doing business in China face difficult and unique challenges in handling corporate data that resides there.

The Beijing social insurance authorities have taken action to prevent local agents from processing SI&HF withholding payments for other companies.

In the last edition of this update, we featured the Hong Kong Government's public consultation on a nutrition labelling scheme for pre-packaged foods. Since that article a disturbing related issue has emerged in Hong Kong and mainland China. Most people are familiar with the trade in counterfeit items all over the world such as watches, computer games, DVDs and clothing. Whilst this is a major concern for multi-national and local companies who wish to protect their intellectual property righ

The offshore holding company structure widely used by Chinese entrepreneurs to obtain overseas venture capital and private equity investment, engage in cross-border trade sales, and undertake overseas initial public offerings has been significantly impacted by two new circulars from the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)

The People's Bank of China ("PBOC") promulgated the Notice of Relevant Issues concerning RMB Lending Rates (the "Notice") on 10 December 2003. 

Those who follow legal trends in the People's Republic of China have become accustomed to government agencies taking actions in specific industries or related to particular business activities in the period around major meetings or events.

We explain how to apply the three Negative Lists that define the prohibitions and restrictions.

On January 2, 2025, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) released five landmark cases to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Foreign Investment Law, emphasizing China's commitment to protecting foreign investors' rights and fostering a fair business environment.

China finished its annual legislative meetings of the Chinese People Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (‘NPC') in Beijing – commonly referred to as the Two Sessions (Liǎng huì).

If the patentee proactively provides and intends for the accused infringer to implement their patented technical solution without disclosing their patent, and only requests...

Patenting computer software inventions makes sense for the Chinese e-commerce industry for three reasons. First, the Chinese government wants more businesses to patent their technological innovations.

Real names on fake products.

The Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China ("ECL") took effect from 1 December 2020.

China has issued two new regulations establishing a comprehensive supply chain security framework and countering foreign extraterritorial jurisdiction, creating significant compliance challenges for multinational companies.

TMF Group assesses jurisdictions for business complexity each year.

The IT industry in China has suffered high employee turnover rates for many years, making HR administration in this sector one of the greatest challenges of doing business in China