The Revised Draft of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China ("Revised Draft") marks a significant chapter for corporate law. Promulgated on 20 December 2021...

Recently, illegal entry into China, taking up residence and working has been included in the Awards for Reporting Illegal and Criminal Offences Implementing Measures (The Measures) in the southern city of Shenzhen.

Personal Information Protection Law (‘PIPL'), effective from 1 November 2021, regulates those collecting and handling personal information. For companies processing employee data, a robust data security system should be integrated into the IT infrastructure and in line with PIPL.

Several Articles issued by the Human Resources and Social Security authorities stipulate that utilising a third-party agent to pay social insurance without establishing a labour relationship...

The importance of the legal representative of a China-based company is too often overlooked.

In 2011, the "PRC Law on the Application of Laws to Foreign-Related Civil Relations" ("Law") was promulgated to provide for what the applicable laws should be when foreign-related civil relations are involved.

Employers are normally obliged to utilise the standard working hours, as prescribed by the Labour Law of the People's Republic of China (‘Labour Law').

Foreign-invested entities ("FIE") in China often encounter several issues in cross-border foreign currency exchange ("foreign exchange").

Often foreign brands question whether to trademark register their name in Chinese before launching in China. Such a topic has previously raised controversial opinions.

In China, the invoice — or fapiao (发票) — refers to the certificate of payment or receipt of money made or received in purchases and sales of goods, provisions or acceptance of services and other business activities.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (‘NPC') adopted the revised Anti-Monopoly Law of the People's Republic in China (‘AML'). Effective from 1 August 2022...

Shareholders may wish to amend the share structure of their subsidiary in China for several reasons by share transfer.

Parties to a contract must render exact and complete performances to be released from legal liabilities.

Employing foreign hires can be daunting and requires careful attention to relevant laws, rules, and regulations.

The corporate income tax rate was reduced from 10 percent to 5 percent for small and micro-businesses. The tax rate is applied to the profit portion from 1 million RMB to 3 million RMB.

Besides annual leave and sick leave, there several other types of employee leave provisioned under the Labour Law.

In China, the invoice — or fapiao (发票) — is an essential component of the State Administration of Taxation (SAT).

Last month, Dr. Angela Su, Horizons partner and IPRS head, was invited by the Mexican Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai to offer her expertise on trademark protection in China.

"Guanxi" (关系 guānxì) — pronounced gwan-shee — is one of the most potent forces in Chinese culture.

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).