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White & Case China Newsletter

May 2009
China Newsletter
Guan Feng Chen, Christopher F. Corr, John C. Leary, Xiaoming Li, Steve Payne, Vivian Tsoi

Welcome to this month's issue of White & Case's China newsletter, which covers China regulatory updates in the areas of:

Below you will find highlights of the topics included in this month's issue, and links to each of these four sections of our newsletter.

China Arbitration and Disputes Bulletin

This month's China Arbitration and Disputes Bulletin includes the following articles:

  • New CIETAC Online Arbitration Rules
  • Injunction against former employee refused by Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal

Click here for the complete Arbitration and Disputes Bulletin (PDF)

China Corporate Bulletin

This month's China Corporate Bulletin highlights the following updates and more:

  • MOFCOM delegates foreign investment approval authority to its local counterparts
  • SFC secures first ever jail sentence for insider dealing offence in Hong Kong
  • Decision of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel
  • First case of use of statutory derivative action involving a Hong Kong listed company

Click here for the complete China Corporate Bulletin (PDF)

China Finance Bulletin

This month's China Finance Bulletin offers updates on the following developments, plus others:

  • China calls halt to lending to steel producers
  • Industrial land prices lowered to boost investment
  • SAFE issues draft regulations to tighten control over non-resident foreign exchange accounts
  • SAFE delegates foreign exchange examination and approval authority

Click here for the complete China Finance Bulletin (PDF)

China Tax Bulletin

This month's China Tax Bulletin provides the following updates and analyses:

  • Long-awaited new enterprise reorganization rules finally unveiled
  • Guidance on how to determine the Chinese tax residency of Chinese-controlled foreign enterprises
  • Guidance on income tax treatment of liquidations
  • Hong Kong provides guidance on double tax relief for transfer pricing adjustments

Click here for the complete China Tax Bulletin (PDF)


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