In an apparent step toward improving the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in China, the PRC Supreme People's Court (SPC) last week issued a judicial opinion on handling IPR-related cases and laid the ground rules for judicial proceedings for the lower courts in China.
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As previously reported in CMI, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) began its first reading of the draft PRC Corporate Income Tax Law in December 2006.
The PRC State Council recently shifted some senior government personnel:
China's top financial officials and planners met at a national conference last week and endorsed a range of policies concerning the restructuring of an ailing state bank, better use of ballooning foreign exchange (forex) reserves, and expansion of the bond market that they hope will sustain high growth rates and maintain China's position as the world's fourth
In response to developments this month on the draft Labor Contract Law, the US-China Business Council (USCBC) held roundtables in Shanghai and Beijing last week to discuss the new draft with member companies and begin the process of collecting comments in preparation for possible submission to the National People's Congress (NPC) at the en
In response to developments this month on the draft Labor Contract Law, the US-China Business Council (USCBC) held roundtables in Shanghai and Beijing last week to discuss the new draft with member companies and begin the process of collecting comments in preparation for possible submission to the National People's Congress (NPC) at the en
In recent meetings with PRC financial officials, including China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Assistant Chair Wang Zhaoxing, USCBC stressed the importance of further financial sector reforms and market openings for China's economic goals and for its consumers.
In recent meetings with PRC financial officials, including China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) Assistant Chair Wang Zhaoxing, USCBC stressed the importance of further financial sector reforms and market openings for China's economic goals and for its consumers.
In its continuing effort to promote domestic brands, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) last week issued measures to evaluate Chinese brands that are eligible to apply for commercial-brand status.
Several recent developments indicate that the PRC government's current emphasis on the environment may have emboldened the PRC State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) to flex its muscles.