New interpretations issued relating to obscene and offensive content The Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate have jointly issued a 13 articled document pertaining to the application of cases concerning obscene information via the internet and mobile devices. The new Interpretation outlines that where telecom and internet service provides were aware and had …
The Chinese Central Government has sent eight inspection teams to 16 provincial areas to investigate and prevent melamine-tainted milk powder from being reclaimed illegally to produce milk products. Melamine, a milk adulterant added to poor quality milk to make it appear protein rich by increasing its nitrogen content. It can cause renal failure especially in …
The pre-paid money card industry in China has flourished in recent years, especially in major cities such as Shanghai and Beijing. They are more convenient than cash and can hold anywhere from 100 to 200,000 yuan. With the exponential increase in the number of companies registered to distribute such cards, there has been a similar …
The General Office of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) released the “Notice on Further Strengthening the Administration of Issuing Non-coal Mine Safety Licenses.” It states that the approval procedures for the “three simultaneous” requirements for construction projects for newly developed non-coal mines must be strictly followed. If such procedures are not successfully completed, …
China announced on Friday, February 5th that it will impose anti-dumping duties on broiler chicken imports from the United States. China is the largest importer of chicken products from the US, imports of which reached 584,300 tons in 2008 and accounted for 20 percent of US exports and 75 percent of Chinese imports during the …
In a report issued by China Business news, Chinas energy conservation, and environmental protection industries may contribute up to 5.3 trillion yuan or 776 billion USD by the year 2015. This would account for nearly 10% of predicted gross domestic product. According to the secretary of the China Environment Service Industry Association, Luo Jianhua, China’s …
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As a testament to both the level of corruption present throughout China, and the governments dedication to rooting out such corruption; Chinese prosecutors continue to present startling evidence against Wen Qiang the former police chief of Chongqing Province. Wen is charged with accepting bribes, possessing suspicious assets, protecting gangs, and the repeated rape of a …
A Beijing man surnamed Gao is suing the Beijing Coca-Cola beverage company after he found a three centimeter long cockroach like incest inside a bottle of sprite that he purchased from a supermarket. Mr. Gao took the company to court in 2008 requesting that the company apologize for the incident, pay him 2.05 yuan in …
The amended “Measures on Administering Undeveloped Land in Guangzhou” has been officially released by the Guangzhou government. Undeveloped land fees will no longer be levied on a monthly basis, but will be levied at a fixed rate of 20%of the value in the transfer or assignment of the land. Late charges amounting to 1%of the …
Who’s Who Legal has selected Edward Lehman, Managing Director of Lehman, Lee & Xu as one of the world’s leading Corporate Immigration lawyers. The award, which makes a selection of 410 lawyers internationally, only makes one selection from China, that of Mr Edward Lehman of Lehman, Lee & Xu. Already this year, Mr Lehman has …
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