On June 28th 2010, the State Administration of Taxation (“SAT”) issued the Notice of Effectiveness and Implementation of the China-Barbados Protocol on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes (Guo Shui Fa [2010] No.64) (“the new Protocol”). According to the Notice, the new Protocol signed on February 10th 2010 …
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On July 30th 2010, Hao Yabin, Deputy Secretary-General of China Video Industry Association (CVIA), attended the Summit of New Television Industry under the Merge of “Three Networks”. At the Summit, Hao said that management of Internet Television (ITV) should benefits the Industry, rather than lead to industrial monopoly by controlling licenses. Hao admitted that the …
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Recently, Shanghai established The Trial Measures on Establishment of Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprises and Sino-Foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprises invested by Domestic Nature Persons in Pudong New District (“Trial Measures”). The Trial Measures consists of ten articles concerning the regulation of domestic nature persons investigating on Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures, and takes effect on May …
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Peter Corne, managing director of the Shanghai office of Eversheds and chair of the energy working group of the European China Chamber of Commerce in that city, has been working with environment law for years. In a recent interview of China Business Law Journal, he talked about the prospects for clean energy and the environment …
“Criteria for the Examination of Trademarks Containing ‘China’ or the Character ‘National’ as the First Word” has been released by The State Administration for Industry and Commerce on 28 July, 2010. In its goal of consummating works on trademark, strict rules have been issued in accordance with Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China. …
Rules on Trademarks Containing “China” Or “National” have been released Read More »
A vice consul from the U.S. Embassy will be available on Thursday, August 12, 2010, in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. The vice consul will assist American citizens by performing notary services, adding passport pages, and providing registration information. Passport applications will also be available, and the vice consul will answer other questions related to Embassy services. …
American Citizen Services Outreach Program in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China Read More »
Several U.S. institutions in charge of censorship of sensitive merges are under the discussion of attitudes towards Huawei’s merges. The authorities hold different viewpoints on this issue. Last week, Huawei failed in the offering of purchase of 2Wire, a network software corporation. It is ultimately purchased by Pace, with a slight edge. On the other …
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Recently, Shanghai established The Trial Measures on Establishment of Sino-Foreign Equity Joint Venture Enterprises and Sino-Foreign Cooperative Joint Venture Enterprises invested by Domestic Nature Persons in Pudong New District (“Trial Measures”). The Trial Measures consists of ten articles concerning the regulation of domestic nature persons investigating on Sino-Foreign Joint Ventures, and takes effect on May …
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According to foreign media, the attorney-general’s office in the US state of Connecticut lead by Richard Blumenthal is investigating the cooperation deals between Amazon, Apple and leading publishers, concerning possible antitrust violations. And they specifically intend to find out whether the companies are using their size in the market to prevent other retailers from offering …
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