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CNY Holiday Extension & Updates on Curbing Virus Outbreak

January 27, 2020

1.China extends Spring Festival holiday The General Office of the State Council announced on 27 January 2020 that the Lunar New Year holiday will be extended until 2 February 2020 as a measure to contain the novel coronavirus outbreak. The announcement also provides that: Universities, primary and middle schools and…

Notice on Tackle Coronavirus Effect on Employment

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January 26, 2020

On 24 January 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC announced its “Notice on the proper treatment of labor relations during the prevention and control of the pneumonia outbreak caused by the new coronavirus infection”. Main content of the notice as follows: 1. For pneumonia…

China Classifies Coronavirus as Category B Infectious Disease

News

January 26, 2020

The government of China just announced to take further steps to control the outbreak of coronavirus-related pneumonia. This form of pneumonia was just classified as an infectious disease in accordance with the law, as was decided at the State Council’s executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang on 20 January…

Maternity Leave and Allowances in China

employment law

January 24, 2020

The provisions on medical expenses and maternity allowances for female employees are mainly to be found in the “Special Provisions on Labour Protection for Female Employees” (“Special Provisions”) and the “Population and Family Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China” (“Family Planning Law”) I. Maternity benefits: Article 8 of…

The Protection of Trade Secrets in China

Basic China law, IPR

January 16, 2020

In China, the primary law governing the protection of trade secrets is the “Anti-Unfair Competition Law of the PRC (“AUCL”)”. Yet just like many laws in China, judicial interpretations provide a far more detailed and enlightening description of this subject matter and guidance for court hearings. The latter is the…

China Is Keen on Tracking Large Cash Flows Now

Basic China law, News

January 12, 2020

In November 2019 the Chinese People’s Bank already announced the “Pilot Implementation of Large Amounts of Cash Management in Hebei Province, Zhejiang Province and Shenzhen” for public comments. Its aim is to manage the amount of large cash flows. According to the draft, the pilot will last for two years…

Foreign Investment Law breathes a sigh of relief for HR-services

foreign investment law, News

January 6, 2020

In order to achieve the objectives of the Foreign Investment Law (FIL), which came into effect on 1 January 2020, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of the PRC has undertaken amendments to three particular departmental regulations as follows: Regulations on the Administration of The Sino-foreign Joint Venture…

Implementation Regulation on Foreign Investment Law of the PRC

China business basic, News

January 4, 2020

Implementation Regulation on Foreign Investment Law of the PRC was officially promulgated on December 31, 2019, to be effective from January 1, 2020. Let’s see what we got here: A. Main content The regulation stresses the principles of promoting and protecting foreign investments in China. 1. Equal treatment of investors…

First Case of Gay Marriage Registration in China

marriage law, News

January 4, 2020

On June 23, 2015, Sun Wenlin, who initially had planned to stay single, went to the Furong District Civil Affairs Bureau in Changsha City with his boyfriend Hu MinLiang to register their marriage on the first anniversary of their acquaintance. Although the marriage certificate is just a piece of paper,…

New Pilot Cross-Border E-Commerce Zones

News

December 31, 2019

On December 24, 2019 The State Council approved the establishment of “Pilot Cross-Border E-Commerce Zones” in 24 new Chinese cities. Those cities are the following: Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Chifeng, Fushun, Hunchun, Suifenhe, Xuzhou, Nantong, Wenzhou, Shaoxing, Wuhu, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Ganzhou, Jinan, Yantai, Luoyang, Huangshi, Yueyang, Shantong, Foshan, Luzhou, Haidong, and Yinchuan.…

Notice on Tackle Coronavirus Effect on Employment

Maternity Leave and Allowances in China

The Protection of Trade Secrets in China

China Is Keen on Tracking Large Cash Flows Now

Foreign Investment Law breathes a sigh of relief for HR-services

Implementation Regulation on Foreign Investment Law of the PRC

First Case of Gay Marriage Registration in China

New Pilot Cross-Border E-Commerce Zones

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