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Highlights of The Amended Trademark Law of PRC

November 4, 2019

On 1st of Nov 2019, the forth amended Trademark Law of PRC took effect officially. Some long-term “headaches” for overseas corporations are addressed in this updated law. The highlights are as follow: 1. Malicious squatting will be cut down in multiple ways. For quite a while now, trademark malicious squatting…

Updated! Treatment for Non-Resident Taxpayers

tax

October 25, 2019

On October 21st, 2019，the State Administration of Taxation (SAT) of the PRC released the updated Measures for the Administration of Non-Resident Taxpayers’ Enjoyment of the Treat under Tax Agreement. The new regulation will be implemented from January 1st, 2020, while the previous edition will be abolished at the same time.…

How to File a Lawsuit in China (P2-evidence)

litigation

October 22, 2019

After considering jurisdiction (which we can actually think about as early as when making a deal because one can agree to a more favorable jurisdiction in one’s contract), the next thing we need to consider is evidence. According to PRC civil procedure law, evidence that can be accepted by the judge…

China-More Opening-up in Financial Sector

foreign investment law, News

October 18, 2019

On October 15, 2019, the State Council of PRC announced the revision of the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of Foreign-funded Insurance Companies and the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of Foreign-funded Banks. There are four primary amendments to the Regulation on…

How to File a Lawsuit in China? (P1-jurisdiction)

litigation

October 16, 2019

For expats doing business in China, if they have any civil or commercial disputes with their business partner, what can they do? The most cost-effective or best way of course, is negotiation. If negotiation doesn’t work, the next option people can consider is filing a lawsuit. So, how does someone…

How to Sign Contract Properly in China?

Basic China law

September 18, 2019

To sign a contract properly is one of the good ways to protect yourself

Overtime Payment and Statutory Holiday

employment law

September 12, 2019

According to the law, employees can work eight hours a day and 40 hours a week. Overtime refers to hours worked outside of those 40 hours or hours worked on Statutory Holidays. Employers may not force employees to work overtime. If for some reason employees work overtime, the employer shall…

What’s the Points-based System?

employment law, general

September 9, 2019

Everyone knows that Chinese government are now tightening up it’s control over work visa recent years. The general policy is to “encourage high-end talents, control general work force and restrict low-level work force”. According to the Evaluation Criteria for Foreigners Employed in China (trial), foreign workers is divided into three…

Check out Your Individual Income Tax Status in China!

tax

August 29, 2019

On 20th of August, 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) promulgated the Circular about Strengthening Construction of Credit Database for Individual Income Taxpayers. The highlights of the Circular include: 1. Establish an individual income tax credit management mechanism and implement the credit commitment system. 2. Establish and improve…

Labor Dispute Resolution in China