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What are the Rights of Employee in China?

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According to the Labor Contract Law of the People’s Republic of China, employee’s rights including the following items: Liberty to terminate the contract 1. General situations Employees may terminate the labor contract if they give 30 days written notice. During the probation period, employees may terminate the labor contract if…

More about Registered Capital

Basic China law, China business basic, company law
As we mentioned in previous articles：What Does Registered Capital Mean? the law does not specify a time limit for capital injection, and no longer requires submitting a financial report after the capital injection. However, it is not always better to declare more registered capital when submitting the company incorporation application…

What Does Registered Capital Mean?

Basic China law, China business basic
In our previous blog, we explained “legal representative” of a company in China, now let’s explain the concept of “ registered capital” and related legal provisions. According to Company Law of PRC, registered capital is the fund all the shareholders contribute or promise to contribute to the company as they…

What is a Legal Representative?

China business basic, company law
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For foreigners considering starting a company in China, they will find that they are encountering some confusing concepts they have never dealt with before, such as registered capital, legal representative, and business scope. In the following weeks, we are going to explain them one by one. Today, let’s talk about…

Close Your WOFE Properly-Don’t Just Give It Up!

company law
Incorporating a WOFE in China is easier now, however, shutting down a WOFE remains complicated as ever. Some foreigners think: if they don’t conduct the annual registration  and tax filings, then they can just give up the WOFE.  They are wrong, wrong, wrong! 1. Direct consequence If any WFOE owner…

WFOE Formation in China—Simplified Now

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WFOE formation in China
As we mentioned in our previous blog: Wholly Foreign Owned Entity- WFOE formation in China is more simpler, easier and faster now. The following aspects have changed. 1 ) No more minimum registered capital requirement. Actually, there has been no minimum registered capital requirement for company formation since 2014，as the…

How to Get Back My Trademark in China?

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Trademark in China
More than once, when our clients finally decided to register their trademark in China, they found it’s been registered by someone else already! Can I claim it back by showing that we have owned and used the trademark for hundred years in our home country? They asked. Unfortunately, the answer…

China’s Accession to the Hague Convention of 1961 Simplifies International Document Authentication

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On March 8, 2023, Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands, Tan Jian, officially deposited China’s instrument of accession with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, signifying China’s participation in the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, commonly known as the “1961 Apostille Convention.” The Convention…

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