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Understanding Current Visa Laws

A constant headache for expats are China’s ever-changing visa laws. The most recent version of the Exit-Entry Law of People’s Republic of China aims at facilitating the importation of foreign talents and further regulate foreigners’ exit and entry...

Local Laws and Regulations

With the strong growth of China’s economy, an increasing number of people from Europe and America come to China seeking new job opportunities. According to the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the amount of foreigners working...

Let’s Get Physical (1) It’s a Home, Gym, but not as You Know it

“I can’t believe it, I forgot my sports socks“, Oops, no hair-band”, “Gotta collect the dog from the hair dresser”, “Pollution’s up”, “Battery on the bike is down”, “Raining”, “Snowing”, “Too hot”; just some of the things that prevent...

China Real Estate Market Investment

Enacted on March 1st, 2015, the “Interim Regulation on Real Estate Registration” published by the Sate Council aims to offer effective protection for real estate, and better maintain transaction security. Should a foreigner have the intention to purchase...

New PRC Investment Draft Law

19th January saw the publication of the draft for the new Foreign Investment Law (FIL) for comments and discussion.This draft represents a further step to align the various, currently divided PRC laws. One governs domestic investments, while the...

Labour In Foreign-Invested Enterprises

Since China has refined labour and employment legislations in recent decades, the employer-employee relationship is constantly evolving. Understanding rights and obligations helps to reduce misunderstanding and legal risks. Legal Documents in a “Healthy Labour Relationship” The labour contract...

New Catalogue for Foreign Investment

On November 4th 2014, MOFCOM issued the modified Catalogue for the Guidance of Foreign Investment (herein referred to as “Catalogue”). MOFCOM also solicited public opinion from November 4th till December 3rd 2014; if the general attitude is favourable,...

Shanghai Free Trade Zone; One Year On

On August 22, 2013, the State Council approved the establishment of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free-Trade Zone (SFTZ). Officially launched on September 29, 2013 with the backing of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, it is the “first free-trade zone...

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Baby on Board in High Speed Train Emergency Delivered by Urologist into Nanjing

Mid-journey between Shanghai and Nanjing, a routine high-speed train service turned into an improvised delivery room, when a lady...

Iranians in China become more Visible than Countable

These things often start, not with a statistic, but with a voice; Persian heard in a lift, a WeChat...

Why Chinese Men Can’t Quit; Smoking, Face and the State

China has 300 million smokers, nearly a third of the world's total. The imbalance between the sexes is stark:...

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