IntroductionArticle 4 of the Labor Contract Law[1] stipulates that when an employer formulates, revises or decides on rules or major matters which directly involve the vital interests of employees, such matters shall be discussed by the emp...

by Deming Zhao | Jeffrey Shen | Ju ChenCustoms & Trade Compliance, Tariff Classification Service Center, Global Law OfficeAs of June 3, 2019, companies or trade associations in China for the first time have been able to apply for exclusion ...

On June 1, 2019, the Director General of the Department of Treaty & Law of MOFCOM and the Director General of the Bureau of Industry, Security, Import & Export Control of MOFCOM jointly answered several questions from journalists regarding ...

On October 26, 2018, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China promulgated the   International Criminal Judicial Assistance Law   (“ICJAL”), which came into effect on the same day. During the past 6 months since it...

On March 15, 2019, the PRC National People’s Congress promulgated the People's Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) Foreign Investment Law (the “Foreign Investment Law”), which will become effective as of January 1, 2020.    Upon its...

国家药监局加强并规范进口药品药械境外检查      By Yang Cui / Rae Zhang   On December 26, 2018, the Chinese agency for regulating drugs and medical devices (the National Medical Products Administration; “NMPA”) released the Announcement on ...