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China develops plan to become world power in robotics
China is including 'numerical control tools and robotics' as one of ten industries in which it plans to become a world manufacturing power over the next decade.
China's 7th largest law firm sets up Shenzen co-op zone joint venture
Shanghai-based AllBright Law Offices, a firm of over 1,000 lawyers, is entering into a ten-lawyer joint venture alliance with Hong Kong-based Stevenson Wong & Co in the co-operation zone which was set up to test yuan liberalisation.
Quinn Emanuel to open Shanghai office with ex-Kirkland partner
The 700-lawyer litigation-only firm Quinn Emanuel expects to open its second China office with a team of between three and five people, once regulatory clearance comes through.
Foreign investors warned over inconsistency as China moves ahead on bankruptcy
The number of defaults and corporate failures is on the increase in the People's Republic - and foreign investors and traders are being warned that some court decisions could appear inconsistent.
Rivals expected to follow Bakers to Shanghai Free Trade Zone
Baker & McKenzie's winning of rights to practice local law through a joint venture with a firm in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone is likely to see other firms following in its tracks, according to leading consultant Peter Zeughauser.
A&O warns of lack of understanding of renminbi
Most executives at multi-nationals think their exposure to the Chinese currency is important but the majority of them also think that their company lacks the knowledge to use it fully and see it as a major obstacle, according to Allen & Overy.
Bakers makes China breakthrough with permit to practice local law
Baker & McKenzie has finally broken the barrier which prohibited foreign law firms from practising Chinese law - by winning a licence which allows it to offer local advice through a joint venture with a Chinese firm in Shanghai.
Brand protection in China: the do's and don'ts
E-commerce sales in China have outpaced the US, making it one of the most lucrative markets in the world. Brand protection group Mark Monitor has produced a white paper: Best Practices for Brand Protection and Effective Enforcement in China.
Big cat taunts over Chinese model
Jaguar CEO plans to complain to the Chinese over alleged similarities between a Chinese car and one of its vehicles.
Counterfeit Alcohol - Coming soon to a glass near you?
Alcoholic counterfeiting is the latest target for those faking luxury goods in China, says Paolo Beconcini and Robert Binion, partners at Carroll Burdick LLP.
Foreign firms do not make money in China, says Berkeley study
Law firms entering China struggle to take hold there - typically growing to a team of 11 but managing to contribute no more than five per cent of international turnover, according to academics at the University of California at Berkeley.
China poised to escalate crackdown on privacy for foreign businesses
Foreign businesses will be subject to a raft of new rules - including keeping servers and user data in China and handing over encryption keys - if new anti-terrorism laws which are due to be read in parliament this week are subsequently adopted.
Foreign companies are more wary China
Foreign companies in China remain optimistic albeit concerned about being targeted by the government.
Competition heats up amongst law firms in China
Despite the world's largest merger on the cards in China, it is a difficult market for law firms to turn a profit in.
Suicide investigation launched in China anti-corruption drive
The Chinese communist party is researching the numbers of its officials who have decided to commit suicide after they were given a warning or subject to disciplinary proceedings.
Landmark China foreign investment law goes up for consultation
China has begun public consultation on the law which will replace and update three existing laws which are seen as being out of date and also in conflict with other rules.
Beijing sees boom in foreign individuals legal services
The arrival of growing numbers of expats in the Chinese capital is leading to an increase in the resources of local law firms which are on hand to help them in criminal defence, family, housing and other areas.
China gives overhaul to legal environment of private sector
The Supreme People's Court of China has announced a new regime in which private businesses will have clearer rights and courts will make distinctions between crime and administrative error.
Chinese labor law firm joins L&E Global
Zhong Lun has signed up to to L& Global Employers' Counsel Worldwide, an alliance of employment law specialist firms.
Wife of arrested lawyer pleads with Chinese president
The wife of Pu Zhiqiang, a dissident lawyer who has represented many other activists, has asked the Chinese president to release her husband so that he can recover his health and not be subject to lengthy interrogation sessions.