• posted: Mar. 22, 2017
• Peter Pang
• Arbitration and Litigation,  Labor and Employment Law,  Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments

If you are a Chinese employer and have terminated an employee, it is highly likely the employer may seek redress through the courts in an effort to rescind their termination Read More

• posted: Feb. 23, 2017
• Peter Pang
• Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments,  China 101

In 2016, China’s government passed a new foreign investment law (the Foreign Invested Enterprises Law) designed to make the PRC a more attractive environment for foreign investors.  In connection with Read More

• posted: Feb. 03, 2017
• Peter Pang
• Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments,  China 101

Franchising American restaurants in China was recently in the news amid reports that fast food giant McDonald’s has sold its mainland China and Hong Kong businesses to a consortium between Read More

• posted: Jan. 16, 2017
• Peter Pang
• Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments,  China 101

Under Chinese law, every company must have a legal representative when starting a company or opening a new business in the PRC.  A company’s legal representative is the individual who Read More

• posted: Dec. 22, 2016
• Peter Pang
• Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments,  Intellectual Property

Many foreign businesses are reluctant to register their brand name into Chinese, assuming that the brand will be recognizable, distinctive, and protected by one trademark filing. In reality, it is Read More

• posted: Nov. 16, 2016
• Peter Pang
• Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments,  Legal Updates

Much of the world, China included, is in shock over the recent election of billionaire property developer and TV reality shows mogul Donald J. Trump in the United States.  All Read More

• posted: Oct. 21, 2016
• Peter Pang
• Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments,  Legal Updates

In a recent development that could either spell great news or a reason for fear for foreign workers in China, on September 9, 2016, China’s State Administration of Foreign Experts Read More

• posted: Sep. 16, 2016
• Peter Pang
• Arbitration and Litigation,  Business In China,  Foreign Direct Investments,  Intellectual Property

What does a deck of playing cards and a lighter have in common? ‘Nothing’, one could argue. On December 30th 2015, the Beijing No.1 Intermediate People’s Court argued otherwise and Read More