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2026-08-27Value-Added Telecom Services Series | ICP/EDI License Compliance Essentials: Full Process for Amendment, Renewal, and Cancellation – Don't Get the Order Wrong When Changing from Domestic to Foreign-Invested EnterpriseMany companies view the value-added telecom license as a one-time task – get it and forget it. In reality, it is a dynamically regulated qualification with a five-year cycle. Any changes in corporate registration, license expiry, business cessation, or sh
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2026-08-20From "Formal Compliance" to "Substantive Compliance" – A Shift in Regulatory FocusAgainst a backdrop of geopolitical volatility and fiscal pressure, "substance over form" and "reasonable commercial purpose" have become core principles across tax, accounting and legal regulation. This article traces their historical
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2026-08-20Outbound Investment Series | State Council Decree No. 837 Takes Effect – A Compliance Guide for Technology Transfer in Overseas InvestmentsOn 1 July 2026, the State Council Decree No. 837 (hereinafter "Decree No. 837" or the "Regulations") on outbound investment officially took effect. Article 13 draws a clear red line: investors shall not export or use goods, technologie
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2026-08-20Outbound Investment Series | 1 August Take Effect! Thailand DBD Order No. 2/2569 Brings New Substantive Control Rules – Nominee Shareholding Loopholes for Chinese Investors Are ClosingOn 1 August 2026, Thailand's Department of Business Development (DBD) issued Order No. 2/2569, marking a fundamental shift in foreign investment regulation—from documentary compliance to substantive control and economic substance review. Previously, DBD
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2026-06-11Breaking! Effective July 1 – In-depth Interpretation of the State Council's New Overseas Investment Regulations | Series III: After the New Regulations, Which Key Issues Remain Unresolved?The Regulations of the State Council on Outbound Investment(State Council Order No. 837, hereinafter "Order No. 837"), officially announced on June 1, 2026, represents a landmark piece of top-level legislation in the history of China's outbound
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2023-05-15OFFSHORE Series | Understanding Offshore Company Registers through Practical Examples (Part 2) - An Example of Cayman Companies.
Among the offshore registration jurisdictions, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the Cayman Islands are currently popular choices, with BVI and Cayman companies being the most commonly used SPVs.
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2023-05-11OFFSHORE Series | Understanding Offshore Company Registers through Practical Examples (Part 1) - An Example of BVI Companies
As the pace of economic globalization advances, more and more domestic capital is seeking to develop in the international market. Apart from a few enterprises that will invest directly, most enterprises will choose to set up offshore entities as Special P
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2022-08-12Explore foreign exchange registration routes for ESOPs of unlisted companies with red chip structure
During the economic and financial globalization and integration, it has become a general trend for Chinese enterprises to make full use of overseas capital markets for global financing. Therefore, more and more enterprises choose to go overseas for listin
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2022-08-12Comparison of methods of foreign capital participation in domestic investment - FDI/QFII/RQFII/QDLP......
In recent years, with the rapid development of China's economy and the deepening of its openness to the outside world, the enthusiasm of foreign capital to enter domestic investment has increased significantly, and there are more and more ways to legally
