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China Releases 2022 Negative List for Market Access

31 March 2022

On 25 March, the National Development and Reform Commission unveiled a new edition of its negative list for market access. The 2022 list, which took immediate effect, consists of 117 items, six fewer than the 2020 edition. It covers six prohibited items and 111 items that require government approval for market entry. More

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China Releases List of Tasks to Cut Corporate Costs

20 May 2021

The National Development and Reform Commission and three other government departments recently released a joint circular on key tasks to reduce costs in 2021 (Fa Gai Yun Xing No. 602 [2021]). More

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VIETNAM: Overseas Investment Restrictions List Released

04 May 2021

A list of business sectors where overseas investment is either prohibited or restricted has been issued by the government. The measures also feature guidelines related to the implementation of both this negative list and the Investment Law (2020), which came into effect as of 1 January this year. More

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China Unveils Plan to Build a High-Standard Market System

25 February 2021

The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council recently unveiled a joint action plan to guide the building of a high-standard market system in the next five years. More

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Hainan Free Trade Port Negative List Eases Foreign Investment Access

12 January 2021

The National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce unveiled the 2020 negative list for foreign investment access in the Hainan Free Trade Port on 31 December 2020, which will come into effect on 1 February 2021. More

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Shenzhen Implements Rules on Optimising Business Environment Next January

16 December 2020

New rules passed by the Standing Committee of the Sixth Shenzhen Municipal People’s Congress, Regulations of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone on Optimising Business Environment, will come into force on 1 January 2021. More

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China Releases 2020 Negative Lists for Foreign Investment Access

26 June 2020

The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the Special Administrative Measures for Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2020 Edition) and the Special Administrative Measures for Access of Foreign Investment in Pilot Free Trade Zones (Negative List) (2020 Edition) (Order Nos. 32 and 33) on 23 June 2020. The two negative lists will take effect on 23 July 2020 and supersede the previous lists. More

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China Deepens Market-Oriented Reform to Expand Opening-Up

03 June 2020

The Chinese Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council recently issued a guideline in a bid to accelerate the improvement of the socialist market economy in the new era. More

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NDRC Introduces More Measures to Facilitate Foreign Investment

13 March 2020

China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) has put forward 11 tasks for keeping foreign investment stable. More

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Guangdong Set to Align with National Market Access Negative List Requirements

05 September 2019

All Guangdong businesses must now ensure they are in compliance with the requirements of the National Market Access Negative List, with the province-specific Industry Access Negative List for the Major Function Zones of Guangdong (2018 Edition) (Yue Fa Gai Gui No. 12 [2018]) having been repealed. More

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