This article will introduce Chinese laws and relevant regulations on establishing wholly foreign-owned enterprise: the legal procedures, documentations required and some other matters need attention.

In China, with the increase of foreign investment and prosperity of international trade, the cooperation between Chinese company and foreign company becomes more diversified and complicated. As a result, the number of business disputes has been increasing rapidly. When the dispute arises, the parties involved will seek a fast and efficient dispute settlement mechanism.

Prospective buyers of new apartment developments in Hong Kong are often misled by artists’ impressions of grand clubhouses, photos of unobstructed sea views or lush greeneries appearing in sales brochures even though the development sites are actually located near public residential housing, landfill sites or sewage treatment plants.

The author makes a comparison with the setting up of a representative office.

Internet frauds have become extremely "popular" these days, and many people have fallen victim thereto. With so much indirect experience as legal professionals, we cannot help sharing some heartfelt tips with you so that your Internet surfing and on-line shopping will become more pleasant.

The following article is intended as a source of information for those who wish to bring a loved one from Thailand to the United States. For some, further research may be required to determine the best immigration options and strategies.

Adjustment of Status is the procedure whereby the applicant (in this case the Thai fiancé/ fiancée or spouse) becomes a lawful permanent resident (“Green Card” holder) of the United States without leaving the country. With the CR-1 and IR-1 Visas, this process is effectively front loaded when the Thai Spouse applies for a Visa at the US Embassy in Thailand.

Basic procedure

Trade dress refers to characteristics of the visual or sensual appearance of a product that may also include its packaging which may be registered and protected from being used by competitors in relation to their business and services. The characteristic includes their shape (3 dimensional), packaging, colour, graphic design or even the smell of the product.

On 29 September 2009, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) published another decision from its fledgling Anti-Monopoly Bureau (“AMB”), this time concerning the acquisition of Wyeth by US drug heavy-weight, Pfizer. Approval was granted to the transaction, ahead of approval from the US Federal Trade Commission, Australian ACCC and the Canadian Competition authority.