china law

Both Danwei and chinaSMACK reported on the the PSB’s investigation of a Nanyang man for downloading pornography.
As Danwei noted, the initial fine of RMB1900 was lifted and he was given a stern warning after considerable hubbub (or is hubba-hubba?) on the internet in China.
I’m interested in how the PSB knew he had a pornographic video [...]
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July 31, 2008, The Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) published its answers to questions and comments regarding the Commercial Franchise Regulations since its one-year implementation. MOFCOM noted that the Regulations require for more stringent disclosure rules and the showing of operational resources, and better record keeping - all of which have lead to more transparency giving more effective protection to investors.

Marbridge Daily reports:
In Kunshan, Jiangsu province, sporting goods company Mei’erguang was recently fined RMB 800,000 for illegal use of pirated copies of six programs, including AutoCAD, with a market value totaling RMB 2.7 mln. To date, this is the highest fine to be levied against any Chinese company for use of pirated software.
China’s Intellectual Property [...]
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Marbridge Consulting reports (from China Business):
Whether a company will pay 25% or 15% business tax will be decided by a “high-tech enterprise identification” co-issued by the Ministry of Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation. Although the details have not yet been decided, the State Administration of Taxation has confirmed that [...]
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Pacific Epoch has the results from the privacy lawsuit against Baidu and HiChina:
Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) and Chinese domain name registrar HiChina (www.net.cn) were found not guilty in their lawsuit against a Hangzhou lawyer surnamed Guo in the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court on January 9, reports ChinaByte. The court ruled in favor of the defendants [...]
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Shanghai Daily reports:
THE Minhang District Prosecutor’s Office has ratified the arrest of 28-year-old Tong Tuqiang, accusing him of hiring a man through the Internet to stab his love rival.
The story goes on to describe a tale of love spurned and revenge plotted. It culminated with:
…the idea of advertising for someone through the Internet. Zhang Shaopeng [...]
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Shanghai Daily reports:
THE Minhang District Prosecutor’s Office has ratified the arrest of 28-year-old Tong Tuqiang, accusing him of hiring a man through the Internet to stab his love rival.
The story goes on to describe a tale of love spurned and revenge plotted. It culminated with:
…the idea of advertising for someone through the Internet. Zhang [...]
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Marbridge Consulting reports (from China Business):
Whether a company will pay 25% or 15% business tax will be decided by a “high-tech enterprise identification” co-issued by the Ministry of Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the State Administration of Taxation. Although the details have not yet been decided, the State Administration of Taxation has confirmed that [...]
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Pacific Epoch has the results from the privacy lawsuit against Baidu and HiChina:
Baidu (Nasdaq: BIDU) and Chinese domain name registrar HiChina (www.net.cn) were found not guilty in their lawsuit against a Hangzhou lawyer surnamed Guo in the Beijing Haidian District People’s Court on January 9, reports ChinaByte. The court ruled in favor of the defendants [...]
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Pacific Epoch reports:
Chinese anti-virus software company Rising was found on December 19 to have engaged in unfair competition with its Russian competitor Kaspersky, reports Sohu. Tianjin No.1 Intermediate People’s Court ordered Rising to pay RMB451,000 in compensation to Kaspersky, post a public apology for a week, as well as delete all slanderous posts about Kaspersky, [...]
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