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  • Guangdong Facilitates Mainlanders' Entry to Hong Kong

    ChinaUnited Kingdom 17.04.2002
    With a view to facilitating travel for Mainland visitors to Hong Kong, Guangdong Province is reportedly implementing a new multiple-entry permit scheme from May 2002. In a move to replace the existing...
  • Precedent Case of On-line Copyright Infringement in the PRC 1

    China 13.04.2002
    The Shanghai People's Court in February this year made the first ruling on copyright infringement on the Internet. Shanghai Meiwang Technology Co. Ltd. ("Meiwang") and Lex Information Service Co. Ltd....
  • Litigation Annual Review 1

    Czech RepublicRomaniaUnited Kingdom 28.03.2002
    The first year of the new millennium has seen the number of legal disputes started in the High Court continuing to decline, following the sweeping reforms of Lord Woolf and the increase in confidence in...
  • 2002 privatisation programme in Russia

    Russia 22.02.2002
    On 7 February 2002, the Russian Government approved its privatisation programme for this year. The programme lists over 600 companies and enterprises including stakes in Slavneft, LUKOIL and Svyazinvest....
  • Foreign currency declarations in Russia

    Russia 21.02.2002
    As from 7 March 2002, all Russian and non-Russian citizens are required to present a declaration when entering the country with 10,000 US dollars or more of foreign currency. On leaving Russia, they are...
  • E-banking in China

    China 20.02.2002
    E-banking is no stranger to China. The China Construction Bank opened its online banking business two years ago, and by the end of June this year, it is estimated that 50,000 people were banking online...
  • New Administrative Code in Russia

    Russia 04.02.2002
    The New Administrative Code, signed into law by President Vladimir Putin on 31 December 2001, deals with administrative violations, responsibilities and punishments and on its entry into force on 1 July...
  • China's WTO accession

    China 25.01.2002
    On December 11, 2001 China's accession to the World Trade Organisation became effective. Under Article 142 of the General Principles of Civil Law, treaty provisions are automatically enforceable in China,...
  • Setting up sino-foreign joint ventures

    China 25.01.2002
    What are sino-foreign joint ventures? There are two types of joint ventures involving foreign investment in China. One is called an equity joint venture (EJV), the other is called a contractual joint venture...
  • What winning the bid for the Olympic Games in 2008 will bring to China?

    China 25.01.2002
    Beijing's hosting of the Olympic Games in 2008 will bring business opportunities to domestic and foreign investors. Olympic investment and foreign participation Beijing Olympic Games Organising Committee...