As we entered the last days of 2022, China lifted COVID-19 restrictions and downgraded the virus – overnight on 26 December, 2022. Leaving businesses to grapple with the sudden shift,…
The Revised Draft of the Company Law of the People’s Republic of China (“Revised Draft”) marks a significant chapter for corporate law. Promulgated on 20 December 2021 by the Standing…
The Greek Golden Visa Program (‘investment program’) launched in 2013 and is one of the most affordable investment programs in Europe. With Greece as a member of the European Union…
In today’s digital age, big data is utilised to optimise the business environment and ease doing business in China. Equally, big data assists government departments to investigate enterprises who do…
Omicron sub-variant BA. 5.2.1 cases have been detected in China and cities across China are continuing to contain related omicron and sub-variant cluster breakouts through epidemic control and prevention measures…
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) is an electronic form of currency and developed by the government to supplement traditional fiat money such as backnotes and coins. With the accelerating digital…
In recent years, China has stressed repeatedly the importance of intellectual property rights protection. Several legal and administrative measures were adopted to strengthen domestic and international intellectual property protection within…
Several cities across China have adopted epidemic control and prevention measures to contain the new variant of COVID-19 omicron. With employees quarantined for medical observation during such measures, employers should…
From March 2022, several cities in China have established citywide or block static management control (lockdown) to contain the new variant of COVID-19 virus – Omicron. Namely in Shanghai, the…
Changes to social security insurance policies have been issued to stabilise companies impacted by the recent COVID outbreaks. Namely the policies impact employment and support cash flow difficulties by reducing…