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The current concerns about the spiking of dairy products in China with melamine have expanded into concerns about the state of Chinese food safety generally.

The problem does not appear to be a lack of regulations as there are a myriad of  relevant laws, regulations and rules (including PRC Food Hygiene Law, PRC Product Quality Law, PRC Agricultural Product Quality Safety Law, PRC Consumer Rights Protection Law, Special State Council Rules on Strengthening Supervision and Management of Food Safety, National Plan for Major Food Safety Emergencies to name a few).

Mark Schaub, Partner, FDI

Continue Reading Milk Mayhem – China Food Safety System in Flux

Duncan Hwang, Foreign Lawyer, King & Wood’s FDI Practice

class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt">After the Qualified Domestic Institutional Investor scheme (QDII) was implemented in April of 2006 to help relieve pressure on the RMB by promoting capital outflows and Chinese companies in various industries in the private sector were encouraged to go abroad, China’s outbound investment totaled approximately $20 billion in 2007.

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作者：王俊峰      金杜律师事务所创始合伙人  管理委员会主席

              景    岗      金杜律师事务所                        融资组证券部合伙人

2008年注定是不平凡的一年。2008年上半年开局就充满了变数，全球跨国并购市场各种力量此消彼长。作为深深根植于中国，全面服务于中国企业海外并购和外资在华并购的领先律师事务所，我们看到2007下半年和2008上半年的跨国并购表现出如下趋势：Continue Reading 全球跨国并购及战略投资新浪潮

作者：汪蕊，合伙人 ，金杜律师事务所，奥运工作团队

作为取得奥运会市场开发权益的对价，各相关类别的赞助商向奥运会提供了金额可观的资金和实物投入。每一届奥运会的成功举办都离不开赞助商的大力支持。因此，国际奥委会将赞助商的权益保护视为奥运会筹备组织工作的重要环节。而北京市政府和北京奥组委也在《主办城市合同》及《市场开发计划》中做出了庄严的承诺，将采取一切必要措施防止和打击任何形式的隐性市场行为。Continue Reading 北京2008奥运会的反隐性市场措施

By Wang Rui, Partner, King & Wood’s Olympic Group

As consideration for obtaining Olympic marketing rights, the official sponsors have contributed considerable funds and goods to the Olympic Games. The strong support of sponsors is crucial to the successful staging of every edition of the Olympic Games. As such, the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”) views the protection of the sponsors’ rights as an important aspect in the preparation and organization of the Olympic Games. The Government of the Beijing Municipality and Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (“BOCOG”) also solemnly have covenanted in the Host City Contract and the Marketing Plan that they will take all necessary measures to prevent and combat ambush marketing in any form…Continue Reading Anti-ambush Marketing Measures for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

作者 李文博 国际贸易部

2008年6月11日，金杜荣幸的邀请到美国并购领域著名律师事务所Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz的创始合伙人Martin Lipton先生前来交流访问。Lipton先生在金杜就法律从业以及毒丸计划的影响两个话题做了演讲。Lipton先生在法律实务领域成就卓越，最体现其智慧和创造力的无疑要数“权利计划”，即目标公司董事会采取的一系列反收购措施，用于抵御股权收购者低估目标公司价值的收购计划。由于此后华尔街银行家们的敌意收购计划由于“权利计划”屡屡受挫，因此他们称“权利计划”为“毒丸计划”。Continue Reading 中国为什么没有”毒丸计划”？

In conclusion, after the transition from a fixed rate to floating rate for damages, conflicts may still arise during litigation or arbitration.
如上所述，中国人民银行将罚息利率由固定利率变为浮动利率后，在诉讼或仲裁主张逾期付款违约金时仍会存在标准上的争议．
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By Ding Liang of King & Wood’s Corporate Group

A non-compete clause prohibits one party from competing in the same type of business as the other party for a specified period, within a specified geographical area, and is usually included in joint venture agreements, distribution agreements, OEM contracts, licensing agreements, and many other kinds of commercial agreements.Continue Reading The Interplay of Non-compete Covenants under the PRC Anti-monopoly Law