We’re continuing with our celebration of the Lunar New Year—the year of the snake. In this issue, we concentrate on China. Adrian Emch (Hogan Lovells) has sponsored seven articles that…

Sharon Pang, Elizabeth Xiao Wang, Feb 26, 2013 Understanding the requirements of different merger control regimes and coordinating a coherent approach across multiple jurisdictions is crucial to a successful global…

Ying Huang, Feb 26, 2013 On November 14, 2012, the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China came to a close at the Great Hall of the People…

Feb 26, 2013 On January 4, 2013, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (“NDRC”) published a decision under the Price Law imposing financial penalties of RMB 353 million (approximately U.S.$57…

Wei Han, Feb 26, 2013 Even though the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China (“AML”) has been in force for a relatively short span of time, antitrust law enforcement…

Jet Zhisong Deng, John Yong Ren, Feb 26, 2013 High profile cases, such as the LCD Panel Case and the Maotai Case announced in January 2013, have cast more limelight on China’s…

Joyce Li, Tracy Zhou, Feb 26, 2013 On August 14, 2012, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) released its announcement on the approval of the planned acquisition of 33.6 percent…

Michael Han, Richard Hughes, Feb 26, 2013 2012 was the Year of the Dragon. The Dragon is the most dynamic of China’s twelve zodiac signs and China’s antitrust merger control…