The new wave: Japanese companies flood into SE Asia
Propelled by a historically high yen and a stagnant economy back home, Japanese companies are moving production to Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Thailand at a faste ...

FEATURE: 2010: Year in review
The last 12 months has for China's legal services industry been a period of change as deep-seated as it has been fast-paced. Accelerating out of the Global Financial Crisis, the co ...

IN-HOUSE INTERVIEW: China Minmetals
As the leader of a highly experienced in-house team, You Yong, the general manager of China Minmetals’ legal department, highlights some of the key elements to successfully safegua ...

China orders "Big Four" auditors to restructure
The world's top four accounting firms will have to bring in Chinese citizens to run their operations in China and end the dominance of foreign partners under new rules announced by ...

Sowing the seeds
A Hong Kong Court of Appeal judgment from last December has now cast a spotlight onto arb-med, a dispute resolution approach routinely used in China and Japan. Although the mechani ...

Flight to quality
Chinese private equity funds are facing a shake-up with the boom times ending for many, as fund raising dries up and new tougher rules are expected to be introduced later this year ...

Chinese New Year Messages for ALB
As we usher in the Year of the Water Dragon coinciding with the release of our all-new magazine and website, ALB looks forward with its valued clients to a very healthy and prosper ...