A mix of political populism, higher commodity prices and the expectation electrification will spur demand for some raw materials has led resource-holding governments to change the rules for miners operating in their countries.

The Indonesian-Chinese consortium building a high-speed rail link between the capital Jakarta and the textiles hub of Bandung expects to earn $18 billion developing satellite towns and industrial centres along the line, a company official said.

Chengdu-headquartered Tahota Law Firm has opened a new office in the city of Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, its 12th domestic office till date.

We are now accepting submissions for 2019 ALB China Rising Lawyers. The aim is to showcase 15 ambitious, up-and-coming young lawyers across China who are showing their potential to become future stars.

China is today one of the foremost countries in the world when it comes to use of legal technology, and this is reflected in a rising number of legaltech patents.

Shanghai-headquartered Hui Ye Law Firm has opened a new office in the city of Zhoushan in the Zhejiang FTZ, its third office in Zhejiang Province after Ningbo and Hangzhou.

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) will hold its 29th Annual Meeting and Conference this year at the Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore from April 25 to 27. This conference will focus on the theme “Technology, Business and Law – Global Perspectives.” Spread across more than 60 concurrent sessions with over 300 speakers, the event promises a comprehensive examination of the issues and challenges facing practising lawyers across the world.

On March 15, 2019, the PRC national People’s Congress promulgated the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) Foreign Investment Law (the “Foreign Investment Law”), which will become effective as of January 1, 2020. Upon its implementation, the Foreign Investment Law will supersede and replace the existing PRC Sino-foreign Equity Joint Venture Law (the “EJV Law”), PRC Sino-foreign Cooperative Enterprise Law (the “CJV Law”) and PRC Wholly-foreign Owned Enterprise Law (collectively, the “FIE Laws”), which have been governing foreign investment in China for several decades.

The Hong Kong office of PRC law firm Jingtian & Gongcheng is merging with Hong Kong boutique L&C Legal, the firm with which it has been in an association since September 2018.

Shenzhen-headquartered China Commercial Law Firm has opened an office in Hong Kong, and also announced plans to expand elsewhere in the Greater Bay Area.