Weekly Industry News - China & Singapore: Legal, Regulatory & Compliance

China & Singapore – the latest on China’s import tariffs, China’s patents and more.

China to cut some import tariffs next year by MarketWatch Published on Market Watch.com

China will lower tariffs on a range of imported items starting Jan. 1 to boost domestic demand and promote industrial upgrading, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday… [ Read More ]

With most patents, China biggest intellectual property growth driver, says report by Vanita Srivastava, Published on HindustanTimes.com

With the highest number of patents filed and received– was the biggest driver of the intellectual property growth in 2012, according to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)… [ Read More ]

China tests interest rate freedom by Carrie Hong Published on Reuters.com

China took another big step towards full interest rate liberalisation this week with the first issues of negotiable certificates of deposit.As well as opening a new source of liquidity for banks, the creation of the new security will create the country’s first transparent, market-based gauge of deposit rates, paving the way for the eventual removal of central bank controls… [ Read More ]