With China’s continued opening-up, an increasing number of enterprises are opting in their cross-border commercial contracts for internationally renowned arbitral institutions—such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)—to administer their cases while designating Chinese mainland as the seat of arbitration. This arrangement preserves the international credibility of foreign arbitral institutions in terms of procedural management and legal reasoning quality, while aligning closely with China’s legal environment. In particular, it provides notable advantages in relation to interim measures to preserve assets and evidence, and the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Certain enterprises, in order to obtain advantageous trading opportunities, engage in false advertising practices such as exaggerating product efficacy, fabricating sales figures, or making false claims of awards or certifications. Such conduct not only misleads consumers but also directly harms lawful rights and interests of enterprises who conduct their activities in compliance with the law. The new Anti-Unfair Competition Law, which comes into effect on October 15, 2025, introduces further refinements to the original statute in a timely manner.

Recently, Administrations for Market Regulation and banks across various regions have urgently published notices urging companies to complete their Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) filing. According to the Measures for the Administration of Beneficial Ownership Information (the Measures), jointly issued and implemented by the People’s Bank of China and the State Administration for Market Regulation in 2024, companies that were registered before the Measures (i.e., before November 1, 2024) must complete their UBO filing by November 1, 2025. For these companies, the final filing deadline is now only one week away!