China opens landmark telecoms probe

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Under investigation: China Telecom and China Unicom are subject to an NDRC probe
China Telecom and China Unicom, the country’s biggest landline operators, are under investigation by the country’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for alleged monopolistic practices.

China’s third year

Thursday, 13 October 2011

August marked the third anniversary of the passage of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law. Supporters say China’s competition authorities have shown demonstrable progress in enforcing those laws; critics claim there is much room for improvement. Ron Knox examines the development of China’s competition regime

SAIC takes first enforcement steps

Premium Article - Wednesday, 02 March 2011

China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has published its first enforcement decision since the country’s Antimonopoly Law came into force in August 2008. It fined a construction association and several of its members for market allocation.

Chinese search engine faces second antitrust complaint

Premium Article - Friday, 25 February 2011

Baidu is China's largest online search company
Baidu, China’s largest search engine, has come under fire for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the second complaint by a website against the company. 

China set for more stringent enforcement

Premium Article - Friday, 07 January 2011

SAIC issues non-pricing guidelines
China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) has today released the final draft of its implementation rules on the non-pricing aspects of the country’s Antimonopoly Law (AML).

UK and China sign competition memorandum

Premium Article - Friday, 12 November 2010

The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has signed a memorandum of understanding with China’s State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC), which aims to set common competition standards.

China to scrutinise IT dispute

Premium Article - Tuesday, 09 November 2010

Chinese IT company Tencent today called for an end to its long-running antitrust battle with rival Qihoo over abuse of dominance issues in the country’s anti-virus software market.

China fines agricultural companies

Premium Article - Monday, 05 July 2010

China’s three competition agencies have fined domestic agricultural producers for wide-ranging price fixing practices on food products using a trading forum.

SAIC already investigating monopoly cases

Premium Article - Tuesday, 01 September 2009

Zhou Bohua says SAIC has investigated dozens of monopoly cases this year
China’s State Administration for Industry and Commerce, one of the country’s three antitrust agencies, has already opened and investigated dozens of cases since the country’s antimonopoly law took effect last year, a senior Chinese official said today. Ron Knox in Kazan.

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