Hong Kong's Communications Authority has ruled in favor of a consumer who says Hutchison Telephone Company Limited engaged in misleading sales.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged a U.S.-based audit firm and one of its founding partners for their roles in the botched audits of a China-based company that failed to disclose related party transactions by its CEO and others.

U.S.-based Mead Johnson Nutrition announced the resolution of the antitrust review being conducted into the company's business in China by the National Development and Reform Commission.

According to a provisional rule on the management and supervision of occupational health in workplaces enacted on September 1, 2009, companies that conceal the occupational hazards to workers are subject to punishment.

The Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of China has released a rule on vocational training and assessment and is soliciting public opinions for the document.

Sichuan province has enacted a ruling on the penalties to be imposed on environmental violations, and the ruling states that construction companies can be fined up to CNY10,000 for disturbing residents at night.

The State Administration for Industry and Commerce has issued an emergent circular which says that retailing markets shall be held responsible when retailers in the markets provide substandard plastic bags or plastic bags free of charge.