China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently decided to impose a fine on a French financing company because it failed to comply with Chinese antitrust law when acquiring a Chinese firm.

China's Customs agency recently issued a notice to halt imports of cloven hoofed animals and related products from South Africa due to concerns over foot and mouth disease.

On March 16, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court held a press conference in which it provided a summary report report on ten typical anti-trust cases. Officials also introduced the newly established Competition and Monopoly Committee.

China's IP agency recently rejected over a thousand trademark applications related to the 2022 Winter Olympics that are "malicious", according to an agency announcement.

The Chinese Supreme Court recently issued a new judicial interpretation on the Anti-Unfair Competition Law, which took effect on March 20. It further clarifies rules on counterfeiting and other acts of unfair competition.

China's Customs announced that it will suspend imports of cloven-hoofed animals and products from Kazakhstan due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the region.

China recently announced that it would suspend imports of poultry and poultry products from Canada to prevent the spread of H5N1 bird flu, effective on February 21. Similarly, Hong Kong also said it would ban poultry products from parts of Canada, as well as from Germany and Spain.