FILE PHOTO: A dog vendor pulls a leash on a dog for sale in Dashichang dog market on the day of local dog meat festival in Yulin, Guangxi Autonomous Region, June 22, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
BEIJING (Reuters) - Some international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in China are suspending operations, cancelling events and losing partnerships in the country six months after the government introduced a law requiring them to register with the police.
To register, the groups must first approach a government ministry from a provided list and ask it to become a "supervisory body" that will vet financial and operational details of the NGO’s work before filing them with the Ministry of Public Security.
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