Hong Kong national security law comes into effect with U.S. sanctions imminent; China launches wealth management connect scheme with Hong Kong, Macao; and NPC publishes draft Data Security Law tightening data protection rules
July 06, 2020
Cybersecurity
Jianwei (Jerry) Fang, Wenpei Yu and Yue Liu of Zhong Lun Law Firm highlight the pitfalls of M&A transactions that involve the transfer of personal information and steps that the buyer can take to limit value risk and to ensure compliance with personal data protection
July 03, 2020Certified commercial crypto products are subject to follow-up monitoring
June 12, 2020Jerry (Jianwei) Fang and Wenpei Yu of Zhong Lun Law Firm discuss the important changes to updated Personal Information Security Specification and how it offers more protection to those who provide personal information for collection, and recommend actions companies should consider to ensure compliance under the new regulations
June 11, 2020U.S. to strip Hong Kong of special trade privileges; China adopts its first-ever civil code; and more entry exemptions on the horizon for select countries
June 01, 2020Unbundled consent, biometric data and personalized displays all feature in China's latest data protection specification
May 29, 2020Regulators will use a new national standard as a compliance yardstick for companies' data protection measures
May 28, 2020Foreign investment is restricted in various areas integral to autonomous vehicles
May 20, 2020U.S. targets Huawei's access to chips globally with new export rule; China readies retaliatory measures against U.S. businesses; exemptions to China entry ban granted for some foreign business executives
May 18, 2020Product or service providers of critical information infrastructure operators are required to cooperate in cybersecurity reviews
May 15, 2020
