On August 20, 2021, the 30th session of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) adopted China’s new PRC Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL), which will take effect on November 1, 2021. The...more
8/27/2021
/ China ,
Criminal Liability ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Use Policies ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Personal Information
Last month we alerted our clients to the expected impact of the Implementation Rules for the Law for Promoting Private Education (“Education Sector Implementation Rules”), which signaled a continued focus by the authorities...more
Recent developments in the tech sector in China, including government directives concerning heightened regulatory scrutiny of tech companies listed or looking to list in the US or on exchanges in other overseas jurisdictions,...more
On May 14, 2021, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) State Council announced the Implementation Rules for the Law for Promoting Private Education (“Education Sector Implementation Rules”). These measures—which contain...more
This alert outlines the recent potentially seismic shifts in the Fintech regulatory landscape affecting the regulation and commercial business model of China’s online micro-lending company ("MLC") sector – a part of the...more
12/9/2020
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Banking Regulators ,
China ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Monopolization ,
People's Bank of China ,
Popular ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR)
1. Greater China’s Stock Markets Power Ahead -
With governments looking to boost the growth of domestic equity markets, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has been trumpeting the benefits of its new regimes for emerging...more
9/16/2020
/ Biotechnology ,
Capital Markets ,
China ,
Emerging Growth Companies ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Innovation ,
Listing Rules ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Shanghai Stock Exchange ,
Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ,
Stock Markets