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August 20, 2020 - Privacy + Data Security, Asia
Japan: Privacy Updates on Handling Personal Information in the “Digital Market”
By: Yukihiro Terazawa
This alert summarizes several legislative updates related to the handling of personal information in the so-called “digital market,” including: The amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act; New guidelines by the Japan Fair Trade Commission, which address businesses operating digital platforms; and The enactment
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December 12, 2019 - Asia, Intellectual Property
Crossing Borders
By: Janet Xiao Ph.D.
Partner Janet Xiao, who leads the firm’s China Life Sciences Group, co-authored an article with associate Can Cui for Intellectual Property Magazine , titled “Crossing Borders,” which explores technology transfer opportunities emerging from import rules in China. The authors note that Chinese companies are
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October 10, 2019 - Artificial Intelligence, Asia
Commerce Adds 28 Chinese Organizations to the Entity List for Associations with Human Rights Violations and Abuses
By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert
The U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) has added 28 Chinese organizations to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Entity List , a move that effectively cuts off these entities from directly or indirectly acquiring hardware, software, and technology subject to the Export Administration
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August 12, 2019 - Asia, Telecommunications
New Rule Implementing NDAA Prohibition: U.S. Agencies Cannot Enter Contracts That Use Chinese Telecom Technology
By: Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito
The latest in a string of U.S. government (USG) actions restricting the use of Chinese technology in the U.S. supply chain is an interim rule issued by the Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) implementing the first phase of
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July 01, 2019 - Privacy + Data Security, Asia
Singapore Shakes Up Privacy: 72-Hour Breach Notice, New Guidance
By: Saqib Alam
The Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has had a busy year and shows no signs of slowing down. In January 2019, the PDPC handed down a record SGD 1 million enforcement related to the SingHealth data breach – a breach that resulted from
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June 06, 2019 - Asia, Mergers + Acquisitions
Japan Is Tightening Regulations Applicable to Foreign Direct Investment in the Information and Communications Technology Sector
By: Mitsutoshi Uchida and Fumihiko Hori
On May 27, 2019, the Japanese government published amended rules that aim to tighten the regulatory requirements applicable to foreign direct investment ( tai nai chokusetsu toshi or FDI) under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act of Japan ( gaitame ho , or
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May 21, 2019 - Asia, Financings, Fintech
Where Disruption Meets Regulation
By: Gordon A. Milner
A wide range of businesses in Southeast Asia from traditional retailers and financial institutions to start-ups are harnessing new technologies and entering into new commercial partnerships to offer financial products and services regionally. MoFo’s Jake Robson, Gordon Milner and Nicholas Davies discuss how companies
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May 17, 2019 - Hardware, Asia, Software, Telecommunications
Chinese Telecom Companies Under Fire: Commerce Moves to Cut Off Huawei From U.S. Technology, With More Restrictions Coming
By: Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has added Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) and its affiliates to the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) “Entity List,” a move that effectively cuts off Huawei from directly or indirectly acquiring U.S.-origin hardware, software, and technology. These
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Topic Archives: Asia

Japan: Privacy Updates on Handling Personal Information in the “Digital Market”

By: Yukihiro Terazawa

Crossing Borders

By: Janet Xiao Ph.D.

Commerce Adds 28 Chinese Organizations to the Entity List for Associations with Human Rights Violations and Abuses

By: Charles L. Capito and Joseph A. Benkert

New Rule Implementing NDAA Prohibition: U.S. Agencies Cannot Enter Contracts That Use Chinese Telecom Technology

By: Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito

Singapore Shakes Up Privacy: 72-Hour Breach Notice, New Guidance

By: Saqib Alam

Japan Is Tightening Regulations Applicable to Foreign Direct Investment in the Information and Communications Technology Sector

By: Mitsutoshi Uchida and Fumihiko Hori

Where Disruption Meets Regulation

By: Gordon A. Milner

Chinese Telecom Companies Under Fire: Commerce Moves to Cut Off Huawei From U.S. Technology, With More Restrictions Coming

By: Joseph A. Benkert and Charles L. Capito