As part of China’s continuous effort to strengthen exchanges and collaborations between Chinese citizens and foreign nationals, the Chinese government has further expanded its visa-free transit policies to promote...more
The Chinese government has increased benefits for employees by entitling them to two additional days of paid statutory holiday leave starting in 2025. These two additional paid statutory holidays will extend both the Chinese...more
The China State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) recently released the draft of the Compliance Guide for Healthcare Companies to Prevent Commercial Bribery (Draft Guide)....more
China has released its plan to raise the statutory retirement age for male and female employees. The increase will start to gradually take effect from January 1, 2025. The ultimate retirement age set by statute will continue...more
Asia’s technology sector presents numerous challenges for employers, with legal frameworks that not only differ across regions but can also be layered with cultural nuances. Because competition for talent in Asia spans the...more
The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) recently confirmed guidance on the contents of termination certificates, which employers in the PRC are required to issue to evidence the end of an employment...more
In 2023, there was an expansion in scope of the discussion around forced labor in the global supply chain. In the United States, the enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) continued to be the main...more
With the consequences of the global pandemic still reverberating throughout the Asia-Pacific region, governments and businesses in the area continue to focus on the life sciences industry. From startups to global...more
From educational backgrounds to medical and bank account information, the collection of personal data is often required by human resources (HR) departments. As the data protection regime in China continues to evolve, so too...more
The life blood of many life sciences startups is their assets—employees, ideas, and innovations. A key focus for these companies is how to best protect those assets. In Japan, China, and the United States, there are...more
A Beijing appellate court has expressed its view that a multinational employer’s equity plan for its employees constitutes an employment dispute, which would render it subject to Chinese law. This is the opposite position...more
As the data protection regime in China continues to evolve, so do the individual privacy rights of employees. A Beijing appellate court recently rejected an employer’s ability to use—without the employee’s informed...more
The prevention of forced labor in the global supply chain has been elevated in visibility and consequence over the last several years. In 2022, the emphasis focused largely, though not exclusively, on trade remedies. The...more
Heading into 2023, Asia’s tech scene is well-positioned for strong growth potential. As with any industry where advancement and innovation are outpacing regulation, the complex landscape can be difficult for businesses to...more
11/1/2022
/ Asia ,
CFIUS ,
Data Privacy ,
Digital Assets ,
Due Diligence ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
FinTech ,
Mergers ,
Metaverse ,
National Security ,
Patent Litigation ,
Popular ,
Startups ,
Virtual Reality
Due to a recent agreement between the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and Chinese securities regulators, many US exchange–listed companies audited by accounting firms based in mainland China and Hong Kong may be...more
World events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have accelerated the need for business operations to grow more digitally reliant and driven. As the global network grows and becomes more interconnected, privacy and...more
9/15/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Popular
With Forbes calling environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors the “biggest economic trend of 2021,” many technology companies are at an inflection point as they evaluate adopting a full suite of ESG strategies into...more
As the COVID-19 landscape continues to evolve, multinational employers face many questions, challenges, and opportunities when considering how to resume global business travel. To help interested parties plan for Asia-Pacific...more
In response to the spread of the COVID-19 omicron variant, Shanghai implemented a general lockdown in April 2022. This LawFlash provides multinational companies with operations in Shanghai, People’s Republic of China with...more
China’s legal framework around data protection and security is governed broadly by three key pieces of legislation: the Cybersecurity Law, which came into effect in 2017, and the Data Security Law (DSL) and the Personal...more
It is the prerogative of government authorities—US and non-US alike—to demand information from individuals or organizations and seek the assistance of courts to enforce compliance. Although such demands take various forms,...more
Beijing and Shanghai have extended maternity leave for eligible females by an additional 30 days and introduced the right to “parental leave,” or extra days off per year, for eligible parents of children under 3 years old....more
Multinational pharmaceutical companies, by nature of their business, handle a great deal of data, often transferred across borders, whether based on research, clinical trial data, and employee personal data....more
10/11/2021
/ China ,
Clinical Trials ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Controller ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Genetic Materials ,
International Data Transfers ,
Life Sciences ,
Multinationals ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL)
Life sciences companies are increasingly global, with the nationalities of individuals in management teams and offices often spanning the major life sciences centers across the United States, in China, and around the world....more
As summer ends, many companies are hoping to resume business travel. To help interested parties plan for the next Asia-Pacific (APAC) trip, this LawFlash outlines current entry bans and quarantine requirements in popular APAC...more
9/9/2021
/ Asia Pacific ,
Categorical Exemptions ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Hong Kong ,
Infectious Diseases ,
International Travel ,
Japan ,
Quarantine ,
Singapore ,
Travel Restrictions