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Asialaw Asia Pacific In-House Counsel Summit 2013

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:41:32 GMT

Hong Kong Capital Markets Partner, John Moore, will open the second day of the Asia-Pacific In-House Counsel Summit in Hong Kong on May 15, 2013. The event will cover topical issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region including: management; corporate governance; expanding investments in emerging markets; the obstacles faced by Chinese companies as they increase their outbound investment; how to take advantage of the opportunities and how to get ahead of the competition.

China Real Estate Update

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:00:16 GMT

China property prices have continued to trend upward despite the government’s previous efforts to cool the real estate market. Such efforts include, among others, limiting the number of residential properties that a household may purchase and raising the down payment requirement. On February 26, 2013, the General Office of the State Council promulgated the Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Continuing Regulation of the Real Estate Market (in Chinese, 国务院办公厅关于继续做好房地产市场调控工作的通知, the “Circular”). This Circular is the latest effort by the PRC government to stabilize property prices, restrain speculation in the property market, and encourage the supply of affordable housing.

China’s Renewed Focus on Anti-Corruption Efforts Highlighted by a New Interpretation on Criminal Offense of Paying Bribes

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:08:47 GMT

In the three months since the Communist Party of China (the “CPC”) convened its 18th National Congress in November 2012, the CPC’s new leaders, including newly appointed CPC General Secretary and China’s incoming president Xi Jinping, repeatedly have emphasized the important policy goal of combatting corruption.

Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Issues Draft Provisions Governing Protection of Personal Information

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:01:45 GMT

As we reported in our client alert on January 23, 2013, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued a Decision on Reinforcing the Protection of Network Information on December 28, 2012. To implement this Decision, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) published a draft version of the Provisions for Protection of Personal Information of Telecommunications and Internet Users (电信和互联网用户个人信息保护规定（征求意见稿）) (“Personal Information Protection Provisions”) and the Provisions for Registration of Authentic Identity Information of Telephone Subscribers (《电话用户真实身份信息登记规定（征求意见稿）》) (“Telephone Subscriber Registration Provisions”) on its official website on April 10, 2013 for public comment. The deadline for feedback and comments to the MIIT is May 15, 2013.

Global Sourcing Trends in 2013

Wed, 01 May 2013 17:10:19 GMT

In this report, Morrison & Foerster’s Global Sourcing lawyers comment on the challenges of cloud-based outsourcing, driving long-term value in engagements, and vendor profitability, as well as the impact of such factors as the recent U.S. presidential election, cross-border deals, growing regulation, and the proliferation of employee-owned technology in the workplace.

Hong Kong Capital Markets Quarterly News

Sat, 11 May 2013 19:40:40 GMT

Read the Spring 2013 edition of our Hong Kong Capital Markets Quarterly News.

International Conference on Investment, Merger & Acquisition and Intellectual Property Deployment & Transaction in Biotech/Pharma Industry

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:05:47 GMT

J-REIT Reform – Finance and Insider Trading Regulations

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:55:23 GMT

On December 7, 2012, the working group of the finance committee of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “Working Group”) issued its final report (the “Final Report”) with respect to the reform of the legal regime of Japanese real estate investment trusts (“J-REITs”).

Patent Protection for Personalized Medicine Inventions

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:32:07 GMT

Jie Zhou is presenting on "Patent protection for personalized medicine inventions," at The Chinese American Biopharmaceutical Society’s 15th annual BioPacific Conference on May 11. This year’s theme will be “Thriving in a Challenging Time.” This full-day event is expected to attract more than 500 professionals in various disciplines in the life science communities from across the Pacific Ocean. This will be an opportunity to not only learn about cutting-edge science and current trends in the life science industry, but also network with life science professionals from both the U.S. and China.

Spotlight on Chinese Life Sciences and Biotech, The International Market - What Chinese Companies Should Know Now, Focus on Intellectual Property issues and Outbound Investment

Thu, 02 May 2013 00:18:18 GMT