CAC clarifies issues on transfers of HR information abroad | Foreign nationals placed on a countermeasures list will be denied entry to China | The steps for the security classification of artificial intelligence applications are set forth.
First Chinese judgment rejects foreign sanctions on Chinese party as defense for contract breach | Chinese tax-residents must pay income tax on gains of assets transferred to offshore trusts | Three major Chinese banks issue first loans using interbank repo rates as a pricing benchmark
Tax-resident individuals are required to pay tax on their offshore trusts. Transfers of personal information of less than 100,000 persons may enjoy simplified procedures. Regulation of insider trading is tightened up.
Chinese financial regulator to take over Zhongbang Bank due to severe credit risks | U.S. companies adopt Chinese AI and China considers restrictions | CNIPA maintains validity of first virtual digital human patent, clarifying inventiveness standards for AI model training
Critical information infrastructure operators in the banking and insurance sectors are required to focus on commercial cryptography management. The Financial Law prioritizes civil damages. Qualified Hong Kong and Macao lawyers may practice in the Greater Bay Area.
Chinese regulator rejects patent re-examination application involving AI content | Sweeping cybersecurity rules for banks and insurers on protecting financial infrastructure | Supreme People's Procuratorate proposes treating privacy coin use as evidence of money laundering intent
China’s first overhaul of its trademark law in decades focuses on good faith | Draft revisions of E-Commerce Law expands its scope beyond platforms and merchants | ByteDance and Alibaba disable AI custom agents ahead of new anthropomorphic rules
Use of a trademark can be carried out on the internet. Commerce department may take measures against a foreign entity that breaches fair trade rules. Internet information service providers are required to conduct dynamic verification of account information of users.
China’s clinical drug trial registrations exceed the U.S.’s, causing concerns| SAMR releases national standards for AI agent interconnection to establish a unified identity framework | CATL to work with U.K.-based Octopus Energy to launch battery-swapping stations in Europe
MOFCOM lays out the criteria for initiating a supply chain security investigation. The principal investigator is the person with ultimate responsibility for a clinical trial site. People may report violations of export of strategic mineral related dual-use items.
