Lawfulness of personal information processing is the focus of an compliance audit.
September 05, 2023
Corporate Governance
3M pays fine to settle bribery charges on its China subsidiary; China recognizes data as an asset in financial statements; and China revises company law to increase controlling shareholder responsibility in companies.
August 30, 2023Tax is a key consideration when divesting a foreign investment, with a number of implications for a company's bottom line. Daisy Duan, Wang Yan and Chen Xiaohong of King & Wood Mallesons highlight the main impacts when exiting a Chinese investment
July 24, 2023Jue Li and Joel Evans of DaHui Lawyers look at the difficulties foreign investors face when divesting from China, in particular those associated with dissolution and non-bankruptcy liquidation.
July 18, 2023The U.S. government is debating whether to renew the U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement; AstraZeneca plans to break up its business in China and list it separately in Hong Kong; the Italian government applies Golden Power regulations to limit the influence of China's Sinochem on tyremaker Pirelli
June 21, 2023British firms in China are concerned about the way China introduces new regulations and the vagueness of its laws; the European Union introduces additional product safety-related requirements for businesses selling products online to domestic consumers; Hong Kong seeks to allow offerors and their concert parties to vote in a shareholders' meeting regarding a firm's privatization.
May 31, 2023State Council issues opinions strengthening the independence of listed companies' independent directors
May 05, 2023Electric vehicle companies are trying to capture both U.S. and Chinese markets; Hong Kong Stock Exchange plans to mandate climate disclosures; and China aims to protect private enterprises
April 26, 2023Company Law draft enhances shareholders' responsibilities for capital contribution.
February 02, 2023MOF clarifies accounting treatment for enterprise data resources
February 02, 2023
