Vietnam's revised Law on Investment (Law No. 61/2020/QH14)("LOI 2020") enters into force from January 1, 2021. The National Assembly adopted the LOI 2020 on June 17, 2020. It will replace Law No. 67/2014/QH13 ("LOI 2014"),...more
Data plays a central role in the global efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic through virus detection, mitigation of spread, treatments, and vaccines. Public policy responses and private sector initiatives are equally...more
4/10/2020
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Contact Tracing ,
Cooperation ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Collection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Research ,
Public Policy ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Research and Development
On August 15, 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published a Federal Register notice formally implementing an additional ten percent tariff on approximately US$300 billion in annual imports from China...more
On May 17, 2019, the United States announced that it had reached agreements with Canada and Mexico to remove the US tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum products from those countries pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade...more
5/23/2019
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Bilateral Agreements ,
Canada ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 ,
Trump Administration
As indicated on May 10, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) today released a draft Federal Register notice proposing additional tariffs on approximately US$ 300 billion worth of goods imported from China ("List...more
5/16/2019
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China ,
Economic Injuries ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Statements of Economic Interest ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) this evening announced its intention to apply new tariffs on all remaining China-origin imports, totaling approximately USD 325 billion per year, under Section 301 of the Trade Act...more
May 10, 2019, the Section 301 tariff rate on approximately US$200 billion worth of "List 3" Chinese imports increased to 25 percent (from the previous rate of 10 percent), after US and Chinese negotiators failed to reach an...more
5/15/2019
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
New Guidance ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force on December 30, 2018. The Agreement will significantly impact trade among its ratifying Parties—currently including...more
1/22/2019
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Corporate Counsel ,
CPTPP ,
E-Commerce ,
Exports ,
Fair Trade Agreements (FTA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Global Market ,
Imports ,
International Labor Laws ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
NAFTA ,
Place of Origin ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
WTO