On 18 July 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) issued the Announcement on the Reporting of Personal Information Protection Officer Information (“CAC PIPO Reporting Announcement”), which launched a centralized...more
10/7/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
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Personal Information ,
Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
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As data protection laws across the Asia-Pacific region continue to evolve, businesses operating in the region face increasing complexity in managing compliance and risk. To support our clients in navigating this dynamic...more
9/24/2025
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Australia ,
China ,
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Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
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Hong Kong ,
Indonesia ,
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Japan ,
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Singapore ,
Vietnam
The rapid development of data protection laws across the Asia-Pacific region indicates significant movement toward certain standards, albeit with notable local policy variations across multiple areas. Our Asia-Pacific Data,...more
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, understanding the evolving regulatory landscape is more critical than ever. Our new APAC AI Watch series offers in-depth analysis of key legal developments across...more
According to the 2023 National Aging Development Bulletin released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the National Aging Office on October 12, 2024, China's elderly population aged 60 and above, as of the end of 2023, has...more
On February 14, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") finalized the "Personal Information Protection Compliance Audit Measures" ("Audit Measures"), which refines the draft version released on August 3, 2023...more
As 2025 begins, the foreign direct investment (FDI) landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Driven by geopolitical shifts, technological advancements, and changing regulatory priorities, businesses must navigate an...more
On 22 March, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) finalized its Provisions to Promote and Regulate Cross-Border Data Transfers (“Final Provisions”). The Final Provisions were long anticipated following a...more
During the course of 2023, the screening of foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to be an item at the top of the agenda when planning and executing global M&A transactions, as well as greenfield cross-border investments....more
On December 13, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) and the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”) Government (“HK ITIB”) jointly released the...more
On 8 December 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) published draft Administrative Measures for Cybersecurity Incidents Reporting (the “Draft CAC Measures”). The following weekend, on 16 December 2023, the...more
On November 1, 2023, the National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee (全国信息安全标准化技术委员会) (“TC260”, a policy-making body under the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”)) launched a public consultation...more
On 28 September, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”) released draft Provisions on Regulating and Promoting Cross-Border Data Transfers (the “Draft Provisions”) for public consultation. The consultation...more
China’s Interim Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (“AI Measures”) took effect from August 15, 2023. Jointly published by the Cyberspace Administration of China (“CAC”), the Ministry of...more
On 30 May 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) published guidance for the use of the Standard Contractual Clauses applicable to international transfers of personal information from mainland China (the...more
On April 11, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) issued draft Administrative Measures for Generative Artificial Intelligence Services (“Draft AI Measures”)....more
On April 25, 2023, the state-backed Guiyang Big Data Exchange (GYDE) announced that it has facilitated and supervised the unprecedented floor trading of personal data in China. To date, no provisions have been put in place to...more
On February 24, 2023, the Cyberspace Administration of China ("CAC") released the final version of the Measures on the Standard Contract for the Cross-border Transfer of Personal Information ("SCCs Measures") along with the...more
The holiday shopping season is upon us once again and this year, much like last year, continues to present unique challenges and opportunities for consumer companies and retailers. In this nearly “post-COVID” environment,...more
12/22/2022
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As part of a new Asia-Pacific (APAC) Life Sciences and Health Care webinar program designed both for companies with commercial interests in APAC and for companies based in the region, Hogan Lovells is hosting a special...more
9/23/2022
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
International Data Transfers ,
Personal Information ,
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On 31 August 2022, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) finalized the security assessment application guidelines and template application form (Security Assessment Application Guideline) under the Measures for...more
Recent weeks have seen a flurry of activity in China’s regulation of international data transfers. Three principal data laws, the Cyber Security Law (“CSL”), the Data Security Law (“DSL”) and the Personal Information...more
China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) took effect 1 November 2021, significantly raising the bar for data protection compliance in China. One of the key concerns is the regulation of international transfers of...more
The Ministry of Science and Technology of China has finally issued the draft of Implementation Rules for the Regulations of Human Genetic Resources Administration for public comments on March 21, 2022, which gives more...more
Six months have now passed since China's Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) became effective on November 1, 2021. As noted below, Chinese authorities have recently stepped up enforcement actions relative to PIPL....more