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Morrison & Foerster LLP

China Pilots Relaxed Foreign Ownership Limits for Data Center and Other Value-Added Telecom Services

China’s telecommunications regulator, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), has announced a pilot scheme that would allow foreign investors to establish wholly owned subsidiaries in Beijing, Shanghai,...more

White & Case LLP

Tech takeovers drive M&A in Indonesia

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Buoyed by healthy GDP growth and rising consumer confidence, Indonesian M&A has been on a roll in recent years. Southeast Asia’s largest economy has largely evaded macroeconomic headwinds such as high inflation and weakening...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Venture Capital Investment in Latin America

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Over the past few years, explosive growth in Latin American startups and sources of capital to fund them has piqued the interest of U.S. venture capital (“VC”) investors. Whereas Latin American technology has historically...more

Miller Nash LLP

A Non-U.S. Company’s Guide to Doing Business in the U.S.: A Playbook for Accessing the U.S. Market

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For decades, the United States (U.S.) has boasted the largest economy in the world and the largest market for imported goods. This article discusses basic strategies non-U.S. companies use to enter the U.S. market. Other...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] Controls on Chinese Outbound Investments in the US and in the European Countries and Legal Issues for Global Digital...

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Join us on August 26, 2021 for a virtual event held jointly by Fangda Partners (China) and McDermott Will & Emery (US and Europe). In this webinar we will be focusing on different controls on Chinese outbound investments from...more

World Law Group

Doing Business In Thailand

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In this new series, “Doing Business In,” we asked our members about the current business climate in their countries, investment opportunities, and what others should know about doing business there. ...more

K&L Gates LLP

RCEP: Boosting Value Chains and Facilitating Trade Flows

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This is the second alert in a four-part series on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The RCEP is the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) involving ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,...more

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Asia-Pacific Signals Strong Commitment to Economic Integration and Cooperation with RCEP Signing

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After eight years of negotiations, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)—covering 15 economies in the Asia-Pacific region, accounting for 30 percent of the global population, 30 percent of global GDP, and 34...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

China Promulgates Its Long-Awaited Civil Code

The PRC issues a 1,260-article, comprehensive Civil Code covering all aspects of civil and business life in China. It becomes effective on January 1, 2021. China has passed its first-ever Civil Code, which will come into...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Update on China’s Recent Liberalization of the Legal Regime for Foreign Investment

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With the ongoing US-China trade tension, what has been easily overlooked is China’s recent liberalization of its legal regime in the areas of foreign investment and foreign investors’ M&A activities in China. This...more

Hogan Lovells

Third party payment licences in China – are they within the grasp of foreign investors?

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China is marching on to be the world's pioneering cashless society but unfortunately there is an almost complete absence of foreign counterparts in the huge Chinese domestic or cross border transactions initiated from China. ...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 7.22.2019 | Top Story: Equifax Nears $700 million Settlement Over Privacy Breach

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Credit bureau Equifax is closing in on an agreement with federal and state authorities in which it would pay $650-700 million to resolve claims related to the massive breach it revealed in September 2017 that exposed personal...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Doing Business in India? Keep an Eye on This….

The draft National E-Commerce Policy (“Draft Policy”) released by the Government of India on February 23, 2019 for stakeholder comments, has left the e-commerce sector in jitters. For global market players, the protectionist...more

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European logistics and warehousing: The outlook for 2019

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The European warehousing and logistics market is growing at unprecedented rates. Such growth comes with threats as well as opportunities, and investors need to be aware of local conditions to maximize returns. There are huge...more

Morgan Lewis

India Proposes Changes to FDI Policy for Ecommerce Sector

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India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion issued Press Note 2 of 2018 (the Press Note) on December 26, 2018, amending the applicable conditions for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Indian ecommerce sector...more

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The CPTPP Enters into Force: What Does it Mean for Global Trade?

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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

Hogan Lovells

TMT China Brief - Summer 2018

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Cybersecurity in China remains a hot topic. The Cyber Security Law is already in place but the question is how this law is going to be interpreted and implemented. In this edition, we will look at various draft/trial measures...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

3 Real Estate Trends To Watch In 2018

Orrick’s Michael Haworth recently spoke with Law360 about real estate trends to watch in 2018. Michael noted that "a lot of what's going to drive future investment in the U.S. real estate market is activities in the major...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"E-Commerce in India on the Rise"

Despite the headwinds facing Indian e-commerce start-ups, some of which had irrational cost structures and business models based solely on discounts, the overall success and potential of this sector, as well as its...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Recent Developments in the Chinese Regulatory Regime Governing e-Commerce

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The Chinese regulatory regime governing e-commerce has been constantly evolving as domestic and cross-border e-commerce continues its rapid growth. Recently, the regulatory environment has opened up in several ways:...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Implementation of Policy Allowing Complete Foreign Ownership in E-Commerce Operations Nationwide in China

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Issues the First Value-Added Telecom Services License to an E-Commerce Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise. Background - Historically, foreign investors were...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Manatt Digital - June 2016

In this newsletter, we examine what's new in media as it relates to the Chinese market with specific emphasis on VR, Hollywood, and the ongoing digital transition....more

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

India Relaxes Rules on Foreign Direct Investment in E-Commerce

In Press Note No. 3 released on 29 March 2016 the Government of India (Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion) announced that foreign direct investment (“FDI”) of up to 100% would be...more

Troutman Pepper

[Webinar] Recent Trends and Developments Affecting the IT Services and E-Commerce Sector Between the U.S. and India - April 18th,...

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Leading law firms Pepper Hamilton and Khaitan & Co. will be joining together to discuss: • Start-Up India - India’s newly adopted regime for start-ups and what it means for foreign investors and IT and e-commerce providers...more

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Liberalization of Policy on E-Commerce from Shanghai Free Trade Zone to All of China: Allows Complete Foreign Ownership in...

On June 19, 2015, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) promulgated a new policy, Opinions on Lifting Restrictions on the Foreign Equity Ratio for Online Data Processing and Transaction Processing...more

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