On August 1, 2025, the PRC Supreme People’s Court issued the Interpretation II on Issues Concerning the Application of Law in the Trial of Labor Dispute Cases, which establishes uniform legal standards in several employment situations that have raised questions in recent years, including the employment relationship in affiliation arrangements, foreign employees, double wages, and two consecutive fixed-term contracts. U.S. institutions with an RO or WFOE in the PRC should review and update...

On September 11, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China released the Measures for Cybersecurity Incident Reporting, which clarify the specific requirements for network operators regarding cybersecurity incident reporting. The Measures require network operators to report certain incidents within one to four hours, depending on the type of entity involved.   On September 11, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“ CAC ”) released the Measures for Cybersecurity Incident Reporting ...

China’s Ministry of Public Security (“MPS”) penalized Dior Shanghai for breaching personal information protection obligations, following an investigation into a data breach incident. MPS identified the following violations during the investigation: failure to implement a cross-border transfer mechanism; failure to fully inform data subjects about how their personal information would be handled by an overseas recipient; failure to obtain separate consent for cross-border transfer; and failure...