The Ministry of Health issued Circular 26/2020/TT-BYT (“Circular 26”) dated 28 December 2020 to amend and supplement Circular 22/2013/TT-BYT dated 9 August 2013 (“Circular 22”) regarding continuous medical education (CME) for medical officials.
Circular 26 came into effect on 1 March 2021.
Following the issuance of the first version of the Draft Decree on Personal Data Protection (“Draft Decree”) in 2019, on 9 February 2021, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) released the second version to collect public opinions until 9 April 2021.
This updated draft has a more robust set of rules regulating specific rights of data subjects, cross-border transfer of data, and processing of sensitive personal data. Noncompliance may subject stakeholders to temporary suspension of operation, and/or revocation of permission for cross-border data transfer in addition to monetary fines.
The Ministry of Health issued Circular 26/2020/TT-BYT (“Circular 26”) dated 28 December 2020 to amend and supplement Circular 22/2013/TT-BYT dated 9 August 2013 (“Circular 22”) regarding continuous medical education (CME) for medical officials.
Circular 26 came into effect on 1 March 2021.
As the world prepares for the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine, manufacturers, governments, and clients in the logistics sector are looking into various structures and arrangements that will help bring the vaccine to the public as soon as possible.
Our Primer focuses on key legal issues and high-level considerations on topics such as the procurement framework, regulatory approvals, and contractual stipulations relating to the supply and distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine across 14 Asia Pacific jurisdictions.
This is an update of the draft regulations in Vietnam affecting e-commerce platforms (the scope of which now covers foreign traders and organizations conducting e-commerce activities in Vietnam). Obligations include qualifying platforms being required to set up a representative office or appoint a legal representative, consumer protection/product quality safeguards, customs requirements and compliance by foreign investors with the new Law on Investment.
In brief This is an update of the draft regulations in Vietnam affecting e-commerce platforms (the scope of which now covers foreign traders and organizations conducting e-commerce activities in Vietnam). Obligations include qualifying platforms being required to set up a representative office or appoint a legal representative, consumer protection/product quality…
Click to read Digital healthcare, a globally booming market, has been catalyzed by the events of COVID-19. In Asia Pacific, in particular, a rapidly expanding population, an empowered and tech-savvy middle class and physician shortage has created the perfect conditions for digital health innovation. A new era of digital healthcare…
A number of recent merger assessments are now available on the VCCA’s website.
This update was published on 16 October 2020 as part of our quarterly newsletter, Asia Pacific Competition Highlights. Click here to access the full report, which covers the most notable antitrust developments across 11 Asia Pacific jurisdictions.
Asia Pacific International Commercial and Trade Webinar Series December 2020 – January 2021 | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm (GMT+8) We are pleased to present the Asia Pacific Trade Webinar Series which focuses on the Nuts and Bolts of Trade Compliance and will deliver practical guidance and on-the-ground insights from our teams…
Under the new Investment Law 2020, which will take effect on 1 January 2021 (“New Investment Law”), the most notable change is the introduction of the “negative list” approach, according to which foreign investors will be entitled to market access conditions applicable to domestic investors for any sectors not included in the list of sectors, which foreign investors are restricted from accessing (“List of Restricted Sectors”).
The government recently released a draft regulation that guides market access by foreign investors and provides the List of Restricted Sectors applicable to the foreign investors, which is to be included in the decree guiding the implementation of New Investment Law (“Draft Decree”).