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IT and data

China announces new regulation on data security sanctions

Ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing's Wall Street IPO has prompted a probe from China's internet regulators amid an overhaul of national

IT and data

Dipping into Data | Regulators' increasing interest in data pooling

The potential anti-competitive effects of data pooling arrangements means businesses must monitor their compliance with competition rules

Tech, Media and Comms

Asia and TMT: emerging trends in 2021

Tech developments in China, India and Singapore have continued at a pace this year, with a range of digital, regulatory

Competition, antitrust and trade

European Super League – competition for top-tier football continues

European Court of Justice asked to rule on antitrust question as three football clubs press on with plans for Super

Tax

G7 'historic agreement' ups momentum of global tax reform for large multinationals

Full agreement and specifics are a long way off but the deal marks the way for G20 talks to address

Competition, antitrust and trade

Additional regulatory regime looms for third country investors into EU

EU proposes new legislation to combat distortive effects of foreign subsidies on EU internal market

Competition, antitrust and trade

'But we don't even do any business in the UK…'

Judgment on the appeal against a block on the Sabre-Farelogix deal highlights the slippery nature of the UK 'share of

Life Sciences and Healthcare

Debate intensifies over a vaccine IP waiver's impact on future pharma and biotech discoveries

Does a proposed patent suspension backed by Washington open a Pandora's box for vaccine R&D and investment?

Competition, antitrust and trade

Future screening of foreign direct investments takes shape in Belgium

A federal proposal for FDI screening in Belgium will supplement an existing Flemish scheme

Competition, antitrust and trade

French watchdog directs film distributors on ways to avoid competition breaches

Film release schedule to ease France's film industry out of the pandemic is deemed as a cartel, but competition authority

Competition, antitrust and trade

Digital Markets Unit: what we know and what to expect

New tech watchdog will assess codes of conduct and create a level playing field for digital markets