C&M International’s Asia-based digital policy team joined an industry delegation last week at a key gathering to discuss Southeast Asia’s future digital economy. Singapore hosted the 4thASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting (ADGMIN) from 30 January to 02 February, 2024 under the theme “Building an Inclusive and Trusted Digital Ecosystem”. Josephine Teo, Singapore’s Minister for
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in 2023: What to Look for this Year
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) partners engaged in another negotiating session as they seek to finish negotiations by the end of the year. Here’s what to watch for.
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Asia Pacific Leaders Cite Digital Transformation as Key to Post-COVID Recovery
AI, Future of Work, Data Privacy and Digitalization Top the Agenda
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will deepen its engagement with the private sector as it recommits to its role as a policy incubator for digital transformation across the Asia-Pacific. That was the clear message from Heads of State and thought leaders spanning numerous
USTR Launches 301 Investigations into Digital Services Taxes
Opens Door for Potential Retaliatory Tariffs by United States
On June 2, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) launched a series of Section 301 trade investigations into digital services taxes (DST) adopted or under consideration by a number of United States (U.S.) trading partners – including Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, the European
U.S. State Dept. Fails to Certify Hong Kong’s Autonomy: Signals Potential Change in Trade and Economic Treatment
On May 27, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo issued a statement that Hong Kong “does not continue to warrant treatment under United States laws in the same manner as U.S. laws were applied to Hong Kong before July 1997.” U.S. relations with Hong Kong are governed by the United States-Hong Kong Policy
Crowell & Moring International, LLC Expands to Singapore
Second Office in Asia, Signals Global Growth
Singapore– February 11, 2020: Crowell & Moring International, LLC is expanding into Singapore to launch a strategic hub that will advise global businesses on the fast-evolving policy and regulatory landscape across Asia.
C&M International, a global government affairs, public policy, and public affairs firm, is launching its first
Webinar – Update on the Trump China Tariffs – What is Going On?
Webinar on May 17, 2019
Starts: 12:00 PM (EDT)
Ends: 12:30 PM (EDT)
Ends: 12:30 PM (EDT)
Join the Crowell & Moring trade team for a 30-minute update on the U.S.-China trade negotiations, the imposition of tariffs, and the continued escalation of tensions from the White House. Hear the latest on President Trump’s potential next steps, the status of
EVENT – Privacy Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific: Moving Toward Interoperability
October 25, 2018 • Brussels, Belgium
Starts: 2:30 PM
Ends: 3:50 PM
Location: Radisson Red Hotel, Rue d´Idalie, 35, 1050, Brussels, Belgium
The free flow of data across borders is critical for trade, economic growth and social progress. Governments in APEC and ASEAN have made great strides in creating privacy frameworks which encourage convergence across
THE NEW TPP AND THE EVOLVING TRADE LANDSCAPE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC
The trade and investment environment in the Asia-Pacific is one of the most dynamic, growth-oriented, and consequential to global companies, but also one of the most rapidly evolving. This week, eleven nations released the full text of the new Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). This successor to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), will