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On 9 August 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern (the "Executive Order"), to regulate U.S. persons engaged in transactions or investment activities in China (including mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) that involve certain technologies and products. The U.S. Department of the Treasury (the "Department of Treasury") issued on the same day an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the "ANPRM") to seek public comments in formulating the regulations to implement the Executive Order and to clarify its scope...

The concept of "patient-centered" has become the core guiding principle in current research and development ("R&D") of drugs. "Patient-centered" drug R&D refers to the process of drug discovery, design, implementation and decision-making based on the patient's point of view, with the aim of efficiently developing clinically valuable drugs that better meet the needs of patients. Decentralized Clinical Trials ("DCT") are a new type of clinical trial that embodies the "patient-centered" concept, providing new solutions and motivation for drug R&D activities for marketing registration purposes...

The well-known London-based legal publisher Law Business Research recently published its sixth edition of The Virtual Currency Regulation Review (The Virtual Currency Regulation Review: 6th edition). As the only invited PRC law firm, Han Kun has authored the Virtual Currency Regulation Review for two consecutive years. Han Kun's financial services and asset management partner Mr. TieCheng Yang, counsel Mr. Meng (Raymond) Yan and associate Ms. Wenli (Ivy) Xu co-authored the China Chapter. The intern Ms. Peixi (Regina) Gong also contributed to the writing of the China Chapter...

On September 14, 2023, IFLR1000 announced the shortlist for its China Awards 2023. Han Kun was nominated in 18 award categories, including: Capital Markets Team of the Year M&A Team of the Year Firm of the Year – Guangdong Banking and Finance Deal of the Year – Beijing - COMAC delivered its first-ever C919 airliner to China Eastern Airlines Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Beijing – KE Holdings’ Hong Kong dual-primary listing Capital Markets Deal of the Year - Beijing – NIO’s listing by introduction in HK, Singapore M&A Deal of the Year – Beijing – ByteDance’s USD1...