Yesterday, January 17th, 2018, DP Group had the honor and the pleasure to attend the event organized by EUCCC in Chengdu, to welcome the new Consul General of Italy in Chongqing, Mr. Filippo Nicosia. Hundreds of people participated, thus, it was an exclusive networking moment for our colleagues Mr. Shane Farrelly, from D’Andrea & Partners Legal Counsel (Chongqing office) and Mr. Arduino Agostinelli, Deputy GM of PHC Advisory Tax & Accounting – both DP Group’s companies – who met with new managers and entrepreneurs from all over China. During the event, Mr. Nicosia delivered a very inspirational speech about the great opportunities for European business in China and vice versa. Following his words, our commitment as DP Group, well-established worldwide, including South-West China, is to work together with Mr. Nicosia and relevant institutions and organizations, in order to promote bilateral business relations between Europe and China and to create new great opportunities for both of them.
With the progressive digitalization of economic activities, companies increasingly operate on an international level, managing personal data flows across multiple jurisdictions.In this article, we focus specifically on data transfers between the European union (EU) and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – two legal systems, governed respectively by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and
In July 2025, five government authorities, including the Ministry of Commerce, jointly issued the Work Plan to Support Beijing in Piloting the Implementation of the WTO E-Commerce Agreement.[1] This milestone marks a new stage in China’s efforts to align its institutional opening and digital trade rules with international standards. As a core hub for digital
On September 30, 2025, China’s State Council officially issued the Notice on Implementing Domestic Product Standards and Related Policies in Government Procurement (Guobanfa [2025] No. 34, hereinafter referred to as the “Notice“), which clearly outlines major adjustments to the evaluation mechanism for domestic products in government procurement. The policy takes effect on January 1, 2026, and its
