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Keeping LGBTQ+ Travellers Safe: How Organisations can Promote Safety for Business Travellers – International SOS

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023

In today’s ever-evolving world, it is imperative to recognise the diverse needs of travellers and the significance of LGBTQ+ travel safety.

Key Points: 
  • In today’s ever-evolving world, it is imperative to recognise the diverse needs of travellers and the significance of LGBTQ+ travel safety.
  • It aims to equip individuals and organisations with the knowledge and tools necessary to promote inclusivity and safeguard the LGBTQ+ community during their business travels.
  • The refreshed LGBTQ+ module covers destination-specific societal attitudes, biases and challenges that could pose as potential risks to LGBTQ+ travellers.
  • Laurent Fourier, CEO, Health & Security Subscription Services at International SOS comments “Discrimination and violence remain critical issues for the LGBTQ+ community.

Understanding the Mainland Laws – Privacy Commissioner’s Office organises a Webinar on “Review and Practical Implementation of the Mainland’s Personal Information Protection Law”

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data organised a webinar on “Review and Practical Implementation of the Mainland’s Personal Information Protection Law” on 16 May, which attracted more than 130 attendees from various sectors including banking, insurance, government/ public bodies, legal and information technology.

Key Points: 
  • The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data organised a webinar on “Review and Practical Implementation of the Mainland’s Personal Information Protection Law” on 16 May, which attracted more than 130 attendees from various sectors including banking, insurance, government/ public bodies, legal and information technology.
  • Professor HONG Yan-qing of the School of Law of Beijing Institute of Technology and Ms Barbara LI, Partner of Reed Smith LLP, spoke at the webinar.
  • They gave an overview of the Personal Information Protection Law and its latest developments, and shared their insights on how enterprises and organisations could comply with relevant laws and regulations.
  • In addition, the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, highlighted to the participants some essential points to note for cross-border transfers of personal data from Hong Kong.

Understanding Mainland Laws – Privacy Commissioner’s Office organises a Webinar on “The Mainland’s Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Transfers of Data”

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Friday, November 11, 2022

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) organised a webinar on The Mainlands Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Transfers of Data on 29 September 2022.

Key Points: 
  • The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) organised a webinar on The Mainlands Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Transfers of Data on 29 September 2022.
  • Professor HONG Yan-qing of the School of Law of the Beijing Institute of Technology was invited to speak as one of the guest speakers.
  • Professor Hong highlighted the salient features of the Mainlands Security Assessment Measures on Cross-border Transfers of Data (Measures) at the webinar.
  • The webinar attracted more than 170 attendees from various sectors including the banking, government, public bodies, legal, education and insurance sectors.

ACAMS and TRAFFIC Advance Ending Illegal Wildlife Trade Training Efforts in China

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Monday, July 18, 2022

Combating illegal wildlife trade through anti-money laundering measures is an innovative yet fairly new approach in China, even globally.

Key Points: 
  • Combating illegal wildlife trade through anti-money laundering measures is an innovative yet fairly new approach in China, even globally.
  • Financial institutions undoubtedly play a significant role in exposing and interrupting the financial flow of wildlife crime, said TRAFFIC China Director Ling XU.
  • The ACAMS and TRAFFIC-led Simplified Chinese version of the Illegal Wildlife Trade Certificate Program will go a long way towards bridging the gaps in awareness in the financial systems that these criminals exploit to move, hide, and launder the proceeds of the illegal trade in wildlife.
  • TRAFFICisa leading non-governmental organisation working to ensure that wildlife trade is not a threat to the conservation of nature.

Pandarow Released Spanish-Chinese Learning Courses

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Monday, November 26, 2018

BEIJING, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The rising Chinese learning platform Pandarow recently added Spanish as another display language for online Chinese courses.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Nov. 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The rising Chinese learning platform Pandarow recently added Spanish as another display language for online Chinese courses.
  • Pandarow was designed to use English as the bridge language for Chinese learners in the first stage.
  • Pandarow provides premium Chinese Learning Courses , a powerful Chinese Dictionary , and Chinese Q&A Forum for free.
  • With continuous upgrades, learning Chinese in Pandarow is getting easierand more efficient.