BIS action puts license applications on hold
Issue 50 February 2025
As ECM prepared to go to press, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry…
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Chinese national charged with stealing Google AI secrets
Issue 50 February 2025
A Chinese software engineer has been charged with economic espionage and theft of…
US company fined $2.5m for illegal exports to China and Russia
Issue 50 February 2025
The US Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and Office of Foreign Assets…
USML changes announced
Issue 50 February 2025
The State Department has announced wide-ranging revisions to the US Munitions List. The…
BIS introduces further semiconductor rules
Issue 49 December 2024 / January 2025
On 2 December, the US Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced a…
China applies “countermeasures” on US defense organizations
Issue 49 December 2024 / January 2025
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (“MFA”) has said that it had decided to…
Securing ICTS transactions the focus of new BIS final rule
Issue 49 December 2024 / January 2025
On 5 December, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final…
DPRK symposium
Issue 49 December 2024 / January 2025
The US, South Korea and Japan co-hosted a symposium in Singapore focusing on…
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