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Chinese top legislature is deliberating a draft law that will regulate and facilitate e-commerce in the country. The draft law was tabled for review by legislators at the bimonthly session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which runs…
Legislator of Commission X of the House of Representatives (DPR), Dwita Ria Gunadi wants to increase milk production and consumption because the per capita milk consumption in the country is still lower than other Asian countries. “The per capita milk…
Indonesia’s House of Representatives has passed amendments to the controversial Electronic Information and Transactions Law to reduce penalties and set more clear definitions. The strict law lays out tough penalties including jail time for online defamation…
Volkswagen decided against suing South Korea which last month suspended sales of most of its models and slapped a fine of 17.8 billion won ($15.93 million) on the German carmaker. Instead, Volkswagen will try to achieve certification for the affected models…
The photograph below is from a Longines advertising campaign, and features arguably India’s most famous Bollywood star, Aishwarya Rai. Some might consider it elegant, others “hi-so” in certain parts of Southeast Asia. But in Malaysia, religious zealots have…
Property sector needs reform to attract investments, says minister. Indonesia plans to issue an emergency law – known as a perppu – to break an impasse of more than a decade in efforts to streamline unfriendly laws as the country aims to allow foreigners to…
Indonesia has one of the biggest economies in the Asia-Pacific region and its rate of internet adoption is one of the fastest in the world. So naturally, e-commerce in the region is starting to boom. According to Alibaba Group Executive Vice Chairman Joseph…
South Korea’s antitrust watchdog has told global furniture giant Ikea Korea to revise its terms regarding refunds for cancelled deliveries. Ikea, which opened its first store in southern Seoul in 2014, is running a delivery service for South Korean customers…
More than 1,000 endangered but highly valued reef fish sold in Hong Kong last year were imported illegally, a university study shows. It was released yesterday and funded by the University of Hong Kong and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered…
China has completed a draft version of the country’s first e-commerce law, a lawmaker said on Thursday. The draft will be submitted as early as possible to the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) for review, said…
Eric Mark Levine, the founder of California Fitness clubs worldwide and the Thai chain California Wow Xperience has filed a US$2.8 million defamation lawsuit through his legal representative at Bangkok Criminal Court. Levine has filed suit against Thailand’s…
Retail investors will enjoy a boost in protection with new rules for investments linked to gold and other physical assets. The enhancements also allows flexibility for accredited investors (AIs) to decide on the level of regulatory protection they want to be…
