China’s Alibaba Shrugs Off .75b Antitrust Fine, Shares Rally

China’s Alibaba Shrugs Off $2.75b Antitrust Fine, Shares Rally

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd does not expect any material impact from the antitrust crackdown in China that will push it to overhaul how it deals...
2nd phase of China-Pakistan free trade deal in effect

2nd phase of China-Pakistan free trade deal in effect

The second phase of the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement came into effect as of Sunday, officials said on Monday. The new phase will allow the...
India DoT Invites Industry Stakeholder Views on Use of Open APIs

India DoT Invites Industry Stakeholder Views on Use of Open APIs

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has sought industry stakeholder views for use of ‘open APIs for emerging technologies’ according to a letter dated October...
China halts purchase of U.S. farm products

China halts purchase of U.S. farm products

China has halted its purchases of U.S. agricultural products and will not rule out levying import tariffs on American farm imports purchased after Aug....

OSTI encourages drivers to review their vehicle cover for the coming...

As the easter holiday season approaches, many families will be planning their long-distance trips to visit relatives or to go on holiday. These trips...
CCPIT released the first batch of ‘Guidelines for Business Environment of Enterprises’ Overseas Investment in Countries (Regions)’

CCPIT released the first batch of ‘Guidelines for Business Environment of...

The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) released the first batch of "Guidelines on Business Environment for Enterprises' Overseas Investment in...
Indonesia Drafting Ministerial Regulation to Block Social Media

Indonesia Drafting Ministerial Regulation to Block Social Media

Indonesia’s Communications and Information Ministry (Kominfo) plans to draft a ministerial regulation (Permen) that will detail the steps the Ministry will take to block...

Singapore to tighten oversight of ride-hailing players to enhance user safety

Singapore will tighten regulations on ride-hailing operators such as Grab and Gojek, bringing safety-related rules for the services in line with taxi operators to...
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Impact of the Conference of Parties (COP) on tobacco control in...

The 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) will be taking place in November 2023 to discuss the...
Singapore Commits SGD 250 Million to Develop Fintech Sector

Singapore Commits SGD 250 Million to Develop Fintech Sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will pump SGD 250 million (USD 182 million) into the enhanced Financial Sector Technology and...
China Ready to Extend IPO Reform throughout Capital Market: Regulator

China Ready to Extend IPO Reform throughout Capital Market: Regulator

China stands ready to extend the reform of registration-based initial public offerings (IPOs) system to all parts of its capital markets, a senior official...
The State Council: supporting domestic and foreign investors to set up special funds for joint innovation in new areas

The State Council: supporting domestic and foreign investors to set up...

  China (Shanghai) pilot free trade zone will strengthen collaborative innovative development with the Yangtze river delta, the state council said in a statement released...