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Retail Asia22/04/2023

Switzerland was early to adopt a regulatory framework for digital assets. Now Europe has approved an EU-wide crypto rulebook. The European Parliament is adopting the Markets in Cryptoassets (MiCA) regulation, scheduled to come into force from mid 2024 onwards, it said in a statement Thursday. The regulation aims to increase customer protection for crypto-assets that are not regulated […]

Retail Asia13/09/2021

Ad Standards has found that McDonald’s Australia breached rules for distinguishable advertising, as set out in the Australian Association of National Advertisers (AANA) Code of Ethics, Section 2.7. The breach occurred in an Instagram post by @southaussiewithcosi, which featured a man, woman and two children in matching McDonald’s pyjamas and holding McDelivery bags. Andrew ‘Cosi’ […]

Retail Asia09/07/2021

Chinese companies are set to face more even more pressures when listing abroad following a statement from the country’s cabinet that signaled tighter supervision. China will increase supervision over Chinese firms listed offshore, according to a statement from the State Council underlining a focus on cross-border data flows and security as well as illegal activities […]

Retail Asia23/04/2019

In an effort to stop spammers from taking over Twitter, the social media app is limiting the number of followers that can be added to an account on a single day. Previously that number was 1,000 and a tweet from the Twitter Safety account reveals that the new cap is 400. This is supposed to prevent spammers […]

Retail Asia18/01/2019

The government is preparing to launch regulations fixing the rates drivers and riders for ride-hailing services such as Grab and Go-Jek receive, two officials said this week, creating potential obstacles for the companies’ expansion. The regulations would meet drivers’ demands for more oversight and higher rates but there are concerns that the rising costs to the companies could […]

Retail Asia02/01/2019

India’s largest online marketplace Flipkart has requested New Delhi that a broad, market-driven framework for the e-commerce industry be put in place after consultations with the relevant stakeholders. The request came a day after the federal government announced changes in the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy for the sector. On Wednesday, New Delhi took a series of measures to […]

Retail Asia17/12/2018

Ride-hailing firm Grab has asserted that it did not breach Vietnam’s competition laws, contesting authorities’ definitions and interpretations. The assertion was a response to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which said Wednesday that it had evidence that Grab’s acquisition of Uber violated Vietnam’s Competition Law . In a statement released Thursday, Jerry Lim, country head of […]

Retail Asia26/01/2017

At the end of the 1990s, franchise was still a strange concept to most people in Việt Nam. There were no opportunities to enjoy or even see the products and services of the world’s well-known brands in Việt Nam. KFC, McDonald, Starbucks and Lotteria were not familiar names for Vietnamese youth. However, this has changed. […]

Retail Asia11/12/2016

A month before Apple is expected to enforce stricter security requirements for app communications in iOS, enterprise developers are not ready for the changes, a new study indicates. The study was performed by security firm Appthority on the most common 200 apps installed on iOS devices being used within enterprise environments. The researchers looked at […]

Retail Asia28/09/2016

The Thai government is considering toughening tax rules for international internet and technology companies, including mobile and internet commerce companies. The head of Thailand’s Revenue Department told that the government has set up a working committee for finding solutions for collecting tax from Google and other technology giants. Laws and regulations that haven’t been updated […]

Retail Asia16/03/2016

The rapid development of the digital world has encouraged internet data and content providers to expand their business to developing countries like Indonesia. The problem is that Indonesia is not prepared for this development. Although there are almost 100 million internet users in Indonesia, this business is not adequately regulated. Today, internet data and content […]

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EU Gets First Crypto Rulebook

McDonald’s hit with breach of advertising rules over Instagram mix-up

China Tightens Offshore Listing Rules

Twitter makes a change in Limiting your Followers

Indonesia to Regulate Ride-Hailing Rates Threatens Grab, Go-Jek Expansion

New E-Comm Rules: Flipkart India for broad market-driven framework

Grab Vietnam says Uber deal ‘no breach of competition laws’

Vietnam franchise rules under pressure to change

App makers not ready for Apple’s new ATS rules

Thailand may toughen tax rules for ICTs

New Rule for Foreign Internet Data and Content Providers