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On October 8th, 2021, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), China's top market regulator, imposed a fine of RMB 3.442 billion (USD 534 million) on food delivery giant Meituan for its monopolistic behavior. According to the statement of SAMR, the fine is equal to about 3 percent of Meituan's total domestic ...

The closure of a business is the last stage of a company’s existence and it must be said that shutting down a company is more difficult than building it up. However, sometimes business owners may decide to close, sell, or transfer their businesses years in advance and have plenty of time to plan their exit strategies and in other s...

The trade turnover between Russia and China in the first three quarters of 2021 has increased by 29.8% compared to the same period last year, which amounted to USD 102.529 billion, according to the data released by the PRC General Customs Administration. Chinese exports to Russia for the reporting period grew by 32.4% in annual te...

Food safety is crucial to any country’s progress and economic development. The constitution of India under Article 21, The Right to Life, which is the most important fundamental right of every citizen, guaran­tees within its purview, the right to healthy food and therefore any food article which is hazardous to...

The Regulation on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics ("Regulation"), an important regulation in the cosmetics industry, was promulgated on June 29th, 2020 and came into force on January 1st, 2021. Subsequently, on April 1st, 2021, the National Medical Products Administration ("NMPA") laun...

Franchising as a model is considered an attractive proposition in the culture of entrepreneurship. It provides for higher revenue in a controlled investment scenario and at a reduced risk. There is already brand equity which has been created and the franchisors must simply adhere to the terms of the franchisee model to effectively ca...

After several Italian municipalities launched the initiative of selling houses for 1 euro (), in order to avoid depopulation in rural areas and to promote requalification of territories, a strong interest globally has been registered in this project. Applications thus far have been far in excess of the available real estate which has...

The 8th edition of CSR Awards organized by EUCCC (European Union Chamber of Commerce in China) on 2021 Dec. 2nd in Nanjing, China, was an opportunity to raise sustainability awareness and share CSR experiences with organizations committed to promoting corporate responsibility in China. We are truly honored to announce that D�...

Introduction On November 25th, 2021, the Standing Committee of Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress approved the new revision of the Regulation of Shanghai Municipality on Population and Family Planning (hereinafter referred to as “Shanghai Regulation”). The revision is related to the leave that e...