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Thailand tightens up legislation to end illegal ivory trade

Thailand has strengthened the implementation of its National Ivory Action Plan to stop illegal ivory trade, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) disclosed Wednesday.

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Shanghai sees more foreigners in counterfeit-products cases

A rising number of foreigners have been held accountable for intellectual property infringement in Shanghai, a senior official with the city's prosecuting agency said on Monday while reviewing cases from the past four years.

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APD Columns | New cross-border E-commerce tax scheme--A game changer?

Cross-border e-commerce has been one of the few bright spots of the Chinese economy since its inception. In 2014, this specific trade category has amounted to 71.8 billion USD in terms of volume according to MOFCOM.

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S.Korea plans to boost export of cultural products to East Asia:Yonhap

​The South Korean culture ministry announced a set of measures on Thursday to boost the spread of the country's cultural products in the East Asia region as the increasing demand for such products offers huge potential for economic growth.

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Diluted herb packets being sold to Aussie consumers in "food fraud" claim

Keen Australian home chefs have on Wednesday discovered their packets of dried oregano leaves could contain as little as 10 percent oregano, after an investigation into herb standards found producers were "padding" their products with cheaper leaves.

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Xiaomi goes against the grain with new smartphone-controlled rice cooke

Xiaomi anticipates the jokes about its ever-broadening range of offerings, which includes offbeat items like power strips, Segways and now – rice cookers.

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E-cigarette body tells HK officials to regulate industry, not ban its products

​Asian Vape Association warns a black market would thrive in city if e-cigarettes were outlawed, but anti-smoking council disagrees

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Palace Museum sees souvenir sales boom

Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, announced on Wednesday that its sales of souvenirs in 2015 surpassed 1 billion yuan ($154 million).

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Palace Museum sees souvenir sales boom

Beijing's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, announced on Wednesday that its sales of souvenirs in 2015 surpassed 1 billion yuan ($154 million).

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Chinese phone maker Xiaomi takes aim at bicycle market

Startup iRiding’s $3,000 ‘smart’ bike will be sold on Xiaomi e-commerce platform under QiCycle brand.

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Chinese products increasingly popular in Myanmar

​Chinese products, already popular in Myanmar due to their low prices and good quality, are attracting the interest of a growing number of local merchants and consumers.

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Smaller Korean cosmetics firms storm the citadel

Medium-sized Korean cosmetics company Tonymoly will open an outlet in the premium Sephora chain store in downtown Paris next month.

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Myanmar suffers trade deficit in 1st 8 months of 2015-16 FY

Myanmar has suffered over 3.713 billion U.S. dollars trade deficit in the first eight months of 2015-16 fiscal year, according to official statistics issued on Tuesday.

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Samsung Elec says sells new chip for health-focused wearables.

Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Tuesday it has started selling a new processor aimed at health-focused wearable products, seeking to tap into a fast-growing market.

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4 of our favourite Star Wars collectibles

If you are a Star Wars fan, chances are you would already have watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens by now. If you managed to get tickets for the first few days’ screenings, that is.

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Bottled air breeds hot air in smoggy China

China's smog has made masks and air purifiers the hottest of commodities. Now, a new product is getting all the attention: bottled air.

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JD.com to close C2C marketplace to curb fakes

​China's online retailer JD.com will shut down online customer-to-customer (C2C) marketplace Paipai.com in three months in order to fight fake goods.