MLex Summary: The European Commission has released a summary of its December 2025 decision to fine several battery manufacturers, including Exide, FET and Rombat, as well as trade body Eurobat, a total of €72 ... (more story)

China has unveiled its first major draft revisions to its E-Commerce Law that would introduce turnover-based fines of up to 5 percent for particularly serious violations by online platforms, while expanding th... (more story)

South Korea’s major oil refiners — HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex and S-Oil — and their executives face charges of raising fuel prices following the outbreak of the war in Iran, resulting in fuel-pri... (more story)

Japan's Intellectual Property High Court upheld the IOC's "Gorin" trademark, ruling that articles published on Olympics.com constituted trademark use, defeating a non-use challenge and preserving registration ... (more story)

The Alliance for Open Media, which is backed by the likes of Apple and Google, should face EU scrutiny under competition and tech gatekeeper rules, an influential lawmaker has urged. Andreas Schwab has written... (more story)

Belgian streaming platform Streamz, Spotify, Google and other companies will ask the EU's highest court on July 6 and July 7 to determine whether Belgium can require streaming platforms to make additional paym... (more story)

MLex Summary: Punitive duties of up to 7.3 percent in place on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products or iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel from Turkey into the European Union are now under scrutiny to ... (more story)

MLex Summary: The China Chamber of Commerce to the EU expressed concern over the EU's revised steel import framework, which took effect on July 1, warning that additional trade restrictions could weaken the co... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU and Thailand made progress during the ninth round of negotiations on a future trade agreement, provisionally closing chapters on competition and subsidies, state-owned enterprises, dispute... (more story)

Meta Platforms told an Australian royal commission that its moderation policies allow some offensive statements, including claims such as “immigrants are criminals,” “Black people are more violent than whites,... (more story)

MLex Summary: The EU’s regulation on online commerce should force platforms to clearly label influencer marketing, 15 advocacy groups said in a joint letter on Monday. In a push for the upcoming Digital Fairne... (more story)

MLex Summary: China's cyberspace regulator on Friday proposed a sweeping overhaul of the country's foundational rules for internet information services, consolidating two decades of piecemeal platform regulati... (more story)