S. Korea favored by WTO in tariff case against US
Jan 22, 2021 10:44 am UTC| Economy Business Law
The World Trade Organization (WTO) favored South Korea in its lawsuit against the US for levying high tariffs on its steel and power transformer products since May 2016. According to the WTO panel, eight cases of...
The nuclear weapons ban treaty is groundbreaking, even if the nuclear powers haven't signed
Jan 22, 2021 07:27 am UTC| Law
Today, many around the world will celebrate the first multilateral nuclear disarmament treaty to enter into force in 50 years. The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) was adopted at the United Nations...
EU probes Google's advertising practices
Jan 21, 2021 20:30 pm UTC| Business Law
The European Commission (EC) is obtaining information from advertisers about Googles practices as part of its investigation into the search engines services. Google, which is facing two EC investigations into its...
S. Korea extends anti-dumping tariff on Chinese H-shaped steel for 5 years
Jan 21, 2021 14:07 pm UTC| Economy Law
South Korea will extend the anti-dumping tariff on imported Chinese H-shaped steel beams by another five years due to concerns by local steelmakers Hyundai Steel Co. and Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. of its adverse impact on...
Google asks lawsuit by 10 states be moved from Texas to California
Jan 21, 2021 09:55 am UTC| Economy Business Law
Google has asked a Texas judge to transfer an antitrust lawsuit filed by 10 states to a court in California, where the company has more relevant witnesses and documents. The search engine company noted that it was...
Amazon sues EU for allowing separate Italian probe over same issue
Jan 21, 2021 09:47 am UTC| Business Economy Technology Law
Amazon is suing to annul the European Commissions (EC) decision that allowed the Italian competition watchdog to pursue a separate case against it over the way it selects sellers. The US online retail giant took its...
India asks Facebook's WhatsApp to withdraw discriminatory privacy policy update
Jan 20, 2021 14:38 pm UTC| Technology Law
Indias technology ministry has demanded that WhatsApp withdraw changes to its privacy policy, which it says discriminates against Indian users by limiting their choices. In the Ministry of Electronics and Information...
Canada retail sales rises in September