Trip.com operates train, flight and hotel bookings within China and internationally. BEIJING: China’s market regulator said Saturday it had fined and confiscated 5.18 billion yuan (US$765 million) from the country’s largest online travel provider Trip.com Group for violating monopoly laws. Beijing has previously taken tough regulatory action on major internet companies over monopoly charges, notably…
A surprising new Star Wars video game has been announced by Ubisoft, with the game’s official reveal set to take place next month. What do we know about the new Star Wars video game from Ubisoft? Ubisoft has officially announced Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains, a dynamic, team-based twist on the iconic board game…
The upcoming Monopoly Netflix TV show has gotten its first details, revealing what fans can expect from the show based on the iconic board game. What do we know about the Monopoly Netflix TV show? According to a new report from Deadline, Studio Lambert has acquired the rights to the show. The studio, which is…
How do you get youngsters interested in lessons about saving, budgeting and investing? Definitely not with lectures, said the founders of Talents Foundation, a Hong Kong charity that aims to teach young people how to manage their finances and achieve their career and life goals in a fun way. Founders Arthur Hui Ka-yu and David…
A draft of the “Anti-Monopoly Compliance Guidelines for Internet Platforms”, published over the weekend by the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), focused heavily on the sophisticated, often opaque ways in which online platforms with significant market power can exploit technological advantages to exclude rivals and harm consumer interests. The document identified eight “new risks”,…