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April 25, 2015

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is highly unlikely to take major steps to shut off the grey or black market on its online...

April 24, 2015

What are the chances that those crisp 1000-rupee notes tucked into your wallet are fake? The bad news is that it’s possible,...

April 24, 2015

The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry today heard that the government has lost an estimated R22bn in taxes since 2010 due...

April 24, 2015

He said relevant agencies should clearly assign responsibilities and continuously co-ordinate and concentrate efforts in the...

April 24, 2015

As British American Tobacco (BAT) denies claims it’s been involved in cigarette smuggling, the National Council Against Smoking...

April 23, 2015

China’s move to scrap export taxes on certain noble alloys will remove the incentive to smuggle tungsten products, market...

April 23, 2015

Online shopping has changed the landscape of commerce across the world. While the traditional high street shops die and “bedroom...

April 23, 2015

Shanghai police have arrested 25 suspects on charges of selling counterfeit goods to overseas customers through more than 200...

April 22, 2015

Real or counterfeit?Northwestern University scientists have invented sophisticated fluorescent inks that one day could be used as...

April 22, 2015

Running an online marketplace is by no means a cakewalk, especially when there is a chance that a pair of shoes shows up as a...

April 22, 2015

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has taken delivery of two anti-counterfeiting medicine verification devices to assist its...

April 21, 2015

BASF is leading the fight against counterfeiting in the crop protection market by investing in brand new anti-fake technology. In...