Counterfeit cosmetics seized in Hong Kong
January 20, 2015
Eye make upcloseCustom officers in Hong Kong have made a seizure of fake cosmetic goods that are thought to be worth around...
Learn MoreEUBAM: smuggling of cigarettes to Transnistria drops to zero
January 19, 2015
The joint efforts of border guard and customs agencies of Moldova and Ukraine as well as the EU Border Assistance Mission to...
Learn MoreCounterfeit and pirated product market reaches $11 billion
January 19, 2015
The counterfeit and pirate product market is currently worth around $10.8 billion in Turkey, according to the report of...
Learn MoreAcross China: Chinese “makers” turn fake products market into innovation base
January 19, 2015
SHENZHEN, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — Once a gray market notorious for selling copycat electronics, the Huaqiangbei mall in Shenzhen...
Learn MoreCounterfeit MAC makeup could be toxic
January 19, 2015
Canada’s most famous makeup brand is facing a big counterfeiting problem. Counterfeiters are trying to cash in on MAC...
Learn More210,000 tonnes of smuggled rice seized in China
January 18, 2015
Over 210,000 tonnes of smuggled rice worth 1.26 billion yuan ($205 million) was seized in China last year, a customs official has...
Learn MoreIllegal tobacco factory discovered in Sevilla
January 18, 2015
THE largest illegal cigarette factory ever found in Spain has been busted by Guardia Civil. Ten people in Andalucia have been...
Learn MoreForeign vs. local tobacco in the Middle East
January 18, 2015
Banner Icon HEALTH Tobacco consumption in the region is notoriously high. Smoking is everywhere. But who’s running this...
Learn MoreStrict IP laws urged to attract investments and technology
January 18, 2015
Although Qatar’s intellectual property (IP) laws and regulations are on a par with other countries of the region, it needs to...
Learn MoreStudy backs organised crime links to counterfeit medicines
January 18, 2015
Pills on a mapA study of counterfeits of a single medicine brand has found similarities that suggest one organised, criminal...
Learn MoreRs10K Fine on Firm for Fake Fuel Saver
January 17, 2015
CHENNAI: A Coimbatore-based company that promoted the spurious product, ‘Mile Man’, claiming to increase vehicle mileage, was...
Learn MoreChina seizes 210,000 tonnes of smuggled rice
January 17, 2015
Chinese customs seized more than 210,000 tonnes of smuggled rice in 2014, worth 1.26 billion yuan (205 million U.S. dollars), an...
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