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ASIAN REGULATORY ROUND UP – MALAYSIA EXTENDS UNPAID TAX AMNESTY
MALAYSIA has extended its grace period for taxpayers who have under-paid in the past, allowing for low penalties should undeclared income be filed on returns this year. This even covers taxpayers who have yet to register with the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia, and those who have registered but have not submitted ITRF/PRF/RPGTRF returns.…
INTERNATIONAL REGULATORY ROUND UP – CAOBISCO WARNS EU CONFECTIONERY EXPORTERS MAY STRUGGLE TO EXPLOIT JAPAN TRADE DEAL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industry association CAOBISCO has raised concerns that EU exporters will be unable to exploit the reduction of Japanese tariffs under the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), in force since February 1. CAOBISCO is concerned about how the deal includes rules of origin forcing its members to demonstrate how they source specific volumes of ingredients from the EU, rather than their value, which would be easier to demonstrate.…
CO-CREATIVE INNOVATION MUST BE CORE MISSION OF UNIVERSITIES, EXPERTS SAY
EUROPEAN universities need to embrace change by continuing to forge alliances with innovative companies and independent research groups to use and develop their knowledge in cooperation with the outside world, experts agreed at the March 8 launch of the European University Association (EUA)’s new report ‘The role of universities in regional innovation ecosystems’.…
CANADIAN TOBACCO COMPANIES TO APPEAL RULING THEY FAILED TO WARN SMOKERS ABOUT CIGARETTE HEALTH RISKS
CANADIAN tobacco majors have sought creditor protection after the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld two class action rulings, warning appellants Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges (RBH) and JTI-Macdonald Corp are liable to pay Canadian dollars CAD13.6 billion (USD10.2 billion) in damages to sick smokers.…
PLANNED EU RULING MAY REGULATE TATTOO INKS FOR THE FIRST TIME ACROSS EUROPE TO AVOID HEALTH RISKS
BODY artists in Europe may have to reconsider the pigments that they use in future, with the European Union (EU) drafting new rules that could regulate what chemicals can be used in tattoo inks. While today 12 out of every 100 Europeans are tattooed or have some sort of permanent cosmetic treatment, experts are increasingly concerned that these skin colouring agents may contain hazardous substances, known or suspected to have adverse health effects causing cancer, allergies or mutations.…
EU MULLS MEDIUM-TERM SPENDING OF BILLIONS OF EUROS ON NUCLEAR POWER
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) maybe tangling with the potential impact of Brexit, but it is doing so while it agrees its next medium-term budget for 2021-2027 – and this includes earmarking billions of Euros for the nuclear industry.
Combining research spending under the Euratom portion of the Horizon Europe research and development programme, with increased expenditure on fusion reactor ITER, as well as decommissioning funds, the EU will continue to be a major financial supporter of Europe’s nuclear sector, even assuming Britain’s probably postponed departure occurs.…
ISRAELI COMPANIES AND DESIGNERS INNOVATE IN CREATING NEW 3D PRINTING TEXTILE SYSTEMS
ON the back of Israel’s innovation-embedded work culture, the Middle East country is making headway in the 3D-printed garment sector. The country is the joint-headquarters of 3D-printer manufacturer Stratasys, which has a key base in Rehovot, south of Tel Aviv. Stratasys offers a wide range of 3D printers – https://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers…
SENSOR COATINGS BECOME EVER MORE SOPHISTICATED – AND COULD BECOME PART OF FUTURE HOMES
Smart coatings are being applied to objects, ranging from fabrics to walls, pipelines and medical devices, to act as sensors and facilitate interaction between people and machines – and potentially save huge sums of money in repair bills.
These technologies are developing fast and offer functionality that extends way beyond smart coatings that can detect cracks, scratches and abrasions and heal themselves – as useful as those qualities are.…
CHINA’S ECO-TAX HAS BOOSTED COSTS, BUT MOST TEXTILE MANUFACTURERS HAVE STAYED IN BUSINESS, SAY EXPERTS
THE INTRODUCTION of a new environmental protection tax in China last (WHAT MONTH?) (2018) has pushed up the price of textiles manufactured in this country, increasing costs for Chinese clothing manufacturers, experts have told just-style. However, concerns that the new technological investments needed to reduce manufacturers’ liability under the law would cause wholesale closures of units have not come to pass.…
INDIA’S NATIONAL POTATO CHIP MARKET GROWS FAST SHARED BY BIG PLAYERS AND LOCAL MINNOWS
India’s potato chips/crisps market was worth USD2.59 billion in 2017 and is growing at an annual rate of 18.7%, data analytics firm GlobalData reports, and is expected to soar to a value of USD5.5 billion in 2022. The sale of branded chips sold by manufacturers across India is dominated by a handful of big companies – making up USD900 million of the segment’s total receipts, according to Indian ethnic food manufacturer and retailer Haldiram Snacks Pvt Ltd.…