Red Bull files appeal at top EU court over dawn raid costs
July 06, 2026
| Andrew Boyce
Red Bull is turning to the EU’s highest court to seek hundreds of thousands of euros in compensation after the bloc’s antitrust regulator conducted dawn raids at its premises and then continued them remotely i... (more story)
China unveils draft e-commerce law revision with 5% turnover fines
July 06, 2026
| MLex Staff
China has unveiled its first major draft revisions to its E-Commerce Law that would introduce turnover-based fines of up to 5 percent for particularly serious violations by online platforms, while expanding th... (more story)
Execs at South Korea’s major oil refiners indicted over alleged fuel-price cartel
July 06, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
South Korea’s major oil refiners — HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex and S-Oil — and their executives face charges of raising fuel prices following the outbreak of the war in Iran, resulting in fuel-pri... (more story)
Coupang cases to proceed under unchanged KFTC approach amid US criticism
July 06, 2026
| Jenny Lee
Coupang's antitrust cases in South Korea are set to move into the deliberation process in the coming weeks and months, with the Korea Fair Trade Commission showing no sign of altering its posture despite an in... (more story)
Big Tech's video alliance needs EU scrutiny, lawmaker Schwab says
July 03, 2026
| Lewis Crofts
The Alliance for Open Media, which is backed by the likes of Apple and Google, should face EU scrutiny under competition and tech gatekeeper rules, an influential lawmaker has urged. Andreas Schwab has written... (more story)
Malaysia lower house passes competition overhaul, defers merger control
July 03, 2026
| James Konstantin Galvez
Malaysia's lower house has approved the first major overhaul of the country's competition framework, expanding the Malaysia Competition Commission's investigative and enforcement powers while deferring a long-... (more story)
Japan antitrust agency closes Broadcom software-licensing probe without action
July 03, 2026
| Sachiko Sakamaki
The Japanese antitrust agency said on Friday that it had closed its investigation into Broadcom after finding insufficient evidence of antitrust violations. The US chipmaker had been under investigation since ... (more story)
Godrej cleared in India antitrust probe over public furniture tenders
July 03, 2026
| Freny Patel
Indian manufacturer Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing was cleared of antitrust allegations after the Competition Commission of India found no evidence that the company colluded with public authorities to manipulate... (more story)