Vietnam's Finance Ministry submitted a proposal to relax foreign ownership restrictions by allowing foreigners to increase voting shares in non-conditional industries.
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Competition Commission releases provisional findings on Cineworld investigation
UK regulator warns Cineworld might have to let go of three complexes. Cineworld might just have to let go of their recently acquired complexes at Aberdeen, Bury St Edmunds and Cambridge as the Competition Commission released their provisional findings last Tuesday.
Vietnam government might ban chat applications
Vietnam announced plan to ban free chat applications to protect network providers in the country. The Vietnam government proposed a possible prohibition of free Internet chat applications.
Everbright shares slump 10% after penalty risks
Everbright Securities Co. faced a three month restriction on joining any property trading after it erroneously priced government bonds worth CNY10 million.
Japan gives approval for marketing of Bayer's Stivarga
Bayer Healthcare said it received approval to market its cancer treatment Stivarga in Japan. Bayer Healthcare announced it had received regulatory approval to market its cancer drug Stivarga in Japan.
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On Monday, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York announced that investors may revive a lawsuit against Barclays PLC.
Ten more Slovenian banks would undergo external stress tests commissioned by the Slovenian central bank.
Banking regulations discouraging excessive use of retail credit cards caused Turkish equities to drop.
Fonterra negated the Sri Lankan ban of the company's dairy products. Top dairy exporter, Fonterra of New Zealand, cried foul over the banning of its products in Sri Lanka last Friday.
JPMorgan Chase is being investigated by the SEC for possible wrongdoing. The anti-bribery unit of the US Securities and Exchange Commission is conducting an investigation as to the allegations that JPMorgan Chase & Co had hired the children of Chinese officials to boost its business.
China's State Council would be reviewing the laws and regulations regarding foreign investments in the country.
The Philippine Commission on Audit asked the Department of Budget and Management to issue guidelines for the release of public funds for different local projects.
Former press mogul Conrad Black was barred from directorships by the US Securities and Exchange Commission and ordered him to pay USD4 million to Chicago Newspaper Liquidation Corp.
China launched a fresh three-month slate to intensify its probe against rampant bribery in the medical services and pharmaceutical sectors in the country, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
