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Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 cable car attraction joins effort against illegal ticket sales
The Ngong Ping 360 cable car attraction on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island is to “actively cooperate” with authorities in their crackdown on illegal ticket sales. The…
read moreJapanese advertising agency Dentsu fined over Tokyo Olympics bid-rigging
Global marketing and advertising agency Dentsu has been fined 300 million yen (US$1.94 million) after admitting to rigging bid contracts for test events ahead of the Olympic Games in Tokyo…
read moreHong Kong Police arrest five over sale of fake concert tickets
Hong Kong Police have arrested five men for allegedly selling fake tickets to Cantopop Andy Lau Tak-wah holiday season concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum via online platforms. Inspector…
read moreVietnam-based live sport piracy ring shut down by Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
A notorious Vietnam-based live sport piracy ring, viewed globally, has been shut down by world leading anti-piracy coalition, The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE).…
read moreCore Health and Fitness takes legal action to protect fitness industry from unlawful conspiracy
Core Health and Fitness - a vertically integrated global manufacturer and distributor of fitness equipment, has taken legal action to protect the fitness industry from unlawful conspiracy.…
read moreIndian authorities take action on ticket scalping
A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in India calling for strict guidelines on the domestic resale market in the wake of ticket sale controversies for concerts by Coldplay and…
read moreWhiteWater secures win in Canadian Intellectual Property Ruling
Aquatic industry supplier WhiteWater has welcomed what it calls a “definitive success” in defending four of its new products in the patent infringement case brought on by…
read moreChinese Football Association gives 43 players and officials life bans for match-fixing
Following a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has banned 38 players and five club officials for life. As reported by the Xinhua…
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