EU regulators’ cooperation on enforcement probes needs legal clarity (correct*)
October 14, 2026
| Matthew Newman
Cooperation between the EU’s antitrust enforcer and data protection authorities in enforcement probes could be improved with more legal clarity on what kind of sensitive information, such as trade secrets, cou... (more story)
EU’s Sanofi antitrust deal was struck at record speed, Ribera says
October 14, 2026
| Nicholas Hirst
EU competition boss Teresa Ribera has defended an antitrust settlement with Sanofi for concluding in record time and securing benefits for millions of citizens receiving flu jabs.
Stripchat original Digital Services Act designation upheld by EU court (update*)
October 14, 2026
| Sara Brandstätter
Adult website Stripchat’s original designation under the Digital Services Act, subjecting it to the law’s strictest obligations, was upheld by the EU’s General Court on Wednesday. The court found that the Euro... (more story)
Sanofi avoids antitrust fine as EU accepts flu vaccine pledges
October 14, 2026
| Lewis Crofts and Nicholas Hirst
Sanofi has seen an end to an EU antitrust investigation into alleged disparagement of a rival flu vaccine, with the European Commission approving legally binding commitments on Wednesday to ensure the abuse do... (more story)
South Korean food companies face new KFTC cartel probe
October 14, 2026
| Wooyoung Lee
South Korea’s major food companies, Daesang, Otoki and CJ CheilJedang, face a new probe by the country’s competition regulator over allegations that they colluded to fix prices for a range of food products, in... (more story)
China targets automated price matching, lowest-price demands in new e-commerce drive
October 14, 2026
| MLex Staff
Chinese e-commerce platforms face increased scrutiny of automated price matching, lowest-price requirements and merchant rules under a new seven-agency initiative aimed at curbing destructive competition and p... (more story)
Two businesses in China's Guangdong fined for manipulating AI search results
October 14, 2026
| MLex Staff
Market regulators in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, two cities in southern China’s Guangdong Province, have fined businesses for using generative engine optimization to promote clients through fabricated rankings and... (more story)
JFTC flags failure to disclose terms in Japan's freelance deals
October 14, 2026
| Genta Nakanishi
Japan's competition watchdog has issued 20 corrective recommendations under the country's freelance protection law since it took effect nearly two years ago, with failures to disclose transaction terms emergin... (more story)