Uniform Asean e-commerce rules vs illicit trade pushed

MANILA, Philippines — A US-based anti-illicit trade group is urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to step up its crackdown on illegal trade by adopting uniform rules that would hold e-commerce platforms accountable for counterfeit and other illicit products sold online. In a report released on Tuesday, the Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade