IP digitalisation: Addressing issues of counterfeit, illicit trade, copyrights violation

We are proud, as the citizens of Bangladesh, of the recognition that we got in March 2018 that will facilitate our formally achieving the status of a developing country and thus graduation from that of a least developed country (LDC) in 2024. Currently, our per capita income is almost US$1,754,...

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China embarks on innovation economy

Over the last four decades, China's per capita GDP has not only grown from USD306 in 1980 to over USD12, 250 in 2017, but most importantly during this period, China has emerged from mostly an agricultural economy to the manufacturing hub of the world. About the next phase of China's...

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Authoritarian governments tighten grip on press freedom

The 25th celebration of World Press Freedom Day will be led by UNESCO and the government of Ghana in Accra on May 2-3. The theme is "Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law," covering the issues of media in respect to the judicial system and transparent...

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