Weekly Industry News - Anti-Corruption / FCPA and International Trade

Anti-Corruption /FCPA & International Trade – Thai officials face anti-corruption inquiry, Microsoft partners undergo anti-corruption training and more.

308 Thai Officials Face Anticorruption Inquiry by THOMAS FULLER Published on NYTimes.com

The anticorruption authorities in Thailand announced Tuesday that they were opening investigations of 308 lawmakers, most of them from the governing party, on suspicion of “malfeasance in office,” in connection with a constitutional amendment that was later ruled by a court to have been enacted illegally… [ Read More ]

Microsoft Partners To Undergo Anti-Corruption Training by Kevin McLaughlin Published on CRN.com

Microsoft is now requiring its partners to educate their employees on the legal consequences of bribery and other illegal activity.A new Microsoft partner program requirement that went into effect this month calls for partners to “provide anti-corruption training to all employees who resell, distribute, or market Microsoft products or services,” Microsoft said in a document sent recently to partners, which was viewed by CRN… [ Read More ]

A talk on China with US undersecretary of international trade Francisco Sánchez by Zhenyu Li Published on Global Post

For the world’s most important bilateral economic relationships — the China-US economic relationships, the year 2013 was an unusual one. Dialogues, exchanges and cooperation have been strengthened between the world’s top two economies since China’s smooth leadership transition and the start of US President Barack Obama’s second term… [ Read More ]