Asia Argento denies sexual relationship with underage teen...

The New York Times reported on Sunday that Argento, 42, a Harvey Weinstein accuser and leading figure in the #MeToo movement, had paid actor and rock musician Jimmy Bennett US$380,000 over the alleged 2013 incident at a Los Angeles hotel.

Bennett was two months past his 17th birthday at the time of the alleged encounter, while Argento was 37. The age of consent in California is 18.

Argento became a powerful voice for the #MeToo movement after accusing Hollywood producer Weinstein of raping her when she was 21 in his hotel room in 1997 during the Cannes Film Festival.

https://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2160771/weinstein-accuser-asia-argento-denies-sexual-relationship-underage

HOW IS DIGITISATION SHAKING UP ‘NEW RETAIL’ IN ASIA?

Online shopping allows consumers to buy beyond national borders. As it is, Chinese consumers are already shopping widely across the globe, especially within Asia-Pacific. According to Alibaba, of the 1.48 billion transactions during Single’s Day 2017, much went to the 60,000 overseas participating brands out of a total of 140,000. What’s more, Mintel research reveals that a fifth of Chinese online consumers of imported food products have purchased online from Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Meanwhile, consumers living outside of China are shopping from the e-commerce heavyweight—especially those residing in East and South Asia.

Matthew Crabbe

http://www.mintel.com/blog/retail-market-news/how-is-digitisation-shaking-up-new-retail-in-asia