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Guangxi (China) and Five Vietnamese Localities Reach Six Joint Initiatives on Cultural and Tourism Cooperation

NANNING, China, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — This is a report from china-asean-media.com.

On February 12, a working conference and joint tourism promotion event featuring Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and five Vietnamese localities—Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang, Tuyen Quang, and Hai Phong—was successfully held in Nanning. The working conference resulted in a broad consensus and the adoption of six joint initiatives, setting the strategic direction and framework for future cooperation. The joint promotion event spotlighted tourism resources, product innovation, and market connections, fostering practical business collaboration.

Guangxi (China) and Five Vietnamese Localities Reach Six Joint Initiatives on Cultural and Tourism Cooperation
Guangxi (China) and Five Vietnamese Localities Reach Six Joint Initiatives on Cultural and Tourism Cooperation

After extensive discussions, the conference outlined six joint initiatives: 1) jointly develop cross-border tourism brands and premium itineraries; 2) strengthen people-to-people bonds and revitalize the “China-Vietnam Border People’s Grand Gathering” brand; 3) enhance border tourism and optimize facilitation policies; 4) promote AI empowerment in tourism through tech exchanges and talent training; 5) safeguard market order and protect mutual development interests; and 6) advance cross-border cooperation landmarks, accelerating projects like the Detian–Ban Gioc Waterfall cooperation zone and the 53rd Boundary Marker Cultural Square. It was announced that the 2027 working conference will be held in Haiphong.

Themed “Folk Songs Invite Guests, Cross-Border Tours Explore the Borderland,” the joint promotion showcased three new cross-border itineraries: the “Guangxi + Quang Ninh + Hai Phong” mountain-sea route, the “Guangxi + Lang Son + Hanoi” border culture tour, and the “Guangxi + Cao Bang + Tuyen Quang” ecological discovery trail. AI robot performances and cross-border Tianqin musical collaborations illustrated the fusion of technology and culture, bridging cooperation from dialogue to practice.

To ensure tangible outcomes, a signing ceremony took place on-site. Guangxi Zero Distance International Travel Service Co., Guangxi Huanhai International Travel Service Co., and Vietnamese partners—including Mekong Tourism International Co., Ltd. Quang Ninh Branch and Quang Ninh THK Trading & Tourism Services Co.—signed cooperation memorandums. The agreements cover market promotion, tourist exchange, co-developed itineraries, and joint marketing, signaling a new phase of project-based, substantive collaboration.

New Insights Paper Unpacks Pay Equity in Türkiye’s Fashion Manufacturing Sector

PARIS, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has published a new insights paper, Unpacking Pay Equity in Fashion: Türkiye, examining the drivers of gender pay disparities in one of Europe’s most important fashion sourcing hubs. Launched during a closed-door industry roundtable at the OECD Forum on Due Diligence in the Garment and Footwear Sector in Paris, the insights paper explores how structural factors, including occupational segregation, care responsibilities, and limited data visibility, continue to shape pay outcomes for women in Türkiye’s textile and apparel sector, while highlighting opportunities for coordinated action across policy makers, brands, other buyers, and suppliers.

The insights paper draws on a facility-level survey of 43 Turkish textile and apparel manufacturers, interviews with trade unions and worker associations, and input from social sustainability experts including the Social & Labor Convergence Program (SLCP), the Fair Labor Association (FLA), and the Anker Research Institute (ARI). The findings offer a nuanced picture of pay equity in a sector that employs nearly one million formally registered workers and contributes approximately 7.8% of Türkiye’s national GDP.

Key Findings:

Unpacking Pay Equity in Fashion: Türkiye highlights several key insights into pay equity within the Turkish fashion manufacturing industry:

  • Türkiye’s gender pay gap is estimated at between 15.6% and 17.4%. The EU average is around 12%. The insights paper cautions, however, that headline pay gap figures alone can mask deeper structural inequalities within the sector.
  • Gender pay disparities are driven largely by structural factors rather than unequal pay for the same work, including occupational segregation, differences in career progression opportunities, cultural norms, access to training, and the distribution of care responsibilities.
  • Women remain concentrated in lower-paid production, sewing and quality control roles, while men are more prevalent in higher-paid technical and supervisory positions – a key driver of persistent pay inequalities.
  • The insights paper finds that limited measurement and disclosure of gender-disaggregated wage data continues to hinder companies’ ability to identify where inequality sits – and therefore to address it effectively.
  • Ongoing economic pressures, including inflation and rising production costs, have placed sustained strain on the sector. Despite this, many manufacturers are making concerted efforts to maintain formal employment, comply with labour laws and protect jobs, demonstrating resilience in challenging conditions.

Closing gender pay gaps is not only a social imperative but a business one. Improving pay equity can strengthen workforce morale, retention and long-term resilience, while supporting alignment with evolving EU regulatory and buyer expectations. As EU pay transparency and due diligence requirements increasingly affect global supply chains, brands sourcing from Türkiye require greater visibility into wage practices across their supply chains.

Federica Marchionni, CEO of Global Fashion Agenda, says: “Pay equity is fundamental to build a fair and resilient fashion industry. This research shows that gender pay gaps in Türkiye’s fashion manufacturing sector are real, but they are also addressable. As progress depends on coordinated actions – from policymakers strengthening enabling frameworks, to brands adopting responsible purchasing practices, and suppliers embedding transparent, gender-responsive wage systems that reflect the realities of women’s working lives – GFA will continue to accelerate impact by mobilising the industry toward a more resilient future.”

The insights paper outlines practical recommendations for policymakers, brands, other buyers and suppliers. These include expanding access to childcare and parental support, strengthening formal employment and oversight of subcontracting, improving gender-disaggregated pay reporting, adopting responsible purchasing practices, and investing in women’s skills development and leadership pathways. Collectively, these actions can strengthen Türkiye’s manufacturing base, enhance women’s economic participation, and advance the fashion industry towards a net-positive future in which pay equity is a lived reality.

Unpacking Pay Equity in Fashion: Türkiye is an openly accessible resource and available to download here.

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Cregis at Consensus Hong Kong 2026: Redefining the Standards of Digital Asset Operations with Enterprise-Grade Solutions

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 February 2026 – In February 2026, global attention across the blockchain and crypto industry once again converged on Hong Kong. At the highly anticipated Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Cregis made a strong presence as a core exhibitor, emerging as a focal point for institutional clients, partners, and industry experts. With a full-stack product suite spanning payments, custody, and wallets, Cregis sparked in-depth discussions around the future paradigm of digital asset infrastructure.

Showcasing Core Products to Deliver End-to-End Enterprise Solutions

Located in the main exhibition hall, the Cregis booth (Booth 1808) remained a hub of engagement throughout the event. The team highlighted four cornerstone infrastructure offerings: the Crypto Payment Engine, the Digital Asset Business Operations Suite, MPC Wallet Infrastructure, and Enterprise-Grade Self-Custody Solutions. Together, these components form a comprehensive, closed-loop system covering fund flows, secure custody, and refined operational management.
During on-site discussions, Aaron, CTO at Cregis, shared:
‘What we’re seeing today is that the biggest challenge for enterprises adopting digital assets is no longer a single technical hurdle. It’s a systems-level problem—how to seamlessly, securely, and compliantly integrate complex on-chain operations into existing business workflows. This is exactly what Cregis is built to solve. By creating a secure, flexible, and compliance-first infrastructure layer, we transform fragmented technical challenges into standardized solutions that enterprises can easily integrate and manage.’

Industry Consensus: Compliance and Flexibility Are Critical

Throughout the conference, the Cregis team held extensive discussions with financial institutions, trading platforms, asset managers, and Web3-native projects from around the world. Live demonstrations and real-world use cases reinforced a clear market signal: demand is accelerating for solutions that not only meet stringent security and regulatory requirements, but also deliver high levels of customization and operational efficiency.
Sharing his broader industry perspective, Aaron added that the market has reached a pivotal inflection point. Institutional capital and mainstream use cases are entering at scale, but the maturity of underlying infrastructure will determine how smoothly this transition unfolds. Cregis aims to serve as a trusted partner for institutions at this critical juncture—reducing uncertainty through robust technology and enabling clients to move forward with confidence into the next phase of growth.

Beyond Tools: Cregis as a Strategic Enabler

Consensus Hong Kong 2026 was not only a product showcase, but also a clear statement of Cregis’ enterprise strategy. Through its presence at the event, Cregis reaffirmed its positioning as a one-stop provider of enterprise-grade digital asset management and operational solutions.

Cregis believes the future of digital assets lies in large-scale enterprise adoption. Anchored in security, structured around compliance, and powered by flexible, modular products, Cregis will continue to work alongside global innovators to build a more efficient, interconnected, and trustworthy next-generation digital asset operating ecosystem.

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Cregis

Founded in 2017, Cregis is a global leader in enterprise-grade digital asset infrastructure, providing secure, scalable and efficient management solutions for institutional clients.

Built to solve the challenges of fragmented blockchain systems and asset security risks, Cregis delivers MPC-based self-custody wallets, WaaS solutions, and Payment Engine, featuring collaborative asset control and a compliance-ready ecosystem.

To date, Cregis has served over 3,500 institutional clients globally. Our solutions empower exchanges, fintech platforms, and Web3 enterprises to adopt blockchain technology with confidence. Backed by years of proven expertise in blockchain and security, Cregis helps businesses accelerate their Web3 transformation and unlock global digital asset opportunities.

Robo.ai Subsidiary Secures Initial Order for Embodied AI Robot Data Collection

DUBAI, UAE, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Following recent announcement regarding the establishment of its Embodied AI data joint venture in Dubai, Robo.ai Inc. (NASDAQ: AIIO, “Robo.ai”), a Nasdaq-listed technology company, today disclosed that its subsidiary has secured its first commercial order for Embodied AI data. Under the agreement, the subsidiary will provide 30,000 hours of Embodied AI robot training data to U.S.-based DaBoss.AI Inc. (“DaBoss”) over a 12-month delivery period.


Technical video demonstration

Key Order Terms and Financial Impact

This contract marks the substantive launch of Robo.ai’s “Embodied AI Data Port” strategy and validates the commercial viability of its business model:

Quantifiable Metrics: The order secures 30,000 hours of “Valid Data Duration”.

Diverse Deliverables: The scope includes high-value multi-modal raw data (RGB-D vision, 6-DoF motion trajectories, and force/tactile feedback), specifically designed for training Level 4 and above Embodied AI models.

Financial Consolidation: In accordance with U.S. GAAP, revenue from this transaction will be consolidated into Robo.ai’s financial statements through the holding joint venture, contributing definitive cash flow for the fiscal year 2026.

Validation of Global Strategic Synergy

The execution of this project marks the formal commencement of global strategic synergy between DaBoss.AI and Robo.ai. By integrating GCC regional operations into the Joint Venture, the partnership solidifies Robo.ai’s strategic position as a core node in the global Embodied AI data supply chain, achieving a deep integration of technical standards with regional resources.

Management Commentary

“This initial 30,000-hour order marks the successful transition of data acquisition from ‘heavy-asset operations’ to an ‘elastic cloud service’ model,” said Aiden Zhu, Co-founder and U.S. CEO of DaBoss. “The JV’s rapid deployment capabilities allow us to immediately provide our Silicon Valley clients with compliant, high-fidelity physical data”.

“Recent JV formation was a strategic layout; today’s signing is commercial realization,” stated Benjamin Zhai, CEO of Robo.ai. “This 30,000-hour order demonstrates the urgent global market demand for high-quality ‘physical common sense’ data. Robo.ai is leveraging dual barriers of ‘technology plus compliance’ to rapidly convert orders into revenue, delivering pragmatic performance for our shareholders”.

About DaBoss.AI

DaBoss.AI is a premier AI model data service provider headquartered in Silicon Valley, delivering high-quality, real-world human interaction datasets with tangible application value. As a pioneer in global distributed data collection networks, DaBoss is dedicated to transforming non-standardized human behavior into systematic “Digital Intelligence” and serves as a strategic partner to multiple top-tier global AI laboratories.

About Robo.ai Inc. 

Robo.ai Inc. (NASDAQ: AIIO) is a technology company dedicated to building a leading global artificial intelligence machine economy platform. Its mission is to integrate “AI Software, Intelligent Hardware, and Smart Assets” to construct a unified AI operating system and an ecosystem empowered by blockchain, pioneering an intelligent future.

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual outcomes may differ materially from expectations — please refer to the company’s SEC filings for details.

Four Seasons Education Regains Compliance with NYSE Continued Listing Standards

SHANGHAI, Feb. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. (“Four Seasons Education” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FEDU), a tourism and education-related service provider in China, today announced that on February 10, 2026, the Company received a notification letter (the “Compliance Notice”) from the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”), informing the Company that it has regained compliance with NYSE continued listing standards.

As previously disclosed, the Company received a letter from the NYSE notifying the Company that it had fallen below compliance with the requirement to maintain a minimum of 1,200 public stockholders on a continuous basis due to an average monthly trading volume of less than 100,000 shares pursuant to the continued listing criteria under Section 802.01A of the NYSE Listed Company Manual (the “Manual”).

The below compliance (“BC”) indicator will no longer be transmitted and the Company will no longer be noted as being below continued listing standards on the NYSE’s website (www.nyse.com). In accordance with the Manual, the Company will be subject to a 12-month follow-up period, within which it will be reviewed to ensure its compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards.

About Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.

Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc. is a service provider of both tourism and education-related services in China. The Company’s program, service and product offerings mainly consist of enrichment learning programs, school-based tutoring product solutions and training programs for teachers, study camps and learning trips for students, and travel agency services for all age groups.

For more information, please visit https://ir.sijiedu.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature. These statements, including the statements relating to the Company’s future financial and operating results, are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, management’s quotations and the Business Outlook section contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about the Company and the industry. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to its ability to develop new learning products, services or activities, its ability to maintain and enhance the brand or reputation of its learning centers or study camps, PRC regulations and policies relating to the learning and travel services, learning technology and content solutions industries in China, general economic conditions in China, and the Company’s ability to meet the standards necessary to maintain listing of its ADSs on the NYSE or other stock exchange, including its ability to cure any non-compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing criteria. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent occurring events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, except as may be required by law. Although the Company believes that the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure you that its expectations will turn out to be correct, and investors are cautioned that actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties faced by the Company is included in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual reports on Form 20-F.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact: 
In China:
Four Seasons Education (Cayman) Inc.
Olivia Li
Tel: +86 (21) 6317-6177
E-mail: IR@fsesa.com 

The Piacente Group, Inc.
Jenny Cai
Tel: +86-10-6508-0677
E-mail: fourseasons@tpg-ir.com 

In the United States:
The Piacente Group, Inc. 
Brandi Piacente
Tel: +1-212-481-2050 
E-mail: fourseasons@tpg-ir.com 

 

Japan Commits USD 2.7 Million to Strengthen Mekong Water Monitoring

Japanese Ambassador Koizumi Tsutomu and MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer Busadee Santipitaks signed the agreement to launch the regional project. (Picture by Embassy of Japan in the Lao PDR)

Japan has pledged up to JPY 424 million (over USD 2.7 million) to improve water quality monitoring and management in the Lower Mekong Basin, working directly with the Mekong River Commission (MRC).

On 9 February in Vientiane, Japanese Ambassador Koizumi Tsutomu and MRC Secretariat Chief Executive Officer Busadee Santipitaks signed the agreement to launch the regional project covering Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.

The project will equip national agencies with modern water-testing tools, strengthen pollutant monitoring systems, and upgrade data collection and sharing mechanisms. 

Likewise, it will also improve technical capacity and coordination among Mekong countries as industrial activity and urban growth increase across the region.

Mining, manufacturing, and rapid urban expansion have placed mounting pressure on the Mekong River in recent years. 

Wastewater discharge and industrial runoff have affected water quality in several areas, threatening drinking water supplies, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism.

Through this initiative, Japan and the MRC aim to strengthen cross-border water governance and ensure that economic development does not undermine the long-term health of the Mekong River system.

MRC and Japan Pervious Projects 

Similarly, in March 2025, Japan and the MRC signed a grant for the Project for Strengthening Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Lower Mekong Basin, with Japan providing around JPY 725 million (about USD 4.9 million) to improve early warning systems and coordinated responses to extreme hydrological events

In April 2024, Japan reaffirmed its support for Mekong flood and drought forecasting during a visit by its ambassador to the MRC Regional Flood and Drought Management Centre in Phnom Penh. 

Under its 2021–2025 funding cycle, Japan has committed about USD 8.2 million to upgrade forecasting systems, improve flood mapping, and strengthen drought adaptation across the basin.

Lever Style Reports Full Year 2025 Financial Results


Full Year 2025 Financial Results Summary

  • US Tariffs wreaked havoc on industry in 2025;
  • 2025 Revenues: $200.2 million down 10.2% while proactively managing down business from 2 largest clients in 2024; 2025 revenue on balance of business would have grown 2.7% when excluding these 2 clients;
  • Record-high 7.9% net profit margin despite 10.2% reduction in revenue;
  • Debt free with record-high US$41.5 million cash balance;
  • Acquisition of activewear maker AAG’s business positions us for growth in 2026;
  • Early success of digitalization and platformization helping competitiveness and profitability going forward;
  • Final dividend to remain at HK$7.0 cents despite the 7.4 % reduction in net profit.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 February 2026 – Lever Style Corporation (HKEX: 1346, “Lever Style”), the world’s premier apparel production platform, today reported financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2025.

For the full year 2025, Lever Style reported revenues of US$200.2 million (a decrease of 10.2% from the prior year) and a net profit of US$ 15.9 million (down 7.4% from 2024). The group also reported a record-high 7.9% net profit margin and maintained gross profit margin of 28.5%. Further, the group was debt-free once again and had a record net cash position of US$41.5 million at the end of the full year 2025.

“In a year when Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs wreaked havoc on the industry, we managed down our business to safeguard our current and future financial health. Revenues retreated 10.2% from the prior year to US$200.2 million for the 2025 reporting period, which was a result of applying stringent credit risk control on our former top two clients from 2024 rather than an across-the-board weakening of demand.” said Stanley Szeto, Executive Chairman of Lever Style.

“Against the tariff backdrop, we did well to have achieved record-high net profit margin and registered growth for the rest of our customer portfolio outside of the former two top clients from 2024. This is a testament to the strength of our versatile, asset-light business model” Mr. Szeto added.

Commenting on Lever Style’s inorganic growth strategy in 2025, Szeto said, “We put more focus on pursuing inorganic growth through acquisitions. In December 2025, we announced our largest acquisition to date, the acquisition of certain assets and businesses of Active Apparel Group (“AAG“), an Australia-based supplier of activewear such as golf shirts, running shorts and yoga leggings. This acquisition is our seventh since our 2019 IPO and will continue to strengthen our activewear capability in a segment important to our growth. As is customary from our past 6 acquisitions, we acquired AAG’s business but not its factory to safeguard our asset-light business model … By concluding the AAG acquisition in late 2025, we put ourselves back on the growth path for 2026 in spite of the challenging economic environment.

Future Prospects

On future prospects, Szeto commented “Even though US tariffs on most garment-producing countries have come down to the 20% range, the US economy remains on edge … There is a growing trend of retail bankruptcies, which have knock-on effects on brands and the supply chain.”

“Despite such headwinds, we feel confident that we’ll once again out-perform the industry due to the sustainable competitive advantage provided by our asset-light business model…We are continuing to explore other strategic merger and acquisition opportunities to further strengthen our product category portfolio, expand our production base, and gain scale that creates synergies and operating leverage…With little relief in sight from a US-tariff impacted world, we expect there will be more merger and acquisition opportunities at reasonable valuations.”

Digitalization and Platformization

Executive Chairman Stanley Szeto said Lever Style has “embarked on a new phase of digitalization,” using automation and AI for “fully automated factory invoice handling” and “reading purchase orders and translating tech packs,” “saving processing time on some mundane tasks by up to 90%.”

On platformization, he said, “Transforming into a digital two-way marketplace platform which automatically computes costing and digitally matches the optimal factory for each order is a long journey.” and noted “We are enjoying early success with more than 35 factories having joined this platform …”

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Lever Style Corporation

Listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Lever Style (HKEX 1346) is the world’s premier apparel production platform for premium contemporary and designer brands such as Alexander Wang, Theory, Todd Snyder, and Aimé Leon Dore; active and performance brands such as Arc’teryx, Columbia Sportswear, Helly Hansen, Spanx, Skims, and J.Lindeberg; and digitally native brands and platforms such as Mizzen+ Main and Bonobos.

Our supply chain solutions encompass fashion design, prototype development, raw material procurement, production, quality control, and logistics. Our innovative, modularized multi-country platform delivers high-mix, low-volume orders and reduces excess inventory and stockouts. Our versatile approach is rooted in decades of technical expertise gained from working with many of the world’s highest-quality and most demanding brands. We support production for 175 brands through a network of more than 150 factories across eight countries: Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, India and Thailand. A certified B Corp, Lever Style is a committed ESG leader in the apparel production sector.

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Attapeu Province Intensifies Enforcement Against Illegal Mining, Destructive Fishing

Attapeu authorities crack down on illegal mining and destructive fishing in Samakkhixay district, targeting unauthorized gold, sand, and gravel extraction.

Authorities in Attapeu Province have intensified enforcement efforts against illegal mining and destructive fishing practices threatening the province’s waterways and aquatic ecosystems.

Samakkhixay district, the provincial capital, on 5 February issued an official notice announcing strict prohibitions on unauthorized extraction of gravel, sand, and gold ore along rivers. The notice also bans destructive fishing methods, including electric shock devices, suction machines, explosives, and toxic chemicals, which cause mass destruction of aquatic life.

According to the official notice, violators face severe penalties under Lao law. 

First-time offenders engaged in illegal gold ore mining will be fined between LAK 5 million and LAK 15 million (about USD 232 and 700). Repeat offenses, organized group activity, or cases causing significant environmental damage may result in two to five years imprisonment plus fines up to LAK 20 million (USD 930).

Those using destructive fishing methods face six months to three years imprisonment, alongside fines up to LAK 50 million (approximately USD 2,320).

Additional legal measures may apply depending on violation severity.

The enforcement measures align with a national directive issued by Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone in March 2025, which calls for enhanced monitoring, inspection, and resolution of issues related to gold, stone, and sand extraction along rivers and mining areas nationwide.

Illegal mining has become a significant problem in Laos, particularly along rivers where operations severely impact the environment and local communities. Local authorities have strengthened task forces to monitor affected areas and urge all residents to comply with regulations and report illegal activities.