Press Release: EU and Asia unite against ‘spam’

A joint drive to combat 'spam' e-mail from Europe and Asia was agreed by Government participants attending an Asia-Europe (ASEM) conference on eCommerce, held in London on 21-22 February 2005. In a joint statement on international anti-spam cooperation, ASEM's 25 European and 13 Asian member countries agreed to take action to fight spam nationally and to promote anti-spam efforts in international organisations and by industry. ASEM members include China and South Korea, which were reportedly major sources of spam.