Beyond the significant regulatory changes of Mainland China, cosmetic regulations in other Asia-Pacific countries are continually being amended and updated. Taiwan and Korea, for example, have overhauled their respective overarching cosmetic regulations; Japan has made several refinements to its cosmetic ingredient standards; Halal regulations in Malaysia are being implemented; and Australia will be implementing its AICIS regulatory scheme for cosmetics in 2020. Considering these changes will greatly affect stakeholders' business decisions or operations, REACH24H will provide a review of all major cosmetic policy activity and hot spots in the Asia-Pacific region over the past year with emphasis on Japan, Taiwan, and ASEAN regulations