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Month: April 2022

Posted on April 23, 2022

Fighting suicide: With TikTok and self-help groups, Vietnam’s youth defy taboos on tackling mental health issues

From offering well-being guidance on TikTok to starting self-help groups, Vietnam’s millennials and Gen Z are defying local taboos surrounding open discussions on mental health. These efforts have come into focus after a recent spate of youth suicides.

Posted on April 22, 2022

Japan says disputed islands ‘illegally occupied’ by Russia as ties worsen

The government used the expression in its annual foreign policy report to describe the islands, which Moscow calls the Kurils and Tokyo the Northern Territories.

Posted on April 22, 2022

Some Hong Kong bankers heading to Singapore having second thoughts amid ‘hire local’ push

Stricter visa rules and hiring restrictions mean that the influx of bankers into the city state from Hong Kong has been more of a trickle than a flood.

Posted on April 21, 2022

UK consumer law enforcement powers to be bolstered

Businesses that breach UK consumer protection laws will be subject to fines of up to 10% of their annual global turnover under changes to legislation the UK government has committed to making.

Posted on April 21, 2022

Highway Code reforms one piece of self-driving vehicles law jigsaw

Planned updates to the Highway Code represent natural progress towards the widespread adoption of self-driving vehicles in the UK but reflect only part of the legal, regulatory, and cultural changes needed to support their use, an expert has said.

Posted on April 21, 2022

CNIL gets new powers to handle GDPR complaints

A recent change to the law in France will facilitate an increase in the number of data protection investigations in the country, an expert has said.

Posted on April 21, 2022

Indonesia’s solar power burns bright – but for Singapore

Indonesian firms have proposed five projects to generate power from the sun but instead of serving the local market, they are planning to export it to the city state.

Posted on April 20, 2022

New antibiotics to be added to NICE’s ‘Netflix-style’ subscription service

Two new drugs will soon be the first antibiotics to be made available for NHS England as part of a “Netflix-style” subscription payment model developed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Posted on April 20, 2022

Philippines’ poll body throws out last petition against Bongbong’s path to the presidency

Commission on Elections ruled that Marcos Jnr did not defraud government of taxes, while five other complaints against him are under appeal.

Posted on April 20, 2022

Meet the entrepreneur couple aiming to take ‘shame and fear’ out of sex toys in India

Anushka and Sahil Gupta’s MyMuse is one of a growing number of businesses riding a wave of sexual liberation among urban young professionals.

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