Stuart Neilson tells HRNews about addressing the skills shortage and diversity imbalance in the construction industry
On South Korea’s remote island of Deokjeok, a high school baseball team injects life into its rapidly ageing society
Only 1,800 people live on Deokjeok island, but a new baseball programme is looking to inject new life into the region struggling to retain, and attract, youngsters, like many rural areas in the world’s most rapidly ageing society.
Vietnamese hotel receptionist in Singapore allegedly helped Thai sex workers get rooms, and earned a commission
According to a police statement, Do Thi Tuyet Nhung facilitated the sex workers’ provision of sexual services at the hotel, deducting a commission from their earnings.
Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill amendments could lead to more mass actions
Amendments recently proposed to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC Bill) would, if passed, have significant implications for class and collective actions in the UK, making bringing these mass actions easier, litigation and competition law experts have said.
South Korea’s military says North fires ballistic missile
The test comes as Seoul and Washington warned Pyongyang that any nuclear attack on the United States and South Korea would result in the end of the North Korean regime.
South China Sea: Philippines wants to start energy exploration projects in waterway, says Marcos Jnr
Philippine leader says his country is working to resolve ‘exploration issues’ in the waterway, where tensions have ‘increased rather than diminished’, so it can start energy projects to meet energy needs.
In Japan, prosecutors probe ruling LDP lawmakers over fundraising scandal
The scandal has already rocked Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government, resulting in the replacement of all four ministers in the LDP’s largest faction.
Japan, Asean summit to advance ‘security cooperation’ amid growing South China Sea tension
Japan, which has competing territorial claims with China in the South China Sea, is upping its military spending and has already boosted security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific.
Energy transition: challenges and risks for UK construction contractors into 2024
The UK’s commitment to achieve net zero by 2050 will mean the pace and scale of low carbon energy projects needs to accelerate.
Biden’s U-turn on Delhi trip won’t mar US-India ties amid ‘stable’ shared interests
The US president is reportedly going to skip a visit to India in January, which has raised concerns if an alleged Indian assassination attempt on an American citizen has affected relations between the Quad allies.
