The launch of multiple consumer protection investigations by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) shows the agency is serious about using its new direct enforcement powers, an expert has warned.
America’s opioid crisis won’t be solved without India’s help
Much has been written about China’s alleged role in the US opioid crisis. Chemicals from Chinese suppliers have supposedly been used by Mexican cartels to produce fentanyl, which is then trafficked into the United States where it has fuelled a deadly overdose crisis.
Successive US administrations have pressured Beijing to crack down on its chemical industry. China has taken repeated steps to regulate precursors, including most recently last month when it restricted 13 new chemicals at US…
Chinese executive named as suspect in Indonesia radioactive contamination probe
Indonesian authorities on Thursday named a Chinese executive of a metal smelting company as a suspect in a caesium-137 contamination case that resulted in the recall of some exports to the US.
Lin Jingzhang, who is a director of PT Peter Metal Technology (PMT), has been designated as a suspect, Bara Hasibuan, a spokesperson for the investigating task force, said.
“The Certain Crimes Directorate of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit has named Lin Jingzhang, a citizen of…
Surge in health infrastructure an opportunity for WA construction firms
Western Australia (WA) is experiencing unprecedented growth in health infrastructure, driven by population growth and a record investment in hospitals, mental health facilities, and digital health initiates by the WA state government.
Trump’s second term ‘harmful’ for Quad nations, poll finds
A majority of Australians, Japanese and Indians believe US President Donald Trump’s second term has been bad for their countries, and more Australians see the US as harmful than helpful in Asia, a survey of people in the four countries reported on Thursday.
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney polled 1,000 people in each of the four Quad nations: Australia, Japan, India, and the US. It found the region has been shaken by disruptive US developments but still backs…
‘We side with Indonesia’: ex-minister rejects claims of China bias
A former Indonesian minister has dismissed claims of giving preferential treatment to Chinese firms and wooing investors with policies undermining the country’s sovereignty, amid furore over an airport inside a major industrial cluster that risks becoming a “state within a state”.
Luhut Pandjaitan, a key architect of ex-president Joko Widodo’s mineral downstreaming strategy, said China’s technological prowess and deep pockets made it an ideal partner for propelling the local economy as others…
Singapore’s appeals court reaffirms limits of court challenges to arbitration decisions
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Singapore provides important clarifications on the court’s minimal intervention stance regarding decisions made by the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.
Factory of factories: China’s manufacturers join wave of overseas expansions
With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets. In this series, we examine China Inc’s next phase of “going global” and the complex, challenging international environment its companies have chosen to enter.
China, known as the “world’s factory” after decades spent manufacturing and shipping much of the world’s consumer goods, is now going a step further: as a number of…
Saudi adviser lauds parallels with Singapore in modernisation efforts
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s sweeping effort to modernise Saudi Arabia’s economy draws direct inspiration from the Singapore model pioneered by Lee Kuan Yew, a senior Saudi political adviser has said.
Mohammed Khalid Alyahya, an adviser to Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, described the late Singaporean leader’s pragmatic and results-driven governance as a template for Riyadh’s ambitions.
“We have studied [Singapore] for 50 years – the way the country has invested in…
Navigating translations of the Saudi Arabia’s Civil Transactions Law
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Civil Transactions Law is a significant milestone in civil law consolidation, but care should be taken with translations to avoid inconsistencies, non-compliance and exposure to legal risk.