In a dig at Washington, Beijing warns against tariffs as it wraps up talks with a region that could face some of the world’s steepest duties.
‘Resist forgetting,’ say Chinese-Indonesians still seeking justice for mass rapes in 1998 riots
Community holds events to commemorate the tragedy and says official state acknowledgement of the violence will boost reconciliation efforts.
Establishment of commercial courts and chambers ‘makes German courts fit for international cases’
Businesses can now conduct litigation in English in Germany for the first time, following the introduction of a new law introducing commercial courts and commercial chambers.
Malaysia’s ‘No 1 enemy’ is scourge of escalating drug abuse, deputy PM warns
Malaysia now has nearly 200,000 drug users – most aged 15 to 39 – with states bordering Thailand showing the highest abuse rates.
Singapore’s central bank chief sees ‘no alternative’ to US dollar assets despite downgrade
Even with three major credit rating agencies now downgrading the US, Singapore’s central bank boss says US dollar assets are irreplaceable.
The UPC’s role in global technology dispute resolution is emerging
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) has issued its first substantive decisions involving standard essential patents (SEPs). In all three decisions, the court found in favour of the SEP holder and demonstrated a willingness to grant injunctions.
From jam to jeans, Indians’ boycott of Turkish goods grows
Some 13 million family-run grocery stores plus fashion websites Myntra and AJIO have joined the boycott over Turkey’s support for Pakistan.
Indonesia on high alert after volcano erupts 8 times in 1 weekend
At least 10 people were killed and thousands were evacuated when Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted in November last year.
Data centre clustering benefits highlighted in ‘grey belt’ planning ruling
A recent decision to permit a new data centre to be developed to the north-west of London, highlights the benefits of choosing sites for new data centres that are near to where other data centres are already operating, planning experts have said.
Indonesian animated movie Jumbo topples Frozen 2 at the country’s box office
Jumbo has become the highest-grossing animated movie in Indonesia in a major boost for the country’s fledgling animation industry.