Asian Legal Review

Experts say China is trying to position itself as an alternative security partner to the US, as it steps up ‘military diplomacy’ joint exercises.

The city state’s sovereign wealth fund said its senior management and investment team were ‘ultimately responsible’ for investing in the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, which resulted in a US$275 million writedown.

Malaysia sees boosting renewable energy exports, principally to Singapore, as the logical way to fund its ambitious energy transition plans.

Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire businessman who amassed a fortune in Russia before serving as Georgia’s leader, put more than US$1.1 billion into a trust overseen by the bank’s Singapore subsidiary, and an employee ‘misappropriated millions’.

Risks of the side hustle culture include overwork, stress and legal implications of holding a second job in addition to the full-time one, but some Gen Z say it helps keep their passion and interests alive.

The legal industry is going through rapid and systematic change as an economic downturn drives a renewed focus on efficiency.

Providers of electronic transactions and trust services in the UAE will be subject to heightened requirements and obligations as the country’s new trust service provider licencing regime comes into force.

The vessel Xiang Yang Hong 10 began operating in the EE zone on May 7 – the most significant incursion since 2019 – but China claims its activity is ‘legitimate and lawful’.

Senior Chinese officials are likely to be ‘unhappy’ and ‘disappointed’ over Marcos Jnr’s moves to forge closer military ties with the US without regard for China’s sensitivities.

In the five years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect, the data protection legislative landscape in the UK has changed significantly, with further reform on the horizon.