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South China Sea: Chinese coastguard ships, warplanes engaged in ‘parallel escalation’ off Malaysia, US think tank says
A controversial incident that saw 16 Chinese military aircraft near Malaysian air space in late May coincided with similar activity by Chinese coastguard vessels in the area, and may have been part of “parallel escalation” efforts aimed at challenging energy exploration activities in the South China Sea, a US think tank said.Unreported minor stand-offs between China and Southeast Asian claimant states are continuing, details in the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) report published…
Young members of ethnic minority groups most at risk in Vietnam-China human trafficking trade: report
Most people prosecuted for trafficking women from Vietnam to China between 2012 and 2020 were young members of ethnic minority groups with no prior criminal record, a new report has found, underlining how vulnerable people from those communities are to being caught up in the illicit trade.The study by the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation, a Hanoi-based non-profit that rescues and defends victims of human trafficking, was shared exclusively with This Week in Asia ahead of its Thursday release…
Tougher Building Safety Bill introduced to UK parliament
Planned changes to the building and fire safety regime will now apply to Wales as well as England, while residents in high-rise buildings will be given longer to seek rectification of defects, the UK government has confirmed.
Singapore says Asean to ‘expedite’ Myanmar plan, as UN warns that civil war looms
Implementation of a five-point consensus reached by Asean to deal with the crisis in Myanmar would be expedited, Singapore’s foreign minister said, as the UN rights chief warned of a post-coup “human rights catastrophe” that was driving the troubled country towards possible civil war.“We recognise that implementation of the five-point consensus has been slow and a little disappointing,” Vivian Balakrishnan said on Tuesday in written replies to parliamentary questions.“We are working within…
How Indonesia’s EV plans will shape its relations with the US and China
The market for electric vehicles (EVs) is projected to explode over the next 10 years as they become an increasingly important technology for the global clean-energy transition. By 2030, roughly 26 million EVs are expected to be sold worldwide, compared with 1.7 million last year. Even major companies such as Ford and General Motors plan to go fully electric by 2035.With lithium-ion batteries constituting about 40 per cent of EV manufacturing costs, they will be an increasingly important…
CPS signals tougher approach to UK regulated sector enforcement
Revised guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) suggest that it has toughened its stance against regulated firms in England and Wales that fail to disclose suspicions of money laundering.
Condoms, vaccines and sport: Tokyo Olympics sending mixed messages about coronavirus safety
The Tokyo Olympics are less than three weeks away. And the pressure is on for the International Olympic Committee (IOC).Japan was just coming out of its fourth Covid-19 wave with about 1,400 new cases every day, but numbers are now rising again. This could turn into a fifth wave.Despite this, the games will go ahead. There will be limited numbers of local spectators allowed in venues filled up to 50 per cent capacity. This means 10,000 spectators wearing masks at all times and who are not allow…
Black box recovered from crashed Philippines military plane
Philippine authorities have retrieved a black box from an air force plane that crashed at the weekend, killing more than 50 people, military chief Cirilito Sobejana said on Tuesday.The pilot in command, who had several years of experience flying a C-130 aircraft, was among those who died in the crash on Jolo island, Sobejana said.The military chief said a black box was retrieved on Monday and should enable investigators to listen to the conversations of the pilots and crew before the plane…