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Month: September 2022

Posted on September 28, 2022

Singapore’s population grows as number of residents in Covid-battered Hong Kong declines for third straight year

The rise comes as Singapore tries to attract rich foreigners and talented professionals to bolster its workforce. Analysts said employment opportunity patterns in the regional rivals underscore their diverging fortunes.

Posted on September 27, 2022

China’s debt leniency claim for developing nation ‘restructurings’ undercut by transparency issues

China says it has outperformed other G20 members in helping the world’s poorer nations deal with the impact of the coronavirus, but a lack of transparency has made it difficult to assess the level of support, analysts said.

Posted on September 27, 2022

Comparing litigation in the US versus England & Wales

First impressions of the common law adversarial litigation system in the US suggest that it is similar to the adversarial system in England & Wales (E&W), particularly when compared to the inquisitorial system in many civil law jurisdictions.

Posted on September 27, 2022

Philippines to deport 40,000 Chinese workers in crackdown on online gambling industry

The crackdown was triggered by reports of murders, kidnappings and other Chinese-on-Chinese crimes, a justice department spokesman said. Authorities will also shut 175 offshore gambling firms, known as Pogos.

Posted on September 27, 2022

Indebted to China, flood-ravaged Pakistan’s finance minister quits while trying to secure bailout terms

Miftah Ismail’s sudden resignation on Sunday came after Pakistan received assurances of financial help from the IMF and World Bank to prevent its economy from sinking.

Posted on September 26, 2022

Japan, South Korea, Taiwan buy Russia’s fuel but face less criticism than India as they’re ‘against sanctions’: analysts

Some nations have supported Ukraine since the start of its invasion but, while mindful of need to diversify energy sources, have not said when they’d phase out Moscow’s imports, whereas New Delhi only recently criticised Putin’s war.

Posted on September 25, 2022

Retired senior army officer shot in the head by Myanmar guerilla group

An urban guerilla group called Inya Urban Force claimed responsibility for the attack, which also killed Ohn Thwin’s son-in-law

Posted on September 25, 2022

The value of effective alternative dispute resolution clauses

There has been a significant increase in the popularity of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), in particular mediation and arbitration, in recent years.

Posted on September 24, 2022

North Korea has test-fired ballistic missile towards sea, says South Korea

The launch comes after reports indicated that Pyongyang could be preparing to fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

Posted on September 24, 2022

Cambodia boat sinking: 3 Chinese nationals dead as survivors say they had no food, water on vessel

Nine more rescued in Vietnamese waters and eight still missing, Cambodian authorities say.

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