The latest gender pay gap (GPG) figures for the 2022-23 reporting period highlight that, while positive changes are happening in businesses across the UK, the cost-of-living crisis has made eliminating the gender pay gap a more urgent task than ever.
Modi set to hail India’s growing clout at G20 after successful lunar mission
India, the host of next month’s G20 summit, joins the US, the Soviet Union and China as only the fourth country to achieve a successful landing.
New Thai PM Srettha discusses overcoming divisions with coup leader Prayuth
Srettha Thavisin – who needs to form a cabinet from an 11-party alliance – has met with his ex-military predecessor Prayuth Chan-ocha, the architect of a 2014 coup against the last Pheu Thai government.
Review of EU SPC regime makes case for manufacturing waiver reform
A review of the business impact of the supplementary protection certificate (SPC) manufacturing waiver sets out a coherent case for reforming the regime.
South Korea conducts first civil defence drills in 6 years
In areas nearer North Korea there was also chemical and biological training, with instructions on how to put on a gas mask and the use of emergency food rations.
Singapore jails immigration officer who helped Chinese prostitute overstay visa in return for sex, cash
Former immigration officer Teo Hwee Peng, 49, was jailed for nearly three years and fined about US$2,000 for helping Chinese national Liang Qinglan get arrested, thereby giving her access to special passes to extend her stay.
Emphasis on sanctions compliance legal advice record-keeping under new licence
The UK government has granted a general licence to enable UK lawyers to provide legal advice to non-UK individuals and businesses in relation to their compliance with international sanctions on Russia, without breaching UK sanctions regulations themselves.
In Pakistan, 6 children trapped, dangling 900 feet over ravine after tram cable snaps
One child has fainted from heat and fear, and the rescue is being hampered by high winds and the risk of the helicopter’s blades further destabilising the lift children.
South China Sea: Philippines says resupply mission reaches remote outpost, China firmly opposed
The mission comes 2 weeks after China Coastguard ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels and charter boats carrying supplies to the Filipino troops on a grounded WWII-era warship at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands.
New Saudi ‘insurtech’ rules will help ‘foster innovation’
New rules issued by Saudi Arabia’s central bank (SAMA) to regulate tech-based insurance activities are part of a major package of reforms that will boost the financial services sector, according to one legal expert.