Month: March 2024

The Budget announcement delivered by UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt on Wednesday recognises the central role that technology and scientific innovation can play in boosting productivity, investment and growth in the UK economy, an expert has said.

Malaysian authorities have promised to embark on a third search for the missing plane after two previous failed attempts.

Analysts estimated the shows would add 0.2 percentage points of GDP to the city state’s economy in the first quarter.

Recently published information on the application of the EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) reveals an unexpected uptick in notifications and gives valuable initial insights into the European Commission’s approach in scrutinising corporate transactions.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to expedite the setting up of a hotline to help limit rising tensions.

He also called out the West’s hypocrisy in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but not supporting a ceasefire in Gaza.

A recent case in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) has underscored the importance of further safeguarding retention money held in trust in construction contracts, in the event of companies holding retention monies going into liquidation before projects are completed.

His comment has sparked the latest row over culture and identity in Malaysia amid a conservative surge among the Malay-Muslim majority.

Manila said China is ‘maliciously inciting hype’ in the waterway, which was wide enough for both countries to peacefully coexist.

Chris Evans tells HRNews about the FCA’s request for UK insurance market firms to provide data relating to incidents of non-financial misconduct