Restrictions on advertising “less heathy” food and drink on TV and online will start to apply across the UK from 1 October 2025. However, despite a recent government response confirming the draft implementation regulations, important details are still lacking for food suppliers and media companies to prepare properly for the upcoming changes, according to legal experts.
South Korea, Philippines share ‘common understanding’ on South China Sea
The nations’ leaders committed to deepening maritime cooperation on Monday, as they upgraded relations and agreed to closer coastguard ties.
Singapore’s Iswaran will not appeal 12 months’ sentence, ‘accepts full responsibility’
The former transport minister says he will begin his one-year jail term on Monday and ‘apologises unreservedly to all Singaporeans’.
Vietnam quarterly growth hits 2-year high on exports, investment
Despite the devastation from Typhoon Yagi, Vietnam’s economy posted even better economic growth in the third quarter.
As Japan’s ‘Asian Nato’ push to counter China hits a brick wall, will a rebrand revive it?
Shigeru Ishiba’s call for a Nato-like alliance looks dead in the water without US support. But analysts say it could still make a comeback.
Who is Ong Beng Seng, the property tycoon linked to Singapore’s fallen ex-minister Iswaran?
Ong, known as a ‘risk taker’ and ‘shrewd businessman’ with a penchant for closing deals, has also had brushes with controversy.
Mauritania to regulates green hydrogen development with tax incentives
Mauritania has enacted a new law to introduce a regulatory framework for the development and operation of green hydrogen, offering tax breaks to attract more investments into the African nation’s renewable energy sector.
Qatar digital assets regulation framework to accelerate fintech innovation
The Qatar Financial Centre’s (QFC) new digital assets regulatory framework has introduced innovative legislation alongside amendments to existing laws on the regulation of digital assets within the country’s financial free zone.
Asia-Pacific employers could see non-compete clauses curbed
As the UK moves to limit the use of ‘restrictive covenants’ such as non-compete and non-solicitation clauses in employment agreements, and the US’ Federal Trade Commission ban on such clauses faces mixed judicial opinion, jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region could soon adopt similar restrictions.
Damaged water pipe in Singapore floods parts of Marine Parade
The damaged pipe, which was damaged during lift retrofitting works, serves the Marine Drive area and water supply is not impacted.