Bill mandates jail terms for nine different kinds of sexual abuse, including physical and non-physical sexual abuse, forced contraception, and sexual torture.
Japan, Russia seal salmon and trout fishing deal despite Ukraine sanctions
Tokyo and Moscow agreed on a fishing quota of 2,050 tonnes within Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for this year.
Fighting suicide: With TikTok and self-help groups, Vietnam’s youth defy taboos on tackling mental health issues
From offering well-being guidance on TikTok to starting self-help groups, Vietnam’s millennials and Gen Z are defying local taboos surrounding open discussions on mental health. These efforts have come into focus after a recent spate of youth suicides.
Japan says disputed islands ‘illegally occupied’ by Russia as ties worsen
The government used the expression in its annual foreign policy report to describe the islands, which Moscow calls the Kurils and Tokyo the Northern Territories.
Some Hong Kong bankers heading to Singapore having second thoughts amid ‘hire local’ push
Stricter visa rules and hiring restrictions mean that the influx of bankers into the city state from Hong Kong has been more of a trickle than a flood.
UK consumer law enforcement powers to be bolstered
Businesses that breach UK consumer protection laws will be subject to fines of up to 10% of their annual global turnover under changes to legislation the UK government has committed to making.
Highway Code reforms one piece of self-driving vehicles law jigsaw
Planned updates to the Highway Code represent natural progress towards the widespread adoption of self-driving vehicles in the UK but reflect only part of the legal, regulatory, and cultural changes needed to support their use, an expert has said.
CNIL gets new powers to handle GDPR complaints
A recent change to the law in France will facilitate an increase in the number of data protection investigations in the country, an expert has said.
Indonesia’s solar power burns bright – but for Singapore
Indonesian firms have proposed five projects to generate power from the sun but instead of serving the local market, they are planning to export it to the city state.
New antibiotics to be added to NICE’s ‘Netflix-style’ subscription service
Two new drugs will soon be the first antibiotics to be made available for NHS England as part of a “Netflix-style” subscription payment model developed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).