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Washington on Friday accused China of an escalation against the Philippines and warned that an armed attack would invite a US response after an incident in disputed waters.“The United States stands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of this escalation that directly threatens regional peace and stability,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in Abuja, where Secretary of State Antony Blinken was travelling.The action “escalates regional tensions, infringes upon freedom of…

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court has confirmed it has jurisdiction to hear a $600 million professional negligence claim.

The trial of two dozen humanitarian activists who helped migrants reach Greece three years ago was adjourned on Thursday shortly after opening and moved to an appeals court.The activists, who are accused of espionage, forgery and assisting a criminal organisation, helped migrants reach the island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Greek authorities of “criminalising rescuers”.“The court ruled that it was not competent to judge this case,” defence lawyer…

Huawei Technologies Co is doubling down on its cloud services in Southeast Asia, launching a new “availability zone” in Thailand as the Chinese telecoms giant pivots to businesses less dependent on semiconductors.Senior executives have expressed optimism about Huawei’s business prospects in the region as major economies there accelerate digital transformation, driving demand for cloud services. An availability zone consists of one or more data centers that can be treated as a single entity,…

Police in Vietnam have summoned a beef noodle seller who filmed himself imitating Nusret Gokce, or “Salt Bae”, days after a top Vietnamese official was caught on camera eating gold-encrusted steak at the Turkish celebrity chef’s London restaurant.Bui Tuan Lam, 38, from the central city of Da Nang, said his intention in making the video, which shows him ceremoniously slicing boiled beef and flamboyantly sprinkling spring onions into a bowl of noodle soup, was not to mock any particular…

Sporting neon hair and flawless skin, Bangkok Naughty Boo is one of a new generation of influencers in Asia promising to stay forever young, on-trend, and scandal-free – because they are computer generated.Blurring the lines between fantasy and reality, these stars are hugely popular with teenagers in the region and will yield increasing power as interest grows in the ‘metaverse’, industry experts say.“I’m 17 forever, non-binary, with a dream of becoming a pop star,” Bangkok Naughty Boo – who…

Sometimes it is necessary for a party who is successfully awarded a judgment in a local or foreign arbitration to enforce their award in South Africa. To enforce the award, the party must approach a High Court in South Africa.

The Irish government has published its long-awaited draft of the Sick Leave Bill 2021.

Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged with electoral fraud, adding another case to the many she is already facing, a state-run newspaper reported on Tuesday.On Monday, the election commission appointed by the country’s ruling military brought the fraud case related to last November’s general election.Suu Kyi, together with deposed president of the Suu Kyi-led government Win Myint, and 14 others are accused of exerting influence over the election, according to the report by…

A baby elephant in Indonesia’s Sumatra island died on Tuesday after losing half its trunk in a trap set by poachers who prey on the endangered species, officials said, despite efforts to amputate and treat its wounds.“We tried our best, but it couldn’t be helped,” said Agus Arianto, the head of Aceh province’s conservation agency. “Its trunk was getting rotten and no longer functioning.”The one-year-old female was among the last of the island’s 700 wild Sumatran elephants. She was found very…