Asian Legal Review

China says it has outperformed other G20 members in helping the world’s poorer nations deal with the impact of the coronavirus, but a lack of transparency has made it difficult to assess the level of support, analysts said.

First impressions of the common law adversarial litigation system in the US suggest that it is similar to the adversarial system in England & Wales (E&W), particularly when compared to the inquisitorial system in many civil law jurisdictions.

The crackdown was triggered by reports of murders, kidnappings and other Chinese-on-Chinese crimes, a justice department spokesman said. Authorities will also shut 175 offshore gambling firms, known as Pogos.

Miftah Ismail’s sudden resignation on Sunday came after Pakistan received assurances of financial help from the IMF and World Bank to prevent its economy from sinking.

Some nations have supported Ukraine since the start of its invasion but, while mindful of need to diversify energy sources, have not said when they’d phase out Moscow’s imports, whereas New Delhi only recently criticised Putin’s war.

An urban guerilla group called Inya Urban Force claimed responsibility for the attack, which also killed Ohn Thwin’s son-in-law

There has been a significant increase in the popularity of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), in particular mediation and arbitration, in recent years.

The launch comes after reports indicated that Pyongyang could be preparing to fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

Nine more rescued in Vietnamese waters and eight still missing, Cambodian authorities say.

The US Fed’s aggressive policy tightening is turning the screws on Asian economies already grappling with geopolitical anxiety and supply-chain disruptions. But in a sea of ailing currencies, Singapore’s has emerged as an outlier.