Asian Legal Review

The planned roll out of a virtual ‘wheeling’ platform (VWP) in South Africa next year is expected to transform the country’s electricity market, attracting larger investments in the country’s renewable energy market and enabling companies to reach their net zero carbon emissions targets.

Australia and the UK have announced plans to establish a partnership for the research and development of low emission technologies.

PM Anthony Albanese says Australia is also seeking to enhance ties with Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.

Instead of tightening rules, the government is likely to issue more advisories on hygiene, mask wearing and precautions for vulnerable groups, experts say.

Stuart Neilson tells HRNews about addressing the skills shortage and diversity imbalance in the construction industry

Only 1,800 people live on Deokjeok island, but a new baseball programme is looking to inject new life into the region struggling to retain, and attract, youngsters, like many rural areas in the world’s most rapidly ageing society.

According to a police statement, Do Thi Tuyet Nhung facilitated the sex workers’ provision of sexual services at the hotel, deducting a commission from their earnings.

Amendments recently proposed to the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (DMCC Bill) would, if passed, have significant implications for class and collective actions in the UK, making bringing these mass actions easier, litigation and competition law experts have said.

The test comes as Seoul and Washington warned Pyongyang that any nuclear attack on the United States and South Korea would result in the end of the North Korean regime.

Philippine leader says his country is working to resolve ‘exploration issues’ in the waterway, where tensions have ‘increased rather than diminished’, so it can start energy projects to meet energy needs.