Businesses across sectors should consider the extent to which forthcoming new EU cybersecurity laws will apply to them, experts at Pinsent Masons have advised ahead of the approaching one-year deadline for implementation of ‘NIS2’.
Australia’s richest person raises her stake in fight against US titan for globally important lithium mining behemoth
Gina Rinehart’s company is now the major shareholder in one of the world’s most promising deposits of the metal used in EVs and smartphones. As a result, US firm Albemarle’s US$4.3 billion proposed takeover of the project in Western Australia could be blocked.
Philippines airport bomb threats ‘likely a hoax’, aviation security boss says
The country’s civil aviation authority said the warning claimed bombs could go off on flights heading to Cebu, Bicol, Davao and Palawan.
‘Network North’ pledge as Sunak promises UK ‘change’
The planned Birmingham to Manchester leg of ‘HS2’ will no longer go ahead, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed, pledging instead to spend the money earmarked for the project – £36 billion – on “hundreds upon hundreds” of other transport infrastructure projects.
Southeast Asia won’t be ‘split between two camps’ over US-China rivalry, Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong says
The regional geopolitical outlook is ‘not all gloomy’ given the efforts by states to maintain good ties, said PM Lee Hsien Loong at the Asia Future Summit in Singapore.
Malaysia urges Indonesia to take action over air quality, ‘haze cannot be the norm’
Air quality has hit unhealthy levels in several parts of Malaysia in recent days, with Kuala Lumpur blaming fires in Indonesia – though Jakarta has denied detecting any smoke drifting over its borders into Malaysia.
Artificial intelligence offers opportunities and challenges for HR
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way we do business, and its potential to revolutionise the workplace is widely recognised. By adopting AI, HR professionals can generate efficiencies, reduce the need for mundane work and allow employees to focus on important issues.
Pakistan’s ‘unacceptable’ crackdown on illegal migrants may force 1.7 million Afghans out of the country
Pakistan said it would expel illegal migrants starting next month, raising alarm among foreigners without documentation who include an estimated 1.7 million Afghans.
Thai mall shooting: PM Srettha Thavisin reassures tourists about safety amid calls for tougher gun laws
The fatal shooting in a popular Bangkok shopping centre has prompted the Thai government’s reassurance on tourist safety and calls for tougher gun laws.
India-Canada row: New Delhi tells Ottawa to remove 41 diplomats amid row over Sikh separatist’s killing
India told Canada to remove 41 diplomats in the country in a move that ramps up tensions over Ottawa’s accusations New Delhi may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader near Vancouver.