Asian Legal Review

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by businesses operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is now under regulatory scrutiny due to the free zone’s new data protection regulations.

The addition of the US$1 billion facility comes as the kingdom is expecting a wave of tourists during the high season from now until the end of February for the local travel sector.

Scepticism aside, both Vietnam and India prefer a world dominated by neither the US nor China. They are interested in Western technology and investment but neither wishes to, nor can afford to, confront Beijing.

The 1975 was banned from playing in Malaysia after the group’s bassist, Ross MacDonald, kissed lead singer Matt Healy on the lips after the vocalist blasted the country’s anti-LGBTQ laws, such as criminalising same-sex relations.

Plans by the UK’s two financial regulators to consider non-financial misconduct such as sexual harassment as grounds for regulatory action could pose difficult questions for firms, an expert has said.

The UK’s insurance industry has been given a clear steer on areas where boards and key decision makers should be focused, as regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a letter outlining its priorities for the retail and wholesale insurance markets in the next two years.

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

Anne Sammon tells HRNews about the difference between flexible working and hybrid working

Private Travis King, the soldier who crossed into North Korea two months ago, is in US custody after being transferred to American custody in China.

The move comes after Manila removed a floating barrier that Beijing installed at the entrance to the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.