Asian Legal Review

The K-ETA electronic travel authorisation, compulsory to enter without a visa, is now being waved for tourists from some countries – but only until December 31, 2024.

New EDCA sites key to country’s defence in the ‘strategic’ Luzon Strait against possible Chinese aggression in South China Sea, analysts say.

Amid rising global tensions, India should abandon its stance of perceived neutrality and formally acknowledge its foreign policy tilt towards the US. But first, India and the US must address the kinks in their relationship, in defence, trade and other areas.

Global tax fraud enforcement is increasingly sophisticated and coordinated as tax authorities embrace cross-border data sharing and use advanced software and analytics to clampdown on tax evasion.

Ofcom is proposing to refer the UK’s cloud infrastructure services market for an in-depth investigation after identifying “concerns” over the way the market is currently operating.

UK law imposes adjudication on parties in construction disputes, but fails to regulate the payment terms and charges which adjudicators may impose on them.

For most parties, initiating an arbitration is seen as a worst-case scenario. There is, however, an even worse scenario: having claims struck out because they were not brought to the tribunal timely enough, meaning that the only possible way to have these claims heard is to start another arbitration. Our arbitration specialists across the globe discuss how to avoid the spectre of ‘new claims’ and how to ensure that all claims are heard during the course of a single arbitration.

Susi Air pilot Phillip Mehrtens was abducted by the West Papua Liberation Army in the highlands of Nduga two months ago after a routine flight to the area.

The moves and countermoves by China and the US in the Taiwan Strait are part of a deterrence dilemma, a spiral of actions ultimately undermining their own goal. Talks aimed at controlling the capabilities of mutual deterrence will be conducive to de-escalation, and these talks must happen sooner rather than later.

ChatGPT, Bard and large language models (LLMs) are nascent, but their widespread use is already demonstrating the potential for future tools that will provide accurate real-time information useful for solving business and personal issues.