Asian Legal Review

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published new rules on the financial promotion of high-risk investments.

The presence of Ayman al-Zawahiri in the heart of Kabul casts doubt on the Taliban’s pledge that the country will not be a haven for terrorists. Whether the Taliban limits itself to austere Islamist domestic policies or involves itself in external jihadist politics may depend on the winners and losers of the Zawahiri affair.

China Shipbuilding & Offshore International was meant to secure German engines in the US$379m deal, but this fell through and they offered an alternative.

To boost recruitment, retention and staff morale, employers are increasingly keen to work with staff to come up with flexible working models that better meet their needs.

Australia has initiated another anti-dumping investigation into Chinese aluminium extrusions following an application for a review by Capral into the measures that have been in place since October 2010.

Police said they arrested a Chinese director, a Chinese interpreter, and two performers in the middle of a shoot in Chonburi province.

Australia’s Albanese government has pledged to increase the share of renewable energy in the National Electricity Market (NEM) to 82%. It is necessary to update Australia’s electricity grid swiftly and thoroughly.

China will cut import tariffs on almost all taxable items shipped from 16 of the world’s poorest countries, including Cambodia, Laos, Djibouti, Rwanda and Togo, amid strained relations with the likes of the United States and Australia.

Developers in England can be required to carry out a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) post-planning permission in certain circumstances, even if not required to do so at outline permission stage, the government has confirmed.

U Myo Thant Pe died in Kunming on Sunday of a suspected heart attack. Since September, a German, a Ukrainian and a Philippine ambassador have also died while in China.