Asian Legal Review

A new data law is to be introduced in the UAE.

The arms race on the Korean peninsula is heating up, with North Korea firing a pair of ballistic missiles off its east coast on Wednesday, as the South announced a spate of breakthroughs in its development of new weapons including submarine-launched ballistic missiles.Just days after testing a cruise missile with possible nuclear capabilities, the North test-launched two ballistic missiles from its central inland region towards the east coast, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff …

Hundreds of thousands of people in China and Southeast Asia may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19, according to a study emphasising the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover events.An average of 400,000 such infections occur each year, most going unrecognised because they cause mild or no symptoms and are not easily transmitted between people, researchers with the EcoHealth Alliance and Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School said in a…

Third party litigation funding could soon be regulated by the EU: the European Parliament is currently considering a draft report with recommendations for a new directive.

Indonesia’s national intelligence agency has denied a report claiming its servers were breached by a suspected Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, but says it is still investigating whether other government agencies have been affected.Insikt Group, the threat research division of United States-based cybersecurity firm Recorded Future, last week said malware had infiltrated the systems of at least 10 Indonesian ministries and agencies, including the intelligence agency, Badan Intelijen Negara…

The Chinese embassy in Singapore has urged its citizens not to travel to the city state unless necessary amid a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases there.In a statement on Monday, the embassy noted that Singapore had recorded more than 500 daily infections over the last four days, and numbers were expected to reach the thousands.“Dozens” of Chinese nationals in Singapore have caught the virus and sought help, including tourists and short-term visitors who had travelled for work or to visit their…

Companies still need to improve their level of reporting on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, with more clarity required in annual reports, according to the UK’s Financial Reporting Council (FRC).

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s coalition and the main opposition bloc on Monday signed a cooperation pact to ensure stability during the Covid-19 pandemic, an agreement that could also help him win a confidence vote.Ismail Sabri took office last month with a slim parliamentary majority, becoming the third prime minister in as many years, but the constitutional monarch has called for him to face a vote of confidence to prove he has majority support in parliament.The legislature…

A recent photo of Britain’s High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis eating vada pav – a golden potato patty sandwiched inside soft bread with a zingy garlicky masala on top – has drawn attention to the origins of the famous Mumbai street snack.Vada pav, which is topped with tempered curry leaves, mustard, green chutney and blistered green chillies, had its roots as a food of the working class as it was carb-heavy, affordable, filling and could be eaten on the go. But it also has a connection to…

A recent Australian court decision on arbitral enforcement brings it more into line with the position in Hong Kong, which has over the years developed a line of authorities guiding the application and limits of the courts’ discretion.