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Live Webinar | Take Control: Complete Visibility and Unmatched Security for Unmanaged and IoT Devices




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Live Webinar | Take Control: Complete Visibility and Unmatched Security for Unmanaged and IoT Devices




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EU Needs Low-Carbon Energy Union, Ministers’ Advisory Panel Says

The European Union needs an ambitious emissions-reduction goal, targets for energy- efficiency and renewables as well as tools to foster investment under its planned 2030 policies, an advisory panel to 14 ministers said.




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EWC Mourns Loss of Hadi Soesastro, International Advisory Board Member

EWC Mourns Loss of Hadi Soesastro, International Advisory Board Member

Dr. Hadi Soesastro

HONOLULU (May 3) - The East-West Center expresses its deep sympathy to the family of Dr. Hadi Soesastro as we mourn his passing. Dr. Hadi served as a member of the Center’s International Advisory Board and has participated in several EWC activities over the years.  He also served as the executive director of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Jakarta, Indonesia. As one of the most prominent and respected Southeast Asian intellectuals promoting regional economic cooperation and freer trade, he was a mentor and adviser to many younger Southeast Asian scholars and government officials.   

 




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EWC 50 Spotlight: A Vision Is Born

EWC 50 Spotlight: A Vision Is Born

EWC groundbreaking ceremony, May 1961. Left to right: University of Hawai‘i President Laurence Snyder, UH Board of Regents Chairman Herbert Cornuelle, first Center chief executive Murray Turnbull, future Hawaii Gov. John A. Burns, then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.




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Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia Visit

Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia Visit U.S. Schools in East-West Center Exchange Program

Director of EWC’s AsiaPacificEd Program Namji Steinemann (center) with some of the Indonesian pesantren educators.

 

U.S. and Indonesian educators perform together during a “culture night” presentation.

 

 

 

 

 




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Spotlight on Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Visit

Spotlight on Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn's Visit

HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn at the Royal Sala Thai dedication ceremony. Photo: Shayne Hasegawa.

Earlier this year, Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand visited Hawaii to take part in several special East-West Center events, including a dedication ceremony for the Center’s recently reconstructed Royal Sala Thai, or Thai pavilion.

Click on the player window at the bottom of this page to watch a brief video on the princess’ visit.

Click the following links to view:




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Clinton’s Visit to Pacific Islands Forum Signals Renewed U.S. Engagement

By Charles E. Morrison

(Note: This commentary originally appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Sept. 12, 2012)

It may not compare to APEC or the G-20 for global economic weight, but for the Pacific island nations, the annual Pacific Islands Forum summit is the premier regional meeting. It brings together heads of the island nations (including Australia and New Zealand) with representatives of international organizations and “dialogue partners,” including the United States, China, Japan and many others. For the Cook Islands, with less than 15,000 residents, hosting last week’s PIF was a rare event made especially significant by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s unprecedented stop to attend the post-meeting partner dialogue ­– the highest level U.S. participation ever.




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EWC Community Members Aid Voyaging Canoe Hokule‘a’s Unprecedented Visit to Bali

HONOLULU (Aug. 3, 2015) -- With the Hawaiian Voyaging Canoe Hokule‘a now sailing out of the Pacific for the very first time and currently in Bali, Indonesia, for the canoe’s only scheduled Asian stop on its unprecedented worldwide voyage, a number of East-West Center participants, alumni and community members are in Bali with the canoe, or helped plan the visit.




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Coronavirus - 'If we don't think big, we will fail small': a combined industry vision for unity and intervention - UK

As Bruce Dear writes, “COVID-19 poses a threat of unparalleled potency to our real estate markets and economy. So our industry and government must unite behind a grand, generous and visionary response to match the scale of this once in a cent...




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Eversheds advises Miller Homes on securing key planning permission in Leeds

Eversheds has advised Miller Homes on its successful planning appeal for residential development of land at Boston Spa Leeds, granted following a Public Inquiry by the Secretary of State, on 8 June 2016. It is the most important housing appeal decis...




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A New Vision for the Northern Powerhouse?

At the same time he delivered his (final) Autumn Statement the Chancellor also issued a strategy document to advance one of his predecessor’s key policy aims - the Northern Powerhouse. For those who support the notion of the North providin...




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Revisiting NPPF Shale Oil and Gas Policy: Unlawful Consultation and Decision-Making

The adoption of the NPPF’s positive policy for the exploration and extraction of on-shore oil and gas in the NPPF will have to considered afresh by the Government. The policy was challenged on behalf of an organisation known as Talk Fracking. ...




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England: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit

In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, the Government has been amending legislation and regulations relevant to town and country planning, infrastructure planning, environmental protection, air quality, environmental im...




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Scotland: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit

In preparation for the forthcoming withdrawal of the UK from the EU, Scottish Ministers have been amending legislation and associated regulations controlling the requirements and processes of town and country planning and environmental matters. The ...




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Proposed revisions to the planning system for electricity storage

The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 requires the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 (compared with the previous target of at least 80% reduction from 1990 levels). Developing or enhancing the nece...




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Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia to Visit U.S. Schools in East-West Center Exchange Program

Islamic Boarding School Leaders from Indonesia to Visit U.S. Schools in East-West Center Exchange Program
HONOLULU (Oct. 20) – Groups of educators from Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia will be spending the next two weeks visiting schools in 11 U.S. states as part of an East-West Center program designed to foster mutual understanding between the United States and Indonesia, the most populous Muslim-majority nation in the world.




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Asia Pacific Economic Forecast Revised Downward; Inflation Expected to Rise Sharply

Asia Pacific Economic Forecast Revised Downward; Inflation Expected to Rise Sharply
SINGAPORE (May 30) -- Inflation in the Asia Pacific is set to rise sharply this year in the face of increased oil and commodity prices, contributing to a substantial downward revision in the overall economic growth forecast for the region, according to a report released today by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC).




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Unseen Visions: Contemporary Painting in Pakistan

Gallery Exhibition Notice: Unseen Visions: Contemporary Painting in Pakistan

April 13 - June 11, 2008

East-West Center Gallery , Honolulu

Opening reception: Sunday, April 13, 2 p.m.




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News Advisory: Hawaii High School Students Speak On Changes In Cambodia

News Advisory: Hawaii High School Students Speak On Changes In Cambodia
For more information, contact:
Karen Knudsen, Director
Office of External Affairs
Phone: Office: (808) 944-7195
Email: KnudsenK@EastWestCenter.org

October 19, 2007

WHO:    Davin Aoyagi and Maria Walczuk, Hawaii High School Students who analyzed the Khmer Rouge War Crimes Tribunal on a recent EWC program in Cambodia

DATE:     Sunday, October 21, 2007

TIME:     2:00 - 4:00 PM




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NEWS ADVISORY: Update: Burma

NEWS ADVISORY: Update: Burma
WHO:    Shari Villarosa, U.S. Charge D'Affairs in Burma
 
DATE:   Wednesday, October 10, 2007
 
TIME:    11:30 a.m.   News conference in the East-West Center Gallery, Burns Hall 1601 East-West Road

12:00 noon:   Public talk in EWC Burns Hall, room 3015, 1601 East-West Road


           
World attention has been riveted on Burma (Myanmar) in recent weeks as thousands of citizens led by monks peacefully marched through Rangoon and other cities throughout the country. The marches ended with a heavy-handed response from the government. Shari Villarosa, the leading United States diplomat in Burma, will give a public talk at the East-West Center on Wednesday, October 10 at 12:00 noon at the EWC Burns Hall, room 3015.




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News Advisory: AsiaPacific Breakfast Briefing -- Asia's Emerging Urban Crises

MEDIA ADVISORY: AsiaPacific Breakfast Briefing -- Asia’s Emerging Urban Crises
Dr. Allen Clark
Senior Fellow, Research Program
East-West Center


Tuesday, September 11, 2007

7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Bank of Hawai‘i Main Branch Executive Dining Room 6th floor  

  • The presentation is open to news coverage.

    To attend,or arrange for an interview, contact Karen Knudsen, Director of External Affairs, East-West Center at 944-7195 or knudsenk@eastwestcenter.org

  • Attendance is by invitation. Bank of Hawaii sponsors the East-West Center AsiaPacific Breakfast Briefings.  Attendees are members of the EWC Foundation and other invited business and community leaders.




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Media Advisory

Media Advisory
The East-West Center is hosting two events of timely interest Friday, May 25 at the Hawaii Imin International Conference Center, 1771 East-West Road.

•    Noon to 1:30 (Program to begin at 12:30 p.m.)

“Building Understanding Between the United States and the Asian Muslim World” featuring journalists from the United States and Asian nations with substantial Muslim populations. The program will feature reflections and insights by seasoned journalists stemming from their participation in the EWC’s Senior Journalists Seminar, a travel-study-dialogue program that offers the journalists a chance to engage their peers on issues dividing the United States and the Asian Muslim nations, especially since 9 /11.
 
•    5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.




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EWC Alum Named Environmental Adviser to President of the Philippines

HONOLULU (Sept. 8, 2011) -- Philippines President Benigno Aquino III has appointed East-West Center alumnus Juan Romeo Nereus Acosta to the newly created cabinet post of Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection.

President Aquino told the press that Acosta, who is popularly known by the nickname “Neric,” will be tasked with coordinating environmental concerns for a “coherent implementation of policy.”

President Aquino administers the Oath of Office to Neric Acosta on Aug. 24. Photo: Jay Morales/Malacañang Photo Bureau.“(He) will help me have a better, sharper focus because he will be able to tackle it in a more in-depth manner,” Aquino said after Acosta was sworn in on Aug. 24.




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Obama Family Visits EWC

President and his family view exhibit on his mother’s anthropology work and visit Japanese Garden 

HONOLULU (Jan. 1, 2012) – President Obama and his family paid a New Year’s Day visit to the East-West Center to view an exhibition on the anthropological field work that the president’s late mother, Ann Dunham, conducted in Indonesia. The family also visited the Center’s well-known Japanese garden.




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Jefferson Fellowships Journalists' Exchange Visiting Myanmar for the First Time

YANGON, MYANMAR (June 25, 2013) -- Sixteen distinguished journalists from 10 Asia Pacific nations, including the U.S., are currently visiting Myanmar on a study tour, as the East-West Center brings its internationally recognized Jefferson Fellowships journalists’ exchange program to the country for the first time in the program’s 46-year history.




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South Korean Teachers Visiting U.S. Schools to Share Globalized Teaching Practices

HONOLULU (Jan. 10, 2014) – Twenty K-12 educators from South Korea have arrived at the East-West Center to begin a month of residencies in U.S. school communities in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts and Vermont. The ROK-US Teacher Exchange Program global learning and school immersion program is coordinated by EWC’s AsiaPacificEd Program with funding from the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding under the auspices of UNESCO and the Republic of Korea’s Ministry of Education. Later this year, American teachers from the U.S. host schools will travel to Korea for reciprocal exchange and learning.




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EWC in Washington Announces Visiting Fellows and Scholars for 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 27, 2016) -- The East-West Center in Washington has announced the appointment of four international 2016 Asia Studies Fellows, as well as the arrival of two additional visiting scholars.

The East West Center in Washington hosts a number of Visiting Fellows and Visiting Scholars each year. “The robust Visiting Fellows program in Washington, D.C. promotes the core missions of the East-West Center—education, research and exchange,” said Satu Limaye, EWC Director in Washington. “The Visiting Fellows give public presentations, cooperate with other institutions and produce outreach and publication outcomes. We welcome the new batch of visiting fellows.”

Asia Studies Fellowship Program




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EWC in Washington Announces Visiting Fellows and Scholars for 2017

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 6, 2017) -- The East-West Center in Washington has announced the appointment of four 2017 Asia Studies Fellows from across the Asia-Pacific. Selected from a highly competitive process, these scholars will engage the Washington research and policy community over the course of their three-month residencies.

The East West Center in Washington hosts a number of Visiting Fellows and Visiting Scholars each year. “The robust Visiting Fellows program in Washington, D.C. promotes the core missions of the East-West Center—education, research and exchange,” says Satu Limaye, EWC Director in Washington. “The Visiting Fellows’ give public presentations, cooperate with other institutions and produce outreach and publication outcomes. We welcome the new batch of visiting fellows.”




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Coronavirus - Reservists are mobilised - impact on employers - UK

With the Ministry of Defence (MOD) announcing that they are expecting to mobilise up to 3,000 armed forces reservists to aid the military response to the coronavirus pandemic for at least six months, employers with reservist employees will be affect...




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Publication of statutory guidance on supplier selection and a revised standard Selection Questionnaire

The Crown Commercial Service (“CCS”) has now published a revised standard Selection Questionnaire and guidance in the form of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 8/16. This can be found here. PPN 8/16 supersedes and replaces PPN 3/15 which con...




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Revised EU thresholds regarding public procurement and concession contracts, with Belgian specifics

The European Commission has revised the thresholds relating to the award procedures of public contracts and concession agreements by means of four separate Commission Delegated Regulations, adopted on 30 October 2019, which entered into force on 1 J...




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High Court delivers reminder that search orders are intended to preserve documents and not (without specific provision) provide early disclosure

TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd v Simons & Ors [2020] EWHC 30 (Ch) Background A search order is one of the most draconian orders that the English courts can make, allowing an applicant – where there is a real possibility that a respondent may destroy o...




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EBA publishes ambitious workplan for 2020, warning that it cannot be a ‘supervisor of supervisors’ and hinting that further centralisation may be the only way to ensure a ‘truly European approach’ to AML/CTF

As the European Banking Authority publishes a wide-ranging workplan for 2020, Zia Ullah and Ruth Paley explain the EBA’s role and its forthcoming programme, and take a look at the substance of the developments planned for the next twelve month...




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Credit and Financial Institutions take note of new opinion on risks of money laundering in the EU financial sector published by European Supervisors this week

As the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) publish a new joint opinion on money laundering and terrorist financing (ML/TF) risks affecting the EU financial sector, Zia Ullah and Ruth Paley take a look at the key risks, noting ...




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Back to Black – but not quite yet: Revised methodology agreed but no new EU blacklist before 2020

As the European Council met today to discuss a revised methodology to be used in the creation of a new EU blacklist of ‘high-risk third countries’ with strategic AML and CTF deficiencies, Zia Ullah and Ruth Paley of Eversheds Sutherland ...




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Avista Corporation (AVA) CEO Dennis Vermillion on Q1 2020 Results - Earnings Call Transcript




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Concerns remain around ‘much improved’ 2019 mine rehab financial provision regulations

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Financial Provision Regulations 2019

Introduction There has been significant debate amongst key stakeholders including government, mining companies, and environmental lobbyists regarding how mining companies should not only be held accountable for mine closure but also how the often va...




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Eversheds Sutherland advises on sale of saracus Group to private equity investor Maxburg Capital Partners

Eversheds Sutherland has advised the CEO and owner of saracus group on the sale of the group to an investment fund managed by private equity investor Maxburg Capital Partners. The parties agreed to keep the purchase price confidential. The client w...




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Eversheds Sutherland advised Optimas OE Solutions

Eversheds Sutherland advised Optimas OE Solutions on the sale of part of its French business relating to certain industrial customers to Accursia Capital GmbH. This transaction took place in the context of the sale of other distinct parts of the Opt...




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We acted as legal advisor in the sale of the shares and financial arrangements of Basso Media

We acted as legal advisor when the shareholders of Oy Basso Media Ltd. sold all shares of Oy Basso Media Ltd. to Bauer Media Holding Oy. Other financial arrangements were also carried out in connection with the transaction. Basso Media will continue...




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Dividend Stripping Provisions in Updated Tax Bills

With the delivery of the Medium Term Budget Policy Statement on 30 October 2019, updated and amended draft tax bills have been released highlighting the latest proposed amendments to the relevant tax acts.  The amended bills contain the le...




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Coronavirus - (Real Estate) investment funds in the Corona crisis: Liquidity risks through regulatory and tax provisions - Germany

No support in the Corona crisis... The measures already initiated by the German Federal Government and the EU Commission to support and secure liquidity in the Corona crisis are focused on the industries directly affected by Corona/ COVID 19. They ...




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Service provision change under TUPE

Since the 2007 decision of the Reading Employment Tribunal in the case of Hunt v (1) Storm Communications Ltd (2) Wild Card Public Relations Ltd and (3) Brown Brothers Wines (Europe) Limited it has been understood that the provision of professional ...




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La misión cristiana en una cultura moribunda: Entrevista con Phil Johnson y John MacArthur A

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.




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La misión cristiana en una cultura moribunda: Entrevista con Phil Johnson y John MacArthur B

La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día.






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Proposed revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code

Introduciton On 5 December 2017, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) published its proposals for a revised UK Corporate Governance Code. The Code is shorter, building on the FRC’s...