eng England: Making provision for the continued operation of planning and environmental regulation after Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-04-02 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... Full Article
eng Penguins chill out, zoo workers suffer By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 +0800 Save for an absence of gawping crowds, life for the penguins of Ocean Park in Hong Kong has been much the same during the coronavirus pandemic — but their carers have worked long shifts to keep the monochrome Full Article Nation
eng EWC in Washington and ISEAS Release Special Journal Issue on America’s Re-engagement in Southeast Asia By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:05 +0000 EWC in Washington and ISEAS Release Special Journal Issue on America’s Re-engagement in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan.18, 2011) — A collaborative research project between the East-West Center (EWC) and the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) has resulted in a special issue of Contemporary Southeast Asia , ISEAS’ internationally refereed journal on the politics, international relations, and security-related issues of Southeast Asia and its wider geostrategic environment. The collection of articles by American and Southeast Asian specialists featured in the journal’s recently released December 2010 issue focus on the topic of America Re-engages Southeast Asia . Full Article
eng New Book Series Explores Asia Pacific Governance Challenges By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:10 +0000 New Book Series Explores Asia Pacific Governance Challenges HONOLULU (July 8, 2010) – Effective democratic governance continues to be one of the greatest challenges of the Asia Pacific region, as countries cope with demands of the global economy and pressures from citizens for increased transparency and participation. Now, a new book series called Trends and Innovations in Governance explores the centrality of good governance practices in achieving such sustainable development objectives as the eradication of extreme poverty, environmental protection, access to basic services and livelihoods, and the promotion of economic growth. Full Article
eng UN Democracy Fund Awards East-West Center $225K to Help Strengthen Democracy in Pakistan By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:17 +0000 UN Democracy Fund Awards East-West Center $225K to Help Strengthen Democracy in Pakistan HONOLULU (Feb. 18, 2010) – The East-West Center has received a grant of $225,000 from the United Nations Democracy Fund to help strengthen Pakistan’s recently restored democracy. The project will reinforce electoral and parliamentary processes and enhance civil society’s capacity to promote accountability and transparency. “Pakistan is a Muslim country of 164 million people, and a nuclear power,” said project leader Shabbir Cheema, Director of the East-West Center’s Asia-Pacific Governance and Democracy Initiative. “But a weak Parliament, lack of trust in electoral processes and weak civil society institutions have constrained the deepening and consolidation of democracy in the country.” Full Article
eng Human Rights Lawyer Speaks on U.N. Courts’ Challenges in Cambodia, Sierra Leone By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000 Human Rights Lawyer Speaks on U.N. Courts’ Challenges in Cambodia, Sierra Leone at EWC Forum HONOLULU (October 4) – The East-West Center’s (EWC) Asian International Justice Initiative Coordinator, Michelle Staggs, will speak about human rights challenges at U.N./local government partnered courts in Sierra Leone and Cambodia at an EWC evening forum on Wednesday, October 10. She will address the issue of inter-generational accountability 30 years after the Khmer Rouge period, as Cambodia prepares to confront the darkest part of its recent history. Full Article
eng Engaging North Korea: The Role of Economic Statecraft By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000 HONOLULU (May 31, 2011) -- Last week, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the (North) Korea Tangun Trading Corporation, accused of having trafficked equipment and technology listed on multilateral export control lists “or otherwise having the potential to make a material contribution to WMD or cruise or ballistic missile systems.” The new sanctions under the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act will be effective for two years. Also recently, a leaked U.N. Panel of Experts report provided a surprisingly blunt introduction to how the North Koreans—with the complicity of unnamed “third parties”—have sought to circumvent international sanctions. Among other things, the experts found that North Korea and Iran have shared nuclear missile technology and that they have received assistance, in violation of the sanctions, from China and Russia respectively. Full Article
eng ASEAN Teachers and Officials Receive English Training in New Brunei-U.S. Enrichment Initiative By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 01:58:21 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov 15, 2012) – More than 50 teacher-trainers, officials and diplomats from nine Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries have arrived at the East-West Center for a month of intensive English-language education training as part of the new Brunei-U.S. English Language Enrichment Program for ASEAN. Full Article
eng EWC Conducts English Enrichment Programs in Myanmar By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 02:26:09 +0000 HONOLULU (July 13, 2015) - The Hawaii, USA-based East-West Center has been conducting three separate programs in Myanmar this summer designed to enrich English-language skills for local teachers and journalists. The programs include a media workshop focusing on journalist instruction through English news analysis, a teacher exchange designed to strengthen English instruction, and long-term teacher residencies through the Center-administrated Brunei-U.S. English Enrichment Program for ASEAN. Full Article
eng Education Procurement Briefing: Supreme Court dismisses Edenred's challenge to the government's decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-09 In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (HMRC) (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge ... Full Article
eng Supreme Court dismisses Edenreds challenge to the governments decision not to tender for the administration of a new childcare scheme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-09 In Edenred (UK Group) Ltd v (1) Her Majesty’s Treasury (2) Her Majesty’s Commissioners for Revenue and Customs (3) National Savings and Investments [2015] UKSC 45, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Edenred’s challenge to Her ... Full Article
eng High Court challenge leads to the setting aside of a contract award decision on the grounds of manifest error, breach of transparency and equal treatment By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-08-18 In Woods Building Services v Milton Keynes Council [2015] EWHC 2011 (TCC), the High Court upheld a challenge by an unsuccessful bidder (“Woods”) of a tender process undertaken by Milton Keynes Council (the “Council”) on the g... Full Article
eng The risk of fishing expeditions in the context of public procurement law challenges: a price worth paying to ensure transparency and equality of treatment? (Bombardier v Merseytravel) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-05-23 Introduction In a recent judgment on an application to vary consent orders relating to the establishment of a confidentiality ring (Bombardier Transportation UK Limited v Merseytravel [2017] EWHC 726 (TCC)), the court decided that despite some conce... Full Article
eng Public procurement: New case highlights pitfalls for those challenging award decisions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-08-04 On 21 July the Technology and Construction Court handed down judgment in relation to two applications made in the case of Perinatal Institute v Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership. This interesting judgment highlights two potential pitfalls f... Full Article
eng Coronavirus - Intellectual Property office protocols and key challenges in light of COVID-19 - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-03 The coronavirus outbreak and various responses by authorities across the globe have prompted several amendments to government Intellectual Property Offices (“IPOs”), courts, and in some cases filing deadline extensions. These specia... Full Article
eng Eversheds Sutherland EHS and Employment clinic webinar - Recover, Reset, Re-engage - Preparing to Return to Work - 11 May 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-11 With the Prime Minister due to address the nation on the governments strategy to ease the lockdown on Sunday 10 May 2020, our Health, Safety and Employment clinic returns the following day to focus on the practical application of transitioning a wo... Full Article
eng Challenging times in the new regulatory regime when and how to challenge the OfS By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-06-09 Two years in, the way OfS is exercising its powers is really starting to shape the sector. The dynamics between an institution and its regulators can be complicated but getting the relationship right is ever more critical for any institution to thri... Full Article
eng Openness in public procurement a worthy cause facing new challenges By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-08-03 The establishment of more open public procurement systems, that is, procurement systems which offer foreign suppliers access to the award of public contracts on the basis of no less favourable terms than to domestic suppliers, constitutes an essenti... Full Article
eng Coronavirus - Additional legal protections for residential and commercial tenants in England and Wales - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-06 In addition to the FCA’s recent guidance (see our note summarising the main points here) on payment holidays and repossession actions addressed to mortgage lenders, mortgage administrators, home purchase providers and home purc... Full Article
eng Strengthening US Relations with ASEAN: A Critical Element of the US Indo-Pacific Strategy By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 22:13:05 +0000 By East-West Center HONOLULU (October 4, 2019)—President Donald Trump first laid out a vision for a “free and open Indo-Pacific” at the November 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Vietnam. From the start, statements describing the emerging US Indo-Pacific strategy have recognized the central role of Southeast Asia. The US approach to the Indo-Pacific focuses on three vital areas: enhancing shared prosperity, championing good governance and civil society, and ensuring a peaceful and secure regional order. Two recent visitors to the East-West Center described the potential role of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the US Indo-Pacific strategy and spelled out several steps that the United States needs to take to strengthen US-ASEAN... This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
eng An Aging Population in Asia Creates Economic Challenges By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:54:26 +0000 By Andrew Mason, Sang-Hyop Lee, and Donghyun Park HONOLULU (8 May 2020)—Elderly populations in Asia are expanding more quickly than other age groups. Low fertility rates result in fewer children and eventually fewer working-age adults, while elderly populations are living longer. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
eng Lupin: Soft Earnings Result Highlights The Challenged Outlook By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 14:25:04 -0500 Full Article LUPNY Opal Investment Research
eng Listo o no, ¡aquí vengo!, 1ª Parte By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 PST La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día. Full Article
eng Listo o no, ¡aquí vengo!, 1ª Parte B By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 00:00:00 PST La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día. Full Article
eng Listo o no, ¡aquí vengo!, 2ª Parte By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 PST La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día. Full Article
eng Listo o no, ¡aquí vengo!, 2ª Parte B By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 00:00:00 PST La enseñanza bíblica en profundidad de John MacArthur lleva la verdad transformadora de la Palabra de Dios a millones de personas cada día. Full Article
eng 1851 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Gauteng, 1247 recoveries and 18 deaths By Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:53:00 GMT The Gauteng Department of Health announced on Saturday that total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the province as at May 8 sits at 1851, with 1247 recoveries and 18 deaths. Full Article
eng Covid-19: More recoveries in Gauteng as six people are discharged from hospital By www.iol.co.za Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 13:04:00 GMT While the number of Covid-19 cases increased in Gauteng, the number of the number of people who were hospitalised with the virus have been discharged. Full Article
eng Can the World Health Organization Meet the Challenge of the Pandemic? By www.spiegel.de Published On :: Mon, 4 May 2020 18:50:11 +0200 The World Health Organization is the most important authority in the global battle against the coronavirus. But doubts about the WHO’s leadership are growing, and not just in Washington. Is Director General Tedros up to the task? Full Article
eng Coronavirus impact on construction projects under English law the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-11 ... Full Article
eng Samsung Engineering Hits 550 Bil. Won Jackpot in Thailand By english.hankyung.com Published On :: 2017-08-17 08:47 Samsung Engineering said on August 16 that it won two petrochemical power generation projects worth 550 billion won jointly with PTT Public Company Ltd., a Thai state-run oil company. This has been less than a week since the Korean company announced a large-scale oil refinery building project in Oman worth more than 1 trillion won. The project calls for building a petrochemical plant and an electricity generation plant in Rayong, Thailand's largest industrial city 150 kilometers southeast of ... Full Article
eng Boeing Engineering Plan Collapses By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2020 13:30:12 -0400 Full Article ERJ BA Dhierin Bechai
eng Wild ride: Kitten survives trip from south to west Auckland stuck in car engine By www.nzherald.co.nz Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:04:30 +1200 A stray kitten climbed into the engine of a car in Otara, south Auckland, and ended up hitching a ride all the way to West Harbour, in west Auckland, where it was rescued and adopted by a loving family.It was early on Saturday morning... Full Article
eng 1851 confirmed Covid-19 cases in Gauteng, 1247 recoveries and 18 deaths By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:38 GMT Johannesburg - The Gauteng Department of Health announced on Saturday that total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the province as at May 8 sits at 1851, with 1247 recoveries and 18 deaths. In a statement it said that out of a total of 9403 contacts traced (these are individuals who were in contact with people who tested positive for the coronavirus); 6885 people have completed the 14-days monitoring period with no symptoms reported and therefore they are de-isolated. A total number of 60 people are currently hospitalised in public and private facilities. Breakdown per sub-district City of... Full Article
eng The challenges and considerations of OTT By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-10 Part 3 of 4 Despite its advantages, OTT systems do face challenges, and these become particularly apparent when moving from the concept to implementation. As mentioned in the above section OTT services are almost considered as low/free of charge ser... Full Article
eng Challenging IT resilience some key lessons Bates & Ors v Post Office Limited (No. 6) [2019] EWHC 3408 (QB) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-23 The much anticipated sixth judgment (“the Horizon Judgment”) in the long-running group litigation against the Post Office (“POL”) brought by some 550 current and former sub-postmasters (“the Group Action”),... Full Article
eng Successful judicial review challenge against Councils home to school transport policy which was held to be indirectly discriminatory By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-08-11 In R (on the application of Diocese of Menevia and others) v Swansea City and County Council1 (“the Council”), the Administrative Court was required to consider whether a change in policy made by the Council in respect of school transpor... Full Article
eng Eversheds advises Windmill in successful defence of Court of Appeal challenge to retail planning permission By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-07-22 R (on the application of Tesco Stores Limited) v Forest of Dean District Council and (1) JD Norman Lydney Limited (2) Asda Stores Limited (3) Windmill Limited (4) MMC Land & Regeneration Limited1 The Court of Appeal, upholding a decision of the ... Full Article
eng All change on business rates: 2017 revaluation, Check Challenge Appeal and other developments By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-10-03 The last two years have brought challenging times for ratepayers and there is little respite on the horizon. With the 2017 Revaluation looming, rateable values are likely to increase substantially throughout large swathes of the country. Together wi... Full Article
eng The impact of foreign limitation law on English shipping cases By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-30 The Foreign Limitation Periods Act 1984 (the Act) sets out the procedure to be followed when a claim is proceeding in the courts of England and Wales and the laws of any other country apply. Given the international nature of the shipping industry,... Full Article
eng Passengers Rights Applying the Consumer Rights Act 2015 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-07-22 Following a consultation on the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the ‘Act’), the Government has confirmed that the way in which transport operators cap their liability to customers to compensate for delays or cancellations to services must be c... Full Article
eng Rail Passengers Rights Applying the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to the Rail Sector By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-07-28 Following a consultation on the Consumer Rights Act 2015 (the ‘Act’), the Government has confirmed the way in which train operators cap their liability to customers to compensate for delays or cancellations to services must be consistent... Full Article
eng Update: The Competition and Markets Authoritys consultation on proposed guidance for the evaluation of competition issues in passenger rail franchise awards By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-01 Background The Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has recently published draft guidance on its approach to assessing rail franchise awards under its merger control powers (the “Draft Guidance”)1. The guidance has been ... Full Article
eng Highways England starts its market and supply chain engagement for two major transport projects under the new PF2 approach By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-07 Highways England are moving forward with the A303 Stonehenge project (A303) and the Lower Thames crossing (LTC) and will be starting their market and supply chain engagement in March 2018. These projects are two of the largest in Highway England's R... Full Article
eng Consultation on the passenger rail public service obligation levy By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-05-04 Background Following the recommendations of the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the Department for Transport (“DfT”) ran a consultation seeking views on the introduction of a “public service obligation levy&r... Full Article
eng Progress towards recast Regulations to strengthen rail passengers' rights By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-22 On 2 December 2019, the European Council agreed to update Regulation 1371/2007 (the “Regulation”) on rail passengers’ rights and obligations. The proposed amendments to the Regulation aim to strengthen the rights of passengers wher... Full Article
eng When does private no longer mean private? Implications of a challenge to the SFCs accessing of digital devices in an investigation By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-01 The Hong Kong Court has recently confirmed the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”)’s powers to seize, search and compel access to digital devices rejecting challenges to such powers based on privacy grounds. Data privacy is a... Full Article
eng Law & Business 2017. Key changes. Trends and challenges By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-02-09 We are pleased to present to you our brochure which reviews the changes in the Polish law that we believe will have a major impact on business in Poland in 2017. Full Article
eng Support around Covid-19 Challenges By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-07 Most of the questions we are receiving in the clean energy sector around Covid-19 relate to maintaining project continuity and the impact of Covid-19 on the work force, raising and defending Force Majeure and how best to approach discussions with f... Full Article
