pac EWC Welcomes Leadership Program Participants from 10 Pacific Island Nations By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 03:04:45 +0000 HONOLULU - (Aug 16, 2017) -- The East-West Center has welcomed 27 emerging leaders from 10 Pacific island nations to this year’s Pacific Islands Leadership Program with Taiwan, or PILP. The participants will spend close to two months in Honolulu, engaging in experiential learning exercises on such topics as applied leadership skills, future scenario planning, social entrepreneurship and risk analysis, climate change and environmental stewardship, international relations, and public health. Then they will travel to Taipei for a month of field study in at the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs. Full Article
pac East-West Center Receives $2.3 Million from Hawaii Pacific Rim Society By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:14:40 +0000 HONOLULU (Oct. 27, 2017) – The East-West Center has received one of the largest single donations in its history from longtime institutional supporter the Hawaii Pacific Rim Society. The $2.3 million gift will establish the Hideo Murakami Fund for Scholarships and the Arts to support EWC arts programming and scholarships for participants in the Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. Full Article
pac EWC and US Dept. of State Convene Young Pacific Leaders in Hawai‘i By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 22:00:21 +0000 HONOLULU (Jan. 16, 2018) -- The East-West Center and United States Department of State are currently conducting a three-day regional conference for young leaders from Pacific Islands nations from January 16 to 18, 2018.The more than 30 delegates are a diverse group of young professionals from Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu, Samoa, Cook Islands, Niue, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Marshall Islands, Palau, Australia, New Zealand, American Samoa, and Hawai’i. They were chosen from a competitive pool of over 700 applicants to participate in the conference. Full Article
pac East-West Center Publishes Report on Inaugural Asia Pacific Dialogue of Women20 for the G20 Process By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 20 Jan 2018 01:08:23 +0000 HONOLULU (January 19, 2018) – The East-West Center in Honolulu Hawai‘i has just published a report on the findings of the inaugural Women20 for the G20 Asia Pacific Dialogue, which was held at the Center in June. The 20-page report expands on initial policy recommendations that the participants released soon after the meeting to help the G20 address several of the most pressing areas of ongoing disparity in women’s economic status throughout the Asia Pacific region and the world. Findings from the report will be highlighted at several upcoming international meetings on women’s empowerment: Full Article
pac EWC President Vuylsteke Appointed to Hawaii Pacific Export Council By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:58:26 +0000 Full Article
pac EWC Announces Rejuvenation Plan for Pacific Islands Development Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 04 May 2018 22:07:22 +0000 HONOLULU (May 4, 2018) -- The East-West Center’s Board of Governors has unanimously approved a forward-looking plan to substantially recast and rejuvenate the Center’s longstanding Pacific Islands Development Program (PIDP). Full Article
pac EWC to Oversee Close to $500,000 in NOAA Funding to Study Climate, Health, and Migration in Pacific Islands By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2018 00:10:34 +0000 King tide in Majuro, Marshall Islands. Photo: Pacific RISAHONOLULU (Oct 25, 2018) -- The East-West Center has been awarded funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support the International Research and Applications Project (IRAP), which is designed to support international, decision-based research on climate-sensitive health risks in partnership with the Pacific Regional Integrated Science and Assessment (RISA) program. Full Article
pac In Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands, Climate Change Means Billions of Dollars of Coastal Damage, Widespread Coral Death and Human Health Risks, Official US Assessment Finds By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:49:16 +0000 HONOLULU (November 23, 2018) – Strained freshwater supplies, damaged and compromised coastal infrastructure, coral reef death, and greater stresses on native biodiversity and species are among the major concerns and challenges detailed in the Hawai‘i-Pacific Islands chapter of the fourth official US National Climate Assessment, released today. In economic terms, the impacts add up to billions of dollars. The chapter on Hawai‘i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands appears in Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, the most significant US report to assess the effects of climate change on the US economy and communities. The assessment finds that early action to address these impacts can lower economic, environmental, social, and cultural costs and could help to prevent conflict or displacement from lands and resources. Full Article
pac US South Pacific Scholarship Program Alumni Meet in Fiji By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:25:47 +0000 Previous scholarship recipients from throughout the Pacific mark the program's 25th year with a conference on professional opportunities FIJI (Dec. 10, 2018) – Over this past weekend, 29 alumni from the US South Pacific Scholarship Program (USSP) attended a conference in Fiji titled ‘Connecting the Dots: Using your USSP Experience as a Path to Professional Opportunities.’ The conference held at the Outrigger Resort in Sigatoka gathered alumni from eight of the 11 countries where scholarships are awarded. The participants learned from each other’s experiences and shared how their experiences in the United States have changed their lives and helped their communities. Full Article
pac East-West Center Alum David Stilwell Confirmed as Top U.S. Diplomat for Asia Pacific By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:19:55 +0000 HONOLULU (June 13, 2019) -- East-West Center alumnus David R. Stilwell was confirmed by 94-3 vote of the U.S. Senate today as the new U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Stilwell, a retired Air Force Brigadier General, received his master’s degree in Asian studies as an EWC grantee in the 1980s and later was an Adjunct Senior Fellow with the Center. Full Article
pac The Pacific Islands Development Program at EWC: The Voyage Continues By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 03:29:03 +0000 HONOLULU (Feb 25, 2020) -- The East-West Center has rolled out a major update of its affiliated Pacific Islands Development Program, or PIDP, with the launch yesterday of the program’s new website at PIDP.EastWestCenter.org. The new site highlights refocused priorities and new projects following recent user surveys and strategy dialogues with Pacific Islands leaders and stakeholders. Full Article
pac Coronavirus - Overview of the impacts of the lockdown in Mauritius Part I - National Measures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 National Measures 1. Foreign travel restrictions All foreign travel through the port and the airport of Mauritius have been banned from 19 March to 02 April 2020. 2. National curfew The Curfew Order: In connection with the unfavourable develop... Full Article
pac Coronavirus - Reservists are mobilised - impact on employers - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-02 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... Full Article
pac I predict a riot: What you need to consider if your building site is impacted by the recent disturbances By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-08-12 The current riots/disturbances in cities across England raise a number of issues in relation to construction sites. These will include fundamental health and safety issues but it also raises important considerations in relation to any damage or... Full Article
pac Brexit - How this will impact on UK Procurement Law By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-06-24 In the wake of Brexit, the extent to... Full Article
pac Coronavirus Impact on procurement processes - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 Public sector bodies face many challenges as a result of the outbreak of coronavirus. Contracting Authorities may need to procure goods, services or works urgently to deal with these challenges. Challenges caused by the outbreak may be e... Full Article
pac Covid-19 - Policy for supporting renewables and how banks are approaching renewable projects impacted by the virus By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-06 The Energy Transition Club and the REA are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 6 May at 11am for 90 minutes.... Full Article
pac IHC HR e-briefing 135 - New tax rules may impact on employee rewards and incentives By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-02-03 New draft legislation may adversely impact on commercial arrangements which have been put in place by employers to reward and/or incentivise employees or which employers may wish to use in the future. The new legislation relates to 'Disguised Remune... Full Article
pac Supreme Court ruling to impact on registration of town and village greens By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-13 The Supreme Court has issued an important decision which considers whether land can be registered as a town or village green where that land has been acquired by a statutory undertaker and is held for purposes that are inconsistent with the use of t... Full Article
pac U.S. IPO Weekly Recap: ORIC Pops 61% And SPACs Make A Comeback By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 14:51:56 -0400 Full Article ORIC PCPL.U IPOC.U ADCT EBON NGJY GOED Renaissance Capital IPO Research
pac U.S. IPO Weekly Recap: Biotech Hot Streak Continues Amid Another Wave Of SPACs By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 16:26:17 -0400 Full Article LYRA VNT PCOR IPOB.U FVAC.U IPOC.U CGROU Renaissance Capital IPO Research
pac Coronavirus Functioning of courts: impact of COVID-19 on procedural time limits and functioning of courts in the Russian Federation - Russia By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-14 By Decree No. 206 On Declaring Non-Working Days in the Russian Federation dated 25 March 2020 ("Decree No. 206") the President of the Russian Federation announced that from 30 March 2020 until 3 April 2020 would be considered non-working days in the... Full Article
pac An Asia Pacific Guide to Force Majeure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 The current COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a range of medical, social and economic consequences around the world. The effects on commerce have already been dramatic and for those of us who advise on global trade, supply chain issues and contractual... Full Article
pac Navigating compliance - The Shareholder Rights Directive II: impact on non-EU intermediaries By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-11 ... Full Article
pac Space as a Service - The Future of the Workspace By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-01-29 By 2030, according to Forbes, millennials will make up 75% of the workforce. Digitally wired since their childhoods, millennials favour work-life integration rather than work-life balance reflecting the way today’s boundaries between professio... Full Article
pac Coronavirus Impact on outsourced services due to implementing work-from-home arrangements - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 As many of us know all too well, the coronavirus pandemic has forced companies and their personnel to shift their operations to a remote, work-from-home (or WFH) environment. This change has had a profound effect on outsourcing providers and their c... Full Article
pac Exporting food from the UK to the EU the impact of Brexit. By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-07 The Withdrawal Agreement was signed by Boris Johnson on 24 January 2020 and has been ratified by the EU. As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK and the EU have agreed a transition period to provide continuity and certainty while they negotiate ... Full Article
pac Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on rights and obligations under lease agreements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 Update | 23. 4. 2020: The Parliament passed the act on certain measures to mitigate the effects of the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic on tenants of business premises. The new act will be effective once signed by the President and published in the C... Full Article
pac 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
pac China Is Not Conducting Debt Trap Diplomacy in the Pacific—At Least Not Yet By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 21:57:38 +0000 A close look at the evidence suggests that China has not been engaged in “debt-trap diplomacy” in the Pacific, at least not so far. Nonetheless, if future Chinese lending continues on a business-as-usual basis, serious problems of debt sustainability will arise, and concerns about quality and corruption are valid. By Jonathan Pryke HONOLULU (March 2, 2020)—In an atmosphere of heightened geostrategic competition, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has raised questions about the risk of debt problems in less-developed countries. Such risks are especially worrying for the small and fragile economies of the Pacific. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
pac The Impact of AI on Nuclear Deterrence: China, Russia, and the United States By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 11 Apr 2020 02:47:58 +0000 By Lora Saalman HONOLULU (14 April 2020)—Artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly important component of weapons systems, with both positive and negative implications for nuclear deterrence. Integration of AI into military platforms has the potential to allow weaker nuclear-armed states to reset the imbalance of power, but at the same time it exacerbates fears that stronger states may further solidify their dominance and engage in more provocative actions. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
pac Coronavirus - Using AI to map supply chain impact - Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-25 ... Full Article
pac UK Consumer Rights Bill - how will it impact the transport sector? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-01-28 The Government has recently announced that the Consumer Rights Bill is intended to become law on 1 October 2015, subject to the ongoing Parliamentary process. The Bill is relevant to businesses in the transport sector as it will introduce significan... Full Article
pac How Nigeria can use agriculture to mitigate COVID-19 impact — Expert By www.premiumtimesng.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 12:58:41 +0000 As the government searches for alternative sources of revenue, experts say the agricultural sector remains a promising area. The post How Nigeria can use agriculture to mitigate COVID-19 impact — Expert appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Full Article Interviews Covid-19 gdp Nigeria PREMIUM TIMES premium times news premiumtimes university of uyo Victor Ebong
pac Afghan police open fire on protesters demanding coronavirus aid packages By www.premiumtimesng.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 14:17:45 +0000 The protesters accused the government of unfairly distributing aid packages provided by a charity. The post Afghan police open fire on protesters demanding coronavirus aid packages appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria. Full Article Coronavirus Foreign Abdul Basir Qaderi afghanistan Covid-19 Ghor Nigeria PREMIUM TIMES premium times news premiumtimes
pac Richard Branson must pick between space and planes By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 09:09:17 -0400 Full Article SPCE
pac La doctrina de la incapacidad total By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 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
pac La doctrina de la incapacidad total B By feeds.gracia.org Published On :: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 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
pac Lipper U.S. Weekly FundFlows Insight Report: Funds Take In Net New Money For The 10th Straight Week Paced By Money Market, Taxable Bond Funds By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 14:31:29 -0400 Full Article Pat Keon CFA Lipper Alpha Insight
pac Coronavirus impact on construction projects under English law the UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-11 ... Full Article
pac Gov't Announces 83 Tril. Won Welfare Packages in One Week By english.hankyung.com Published On :: 2017-08-17 08:30 The Moon Jae-in government has decided to pay 100,000 won (US$88) a month per child younger than 5 years beginning in July next year. The basic pension payment of 200,000 won currently given to low-income (lower 70% of income scale) senior citizens older than 65 years will be increased to 250,000 won from April next year. The additional expenses for these two items will be 13.4 trillion won for children's allowance and 29.5 trillion won for senior citizen pension payments for the next... Full Article
pac LG International Expands Its Palm Oil Capacity in Indonesia By english.hankyung.com Published On :: 2017-08-22 07:52 LG International will expand its palm oil operations in Indonesia for the first time in six years. This is a move for the trading company to focus more on the food resource business. The company recently broke the ground for the palm oil plant. It plans to complete the construction by the end of the first half of next year and start producing 110,000 tons of palm oil a year. This is an increase of 30,000 tons from the current capacity. Back in 2009, LG International jumped into the food re... Full Article
pac Gov't Not to Raise Lawsuit against China with WTO...Pushes for $8 Mil. Aid Package with North Korea By english.hankyung.com Published On :: 2017-09-15 09:11 The government is pushing forward with a plan worth US$8 million to help out vulnerable people in North Korea. Meanwhile it won't raise a lawsuit against China with the World Trade Organization in relation to the latter country's retaliatory measures after Korea's decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile defense system in its soil. Baek Tae-hyun, spokesperson for the Ministry of Unification, said on September 14, "We are reviewing a plan to give $8 milli... Full Article
pac Keeping the present for a little longer: the impact of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement on financial institutions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-21 On 19 March 2018, a draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU was published. The Agreement’s objective is to set out the arrangements for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. Amongst these arrangements are the transitional provi... Full Article
pac Not a Dirty Word: ESMA revisits the impact of its Opinion on delegation for UK managers if there is a hard Brexit By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-26 “Not a Dirty Word”: ESMA revisits the impact of its Opinion on delegation for UK managers if there is a “hard” Brexit In the wake of the draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, a speech by Steven Maijoor, th... Full Article
pac Impact of Brexit on the UK takeovers regime By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-11-13 Background There have been two key documents published which clarify the impact that Brexit will have on the UK takeovers regime. The draft Takeovers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (Takeovers Regulations) essentially remove all refere... Full Article
pac Age discrimination: impact on employee share schemes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-03-02 ... Full Article
pac Alg�rie: COVID-19 - Op�ration de d�sinfection des espaces publics de la commune de Gharda�a By article.wn.com Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 15:33 GMT Ghardaia -Une large op�ration de... Full Article
pac EBA Guidelines on ICT and Security Risk Management Impact on Outsourcing Arrangements By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-28 Overview On 28 November 2019, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final guidelines[1] on information and communication technology (“ICT”) and security risk management (EBA/GL/2019/04) (the “Guidelines&r... Full Article
pac The Impact of sustainability on the food and beverage sector new report launch By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-07-04 We are delighted to share with you our latest Consumer sector Thought Leadership report ‘Reshaping your business: The impact of sustainability on the food and beverage sector’. In this latest report we focus on the environmental aspects ... Full Article
