end Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:23 +0000 Trade Representative Kirk Outlines Asia-Focused Trade Agenda at East-West Center’s USAPC Washington Conference U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk Full Article
end Early Registration for Bali EWCA Conference Ends June 30 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:45 +0000 Early Registration for Bali EWCA Conference Ends June 30 The 2008 EWCA International Conference in Bali, Indonesia, is just five months away! Early registration for the conference ends on June 30, so register now to get the discounted rate of $175 for EWCA members and guests, UH alums, and Fulbrighters, and $225 for non-EWCA members. Starting July 1, the registration rate will increase by $25. Registration is easy – just click here . Full Article
end Burma's Constitutional Referendum: Breakthrough or Status Quo? By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:46 +0000 Burma's Constitutional Referendum: Breakthrough or Status Quo? On May 10, the Burmese people will vote on a new constitution, a rare opportunity for the Burmese to express their political opinions about the ruling military junta's protracted path to "guided democracy." In the latest edition of the East-West Center in Washington's Asia Pacific Bulletin series of issue briefs on current events, Zaw Oo, professor of international development at Chiang Mai University in Thailand, argues that, while the May referendum represents a significant step forward for the Burmese political process, procedural mishaps, opacity about the language of the constitution itself, and an imminent clash between the state news media's "yes vote" and the Burmese democracy movement's "no vote" campaigns may negatively impact the referendum process. Full Article
end Japan extends emergency amid fears of sudden spike By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 01:23:00 +0800 JAPAN’S Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, warning it was too soon to begin relaxing restrictions. Abe said a review of the situation Full Article World
end The end of an era is this the end of smash and grab adjudications? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-07 A new approach A recent ruling by Coulson J represents a significant departure from the line of cases which paved the way for “smash and grab” adjudications. Since ISG v Seevic (2014) and Galliford Try v Estura (2015) an employer that fa... Full Article
end Coronavirus - Further Extensive Amendments to the Regulations South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-03 Under Gazette number 43199 of 2 April 2020, the Department of Co-Operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has issued various amendments to the regulations issued by it in terms of the Disaster Management Act, relating to funeral attendances, fin... Full Article
end Coronavirus Dividends payable partly in stock may provide capital flexibility to BDCs US By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 ... Full Article
end Review of key court decisions in 2008 - give and take for lenders By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-02-24 The start of a new year is generally a good opportunity to cast our eyes back over the preceding year to examine the impact of the key Court of Appeal and House of Lords decisions. So what did the courts decide in 2008 that is likely to be of use o... Full Article
end Ending free movement: what is changing? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-20 Reports early this week indicated that the new Home Secretary intends to “end free movement” to the UK of EEA citizens immediately in the event of no-deal Brexit. This has caused widespread alarm and was clarified by a Home Office Fact S... Full Article
end ‘No calm’ unless HK violence ends By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:00 +0800 CHINA’S Hong Kong affairs office warned yesterday that the city will never be calm unless “black-clad violent protesters” were all removed, calling the acts of rioters and the “burn with us” mentality Full Article Nation
end Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Early Registration for 2nd EWC International Media Conference Ends March 22 Conference on “Reporting New Realities in Asia and the Pacific” to be held in Hong Kong April 25-28 Shifting power dynamics and changing economic landscapes. China’s growing impact and Obama’s developing foreign policies. Challenges in security, climate and health . Emerging media models. Journalists today are faced with an astonishing range of new realities to report, and nowhere are these more evident than in the world’s most dynamic region -- the Asia Pacific. Full Article
end Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:16 +0000 Senior Fellow Fesharaki Endows Scholarship Fund for Iranian Students in East-West Center Leadership Program HONOLULU (March 9, 2010) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and prominent energy market analyst Fereidun Fesharaki has established a fund to help Iranian and other participants attend the East-West Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. Under an agreement recently signed with the Center, Dr. Fesharaki has pledged to donate his full monthly take home EWC salary, which will exceed the $25,000 necessary to establish a scholarship fund. The Fesharaki Scholarship Fund will be used to fund awards of at least $1,000 each year for one or more students, with a preference for (but not limited to) Iranian students from Iran or elsewhere outside the United States. Awards will be granted based on financial need, leadership experience, educational achievement, and funding availability. Full Article
end East-West Center in Washington Director Represents U.S. at Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000 East-West Center in Washington Director Represents U.S. at Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference HONOLULU (Aug. 21) – Dr. Satu Limaye, director of the East-West Center’s Washington office, was selected by Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Office of the Special Staff for the President as the sole U.S. representative to the recent Presidential Friends of Indonesia Conference (PFoI). Distinguished guests from 13 countries participated in the program including top government officials, journalists, academics, entrepreneurs, and artists. During the conference, from August 13-19, participants witnessed first-hand Indonesia’s progress and development. Full Article
end New EWC Alumni Chapters in Aceh and Timor-Leste Extend Center’s Outreach By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:41 +0000 New EWC Alumni Chapters in Aceh and Timor-Leste Extend Center’s Outreach HONOLULU (Aug. 7) — The East-West Center Association (EWCA) recently established two new alumni chapters in Southeast Asia. The new chapters located in Aceh, Indonesia and Dili, Timor-Leste (East Timor) raises the number of chapters in the EWCA global network to 46. Full Article
end Mark Your Calendar: An International Affair By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:59 +0000 Mark Your Calendar: An International Affair Mark your calendar for An International Affair, the East West Center's annual dinner, on Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom. The event will honor His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will represent His Majesty and receive the Asia Pacific Community Building Award in recognition of his dedicated work on behalf of the welfare of the people of Thailand. WHAT: East-West Center Annual Dinner "An International Affair" DINNER CHAIRS: Jean Ariyoshi and Don K. Kim DATE: Friday, February 29, 2008 VENUE: Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom Full Article
end Taking On the Entrepreneurial Gender Gap By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 21:05:16 +0000 Female Entrepreneurs and Executives from 12 Asia Pacific Nations Exchange Ideas with Hawai‘i Businesswomen and Students HONOLULU (July 21, 2014) – A group of women entrepreneurs and senior executives from 12 Asia Pacific countries are currently in Hawai‘i to exchange ideas with local women leaders and students on leadership skills and the global gender gap in innovation and entrepreneurship, in an East-West Center professional exchange presented in partnership with UH Manoa’s Shidler College of Business. The 13 participants in EWC’s two-week 2014 Changing Faces Women’s Leadership Seminar are focusing on the theme of “Women as Innovators and Entrepreneurs: Generating Job Creation and Strengthening Communities.” Full Article
end Eversheds' developers, construction and infrastructure newsletter: a response to the Comprehensive Spending Review By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-10-21 The spending review The Coalition Government has released the eagerly anticipated Comprehensive Spending Review which sets out its spending plans for reducing the £155 billion annual deficit. As the government had already announced its inten... Full Article
end Potential Unintended Consequences of E-mail Correspondence By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 You may recall the recent case of Golden Ocean Group Ltd v Salgaocar Mining Industries PVT Ltd [2011] EWHC 56 (Comm) in which it was argued that a valid guarantee had been given as a result of a chain of emails exchanged between two parties. At... Full Article
end Education Briefing - Next step for the mutualisation agenda By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-06-25 With the dust settling after the recent General Election, it is possible to better speculate as to the likely direction of travel of the new Conservative government. The new administration has a slim majority, therefore, there still may be an elemen... Full Article
end 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
end 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
end Publication of the Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (the UCR 2016), the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 (the CCR 2016) and the Public Procurement (Amendments, Repeals and Revocations) Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-03-24 Following the public consultation on the draft UCR 2016 and CCR 2016, the new regulations have now been laid before Parliament and will come into force on 18 April 2016 (subject to a number of exceptions in the UCR 2016 which will come into force at... Full Article
end Will new laws make public procurement more business friendly? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-20 Witold Slawinski, head of tech & industrial engineering practice, authored an article for AmCham Quarterly. It is devoted to the recent changes to the Polish public procurement law. Read the full article >... Full Article
end IHC HR e-briefing 120 - Legal professional privilege and in-house lawyers: EU declines to extend the scope By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-09-17 Those in legal practice are all too aware of the benefits but also the limitations of legal professional privilege, none more so than lawyers working in-house. Where such protection arises in the context of UK practice is reasonably well settled. Ho... Full Article
end IHC HR e-briefing 140 - Retirement regulations amended By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-02 The Government has laid before Parliament a revised draft of the Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 which are intended to abolish the default retirement age. The new regulations correct a pr... Full Article
end Court of Appeal finds that injunctions against persons unknown can (i) be framed by reference to a defendants intention and (ii) prohibit lawful conduct By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-13 Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd & Ors v Persons Unknown & Ors [2020] EWCA Civ 9 Background In Boyd v Ineos Upstream Ltd... Full Article
end High Court delivers reminder that search orders are intended to preserve documents and not (without specific provision) provide early disclosure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-02-25 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... Full Article
end U.S. IPO Week Ahead: IPO Pipeline Activity Makes Up For An Empty Calendar By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sat, 25 Apr 2020 15:54:08 -0400 Full Article ACI KC ORIC CLEU Renaissance Capital IPO Research
end Global Pensions Agenda - December 2019 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-12-19 ... Full Article
end UK Pensions Agenda - January 2020 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-23 ... Full Article
end EU black and grey lists of high-risk countries back on the agenda By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-09-24 In a resolution published on Thursday, the European Parliament has urged the EU Commission to apply a ‘transparent process’ in formulating revised blacklist of third countries with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies, suggesting an ... Full Article
end New Month, New Trends? By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Sun, 03 May 2020 08:03:37 -0400 Full Article UUP FXE FXY EUO FXC FXB FXA UDN YCS CYB FXF ERO USDU CNY CEW INR BZF GBB JYN DRR DBV ULE CROC FXS FXSG EUFX URR FXCH YCL ICI DGBP DEUR AYT DJPY PGD UJPY JEM DAUD DCHF UAUD UGBP DLBR UEUR UCHF Marc Chandler
end AUD/USD: Bullish Run Coming To An End By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 14:00:39 -0400 Full Article Discount Fountain
end Procurement Briefing Issue 2 2007 - Tendering burdens removed in electricity and gas supply markets By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2007-03-15 ... Full Article
end Selection criteria that could deter foreign tenderers - the Advocate Generals opinion (Case C 199/07) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-08-28 In this briefing from our procurement group, Paul James examines the Advocate General’s opinion regarding the treatment of foreign tenderers. Introduction In accordance with the EC Treaty principles, all potential tenderers in the market mus... Full Article
end Selection criteria that could deter foreign tenderers - the Advocate Generals opinion (Case C 199/07) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-08-28 In this briefing from our procurement group, Paul James examines the Advocate General’s opinion regarding the treatment of foreign tenderers. Introduction In accordance with the EC Treaty principles, all potential tenderers in the market mus... Full Article
end New guide (TCC) sets out the recommended pre-action process for parties to follow in a procurement dispute By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-07-19 On 17 July 2017, a new Appendix H to the Technology and Construction Court Guide was published which provides guidance on procedures for public procurement cases (the Guide). Although this detailed procedural guidance is likely to prove usefu... Full Article
end U.S. Sends Another Littoral Combat Ship Near Survey Site in South China Sea By www.rfa.org Published On :: 2020-05-08T23:55:00Z “The Chinese Communist Party must end its pattern of bullying Southeast Asians out of offshore oil, gas, and fisheries,” said Adm. John Aquilino. Full Article Story
end North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Sends ‘Strategic’ Praises to Xi Jinping By www.rfa.org Published On :: 2020-05-09T01:25:00Z Customs official banished to a remote area after being caught smuggling. Full Article Story
end Mali's new mining code ends tax exemptions, shortens regulatory stability period By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-08-27 ... Full Article
end Easements, covenants and profits à prendre: reform is in the air By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-06-10 The Law Commission has published a consultation paper proposing wide-ranging reforms to the law governing easements, covenants and profits à prendre. The changes suggested by the Law Commission include: the creation of a single new method ... Full Article
end Consulting tenants of mixed-use properties on service charge expenditure By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-06-19 Helpful analysis of when landlords of mixed–use properties need to consult their tenants before incurring service charge costs. The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires landlords who own residential blocks of flats to consult their tenants b... Full Article
end The Government introduced tax reliefs and extended deadlines By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-23 The Government introduced tax reliefs and extended deadlines The Government decided on the tax reliefs previously announced, postponing the deadlines in connection with the annual report to 30 September. The payment of health services contribution b... Full Article
end Comments on ruling No. 821 of the Presidiums of the Russian Supreme Court and Council of Judges of 8 April 2020 (as amended on 29 April 2020) By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-05 On 28 April 2020, the Russian President issued Decree No. 294 On Prolonging Measures To Ensure Sanitary and Epidemiological Wellbeing of the Population in the Russian Federation due to the Spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The following da... Full Article
end Rihan v Ernst & Young Global Ltd & Others Duty of Care extended in relation to former partner By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-27 Summary In this case certain E&Y entities based in London were ordered to pay USD10.8 million for loss of earnings to a whistleblowing former auditor employed by an E&Y entity that was not based in the UK and not party to the proceedings. Th... Full Article
end Taobao Villages: Rural E-Commerce and Low-End Manufacturing in China By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:16:15 +0000 By Fan Lulu and Boy Luethje HONOLULU (July 31, 2019)—With more than 800 million Internet users, China has become the global leader in e-commerce—the buying and selling of products and services online. Taobao (roughly “treasure hunt” in English) is the leading Chinese online shopping and e-commerce website, founded by the Alibaba Group. As of 2018, more than 580 million active users visited Taobao and its sister website Tmall every month. This is a summary only. Click the title for the full article, or visit www.EastWestCenter.org/Research-Wire for more. Full Article
end EPR: Dividend Suspension A Prudent Move, But Keep Avoiding The Stock By seekingalpha.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 09:15:00 -0400 Full Article AMC EPR Ian Bezek
end Dividend Stripping Provisions in Updated Tax Bills By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-11-06 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... Full Article
