ba Global employment briefing: Hong Kong - February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 More flexibility for group companies to enforce proprietary rights and restrictions against employees? The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance (Cap. 623) (the “Ordinance”) came into force in Hong Kong on 1 January 2016. The Ord... Full Article
ba Global labour law update: February 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-02-01 Global unions renew pressure on labour conditions in supply chainsGlobal trade unions are continuing to work with pressure groups and human rights activists to hold companies to account for labour conditions in their supply chains. Their activities ... Full Article
ba School’s in as S. Korea gets back to normal By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 01:23:00 +0800 South Korean students will return to school starting next week, officials said yesterday, as the country seeks a return to normal life after a significant drop in new coronavirus cases in recent days. Full Article World
ba Dubai Expo postponed till 2021 By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 01:23:00 +0800 THE Expo 2020 global trade fair, hosted by Dubai, has been postponed by a year due to the coronavirus outbreak and will be held from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, the Paris-based organizer said Full Article World
ba Whistleblower fights back By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 The ousted director of a US agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic filed a whistleblower’s complaint on Tuesday accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of retaliating Full Article World
ba Trump confirms virus task force to be disbanded By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 00:05:51 +0800 The White House coronavirus task force will wind down as the country moves into a second phase that focuses on the aftermath of the pandemic. Full Article World
ba Lehman Brothers bankruptcy: ISDA - right to terminate OTC transactions By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-09-15 Lehman Brothers, the fourth largest investment bank in the US, filed for bankruptcy this morning. If you have funds which have entered into OTC derivatives contracts with Lehmans under an ISDA Master Agreement you may be considering your posi... Full Article
ba Financial Institutions E-briefing: Asset Management Update: Taxation of rebates of trail commission on investment products By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2013-04-03 On 25 March, HMRC published a briefing on the tax treatment of payments of trail commission which is rebated to investors in collective investment schemes and other investment products such as life insurance policies. The briefing relates to any reb... Full Article
ba Financial Institutions E-briefing: Asset Management Update: Taxation of rebates of trail commission on investment products - update By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2013-04-05 In our previous briefing we reported on HMRC’s recent briefing on the tax treatment of payments of trail commission rebated to... Full Article
ba MiFID II and Structured Deposits: New Duties for Banks By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2014-06-11 The European Commission (Commission) has contacted the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and, more recently, the European Banking Authority... Full Article
ba Morocco - New opportunities for investments of companies based in Morocco By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2015-05-06 Morocco - New opportunities for investments of companies based in Morocco By Jawad Fassi-Fehri In Morocco, measures aiming to make Casa Finance City (CFC) a financial continental platform are progressing. After the announcement by the African Develo... Full Article
ba New EU laws for marketing AIFs and UCITS: One step forward, one step back? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-03-15 On 12 March 2018, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published legislative proposals for new rules on marketing AIFs and UCITS comprising: a Directive on the cross-border distribution of collective investment funds (COM(2018) 92... Full Article
ba Lawbite:Language, context and background knowledge should not to be disregarded By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-02-11 Ashtead Plant Hire Company Limited v Granton Central Developments Limited [2019] CSOH 7 This case involves a landlord and tenant dispute over the proper construction of the rent review provisions in a lease of commercial premises. The parties ... Full Article
ba Back to basics requirements for contracts for sale of land By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2019-05-22 Alexander Kuznetsov v Camden London Borough Council [2019] EWHC 805 (Ch) In an application for relief from sanctions, the Claimant tenant, Kuznetsov, persuaded the High Court that it had a real prospect of establishing at trial that a letter between... Full Article
ba Lawbite: Breaking bad By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2018-02-15 Sackville UK Property Select II (GP) No 1 Ltd & Sackville UK Property Select II Nominee (1) Ltd v Robertson Taylor Insurance Broker Ltd and (2) Integro Insurance Brokers Ltd [2018] EWHC 122 (Ch) Serving break notices to end leases can be a risky... Full Article
ba Zesty Chicken Barbecue Sandwiches By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:14:14 +0000 Source: Gooseberry Patch, adapted -- posted by Sassy J Full Article
ba GF Naturally Sweetened Banana Bread in a Mug Paleo By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:13:14 +0000 This is a gluten free and naturally sweetened banana bread in a mug. It is super easy to fix and paleo, too! -- posted by francoroni Full Article
ba Chocolate Cherry Baked Granola Cereal -- Vegan By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:12:28 +0000 Some of my favorite flavors together in one yummy breakfast cereal or snacking treat! -- posted by TheNibbleNook Full Article
ba Garden Fresh Meatballs By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:11:35 +0000 Meatball recipe from Sweat 360 -- posted by robnjenb Full Article
ba Citrus-Scented Rice With Fresh Basil (Southern Living) By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:11:01 +0000 From Sept 2009 Southern Living magazine. -- posted by Bren in LR Full Article
ba Homemade Banana Cream Pie By www.food.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 21:07:52 +0000 This homemade banana cream pie is phenomenal! The combination of the flaky crust, the luscious pudding, and the fresh bananas and whipped cream is one-of-a-kind. -- posted by sh4nebaum Full Article
ba Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Poppers By www.food.com Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 19:24:17 +0000 Super simple and delicious. Recipe courtesy of www.dinneratthezoo.com. Serving size is estimated. -- posted by AmyZoe Full Article
ba Coronavirus A global conversation: post-COVID-19 re-entry/return to work planning Global By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-05-04 ... Full Article
ba Bank fees test case commences By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-01-23 The test case brought by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) against a selection of banks and a building society has begun in the High Court in London. The case concerns the legality and reasonableness of charging unauthorised overdrafts and other bank... Full Article
ba Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-01-23 It is estimated that there are currently hundreds of millions of pounds sitting unclaimed in UK bank and building society accounts. This forgotten money is a drain on the resources of financial institutions, when it could potentially be put to good ... Full Article
ba Immigration: the disap-points based system By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-01-29 Two important announcements this week will be relevant to the UK’s immigration requirements for several years. Brexit is, of course, scheduled for 11PM on 31st January. In addition, a report published yesterday provides a blueprint for the fut... Full Article
ba Eversheds Sutherland: first law firm to back governments Northern Powerhouse partnership programme By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2017-04-06 Eversheds Sutherland (International) has become the first law firm to join the government’s Northern Powerhouse partnership programme. Established by Prime Minister Theresa May and led by Northern Powerhouse Minister, Andrew Percy, more than 9... Full Article
ba WHO backed to find the origins of virus By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 00:05:00 +0800 CHINA said yesterday it supports the World Health Organization in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and said the US was trying to shift blame over the coronavirus, after President Full Article Nation
ba Bank in focus as comedian’s feud fuels privacy row By www.shanghaidaily.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 07:30:28 +0800 A DISPUTE between a comedian and his former employer ignited social media yesterday when it turned into an issue relevant to everyone — privacy protection. Full Article Nation
ba Metro Leaders Gather to Discuss Urban Issues in Asia and United States By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:15 +0000 Metro Leaders Gather to Discuss Urban Issues in Asia and United States HONOLULU (March 25) – Metropolitan leaders and experts from a variety of Asian and U.S. cities are gathering at the East-West Center March 29-31 for a seminar on critical urbanization issues facing Asia’s cities. Attendance at the meeting is closed. Among the attendees are the governor of Jakarta; vice-mayor of Shenzhen; deputy mayor of Taipei; urban affairs advisor, Government of Karnataka (Bangalore); directors of city planning from Denver, Colorado; Miami, Florida; San Francisco, California; and Seattle, Washington; along with other officials and specialists from Pakistan, the Philippines, Vietnam, India, Los Angeles, New York and more. Full Article
ba East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:19 +0000 East-West Center Collaborates on 'Global Asia' Feature Multi-article Journal Cover Story Highlights Economics, Security, and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 27) — The Fall 2009 edition of Global Asia , the East Asia Foundation’s journal on international affairs, has just been released, highlighting the multi-article cover story “In the National Interest: Economics, Security and Foreign Affairs in Southeast Asia.” Full Article
ba East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000 East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets HONOLULU (Sept. 8) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and energy expert Fereidun Fesharaki will discuss the “Outlook for Global Energy Markets after the Great Recession: With Perspectives on China and Iran” at a public forum co-sponsored by the East-West Center in Washington and the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3 PM. Full Article
ba Leading Experts To Address Implications of the Global Economic Crisis For The Asia Pacific Region By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:24 +0000 Leading Experts To Address Implications of the Global Economic Crisis For The Asia Pacific Region HONOLULU (July 23, 2009) – The implications of the current global economic crisis for the Asia Pacific region will be the topic of a luncheon forum hosted by the East-West Center on Monday, Aug. 3. The luncheon at the EWC’s Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) is open to the public and will feature a panel discussion by leading experts from the Asia Pacific region, including: Barbara Weisel, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Weisel is the lead negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership initiative and the U.S. Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Malaysia and Thailand. Full Article
ba Fesharaki Appointed to Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:24 +0000 Fesharaki Appointed to Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange HONOLULU (August 6) – East-West Center Senior Fellow Dr. Fereidun Fesharaki has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited (DME). The DME is the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, providing a financially secure, well-regulated transparent trading environment. Full Article
ba EWC Conference Gets Underway in Bali By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:36 +0000 International Conference of Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders Gets Underway in Bali HONOLULU (Nov. 13) – An international conference of scholars, officials, educators and business leaders got underway Thursday in Bali, Indonesia, with welcoming remarks by the Governor of Bali, the U.S. Ambassador to Indonesia and the Indonesian Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare, followed by the conference’s keynote address by East-West Center President Charles E. Morrison. The Honorable Aburizal Bakrie, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for People’s Welfare, told the more that 500 assembled scholars, officials and business professionals – most of whom are Center alumni – that the current global economic crisis serves as a powerful reminder “of the need to improve our cooperative efforts, of our bonds together, of the common mechanisms that we can use to solve our problems.” Full Article
ba Asia Pacific Scholars, Official and Business Leaders to Gather at International Conference in Bali By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:38 +0000 Asia Pacific Scholars, Officials and Business Leaders to Gather at International Conference in Bali HONOLULU (Sept. 30) -- Nearly 500 scholars, officials, educators and business leaders will gather in Bali November 13-15 for an international conference on the theme of "Building an Asia Pacific Community: Unity in Diversity." Conference sessions will cover current regional issues, including international relations, security, democracy and Islam, global warming, volunteerism, gender issues, innovation, health, business, and social and cultural issues. Among the featured speakers will be the new governor of Bali; Indonesia’s ministers of trade, people’s welfare and women’s empowerment; the U.S. ambassador to Indonesia; the governor of Hawaii; the president of the East-West Center; and business leaders. Full Article
ba Human-Rights Experts to Lead Advanced Training in Bangkok By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:45 +0000 Human-Rights Experts to Lead Advanced Training in Bangkok FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 9, 2008 Media contact: Derek Ferrar Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org A faculty of experts in the fields of human-rights advocacy and humanitarian law is slated to provide instruction starting May 11 at an advanced two-week training course in Bangkok, Thailand, on the key processes being used to address human-rights abuses in the Asia Pacific region. Full Article
ba New Book Examines Asia's Energy Issues and Their Global Impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:50 +0000 New Book Examines Asia's Energy Issues and Their Global Impact FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist East-West Center Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org Full Article
ba Gallery exhibition notice: Material Choices:Bast and Leaf Fiber Textiles in Asia and the Pacific By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:52 +0000 Gallery exhibition notice: Material Choices: Bast and Leaf Fiber Textiles in Asia and the Pacific FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 25, 2008 Media Contact: Derek Ferrar Media Relations Specialist Phone: (808) 944-7204 Email: ferrard@EastWestCenter.org February 10-March 30, 2008 East-West Center Gallery, Honolulu Presented by the East-West Center Arts Program and the Fowler Museum at the University of California-Los Angeles Full Article
ba Hawaii and Vietnam Partner to Combat Emerging Infectious Diseases By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:00 +0000 Hawaii and Vietnam Partner to Combat Emerging Infectious Diseases HONOLULU (September 11) – The first planning workshop for an ecological approach to combating emerging infectious diseases (EID) in Southeast Asia will take place September 12-13, 2007 at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi. The East-West Center’s Director of Research, Nancy Lewis, and Senior Fellow Jefferson Fox are teaming up with leading public health researchers from Vietnam’s government and universities together with University of Hawai’i specialists to find ways to prevent and control EID in the region. Background: Full Article
ba News Advisory: AsiaPacific Breakfast Briefing -- Asia's Emerging Urban Crises By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:01 +0000 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. Full Article
ba New Book Describes Asia’s Growing Global Impact By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:33:08 +0000 New Book Describes Asia’s Growing Global Impact HONOLULU (March 7) — The infant years of the twenty-first century have seen a rapid acceleration in economic growth and political power in the Asia Pacific region. Mark Borthwick, director of the U.S. Asia Pacific Council at East-West Center Washington, takes an intelligent and at times entertaining look at the region in the recently published third edition of his seminal work Pacific Century: The Emergence of Modern Pacific Asia (Paperback, $55, published by Westview Press). Full Article
ba U.S. Embassy in Pakistan Awards East-West Center $1.09 Million for Journalist Exchange Programs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:42:30 +0000 HONOLULU (Aug. 15, 2011) – The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, has awarded the East-West Center $1,087,762 over three years to continue and expand several training and exchange programs for journalists. The award will fund the continuation of the Center’s Pakistan-U.S. Journalists’ Exchange program, which was held for the first time in April this year, as well as funding participation by Pakistani journalists in the Center’s existing multinational Jefferson Fellowships and Senior Journalists Seminar programs. Under the overall theme of “Deepening Democracy through Media in Pakistan,” the objectives of the East-West Center project are to promote free, fair and responsible media in Pakistan to help the country cope with its political and developmental challenges and to bridge the gaps in understanding between the United States and Pakistan. Full Article
ba Asian Development Bank President to Speak at APEC Week Business Symposium By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:02:49 +0000 Trade ministers of Australia and New Zealand will also be featured HONOLULU (Nov. 2, 2011) – Asian Development Bank President and Chairman Haruhiko Kuroda has joined the roster of high-level speakers at the Asia-Pacific Business Symposium that will be held at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort and Spa during the upcoming APEC Leaders’ Week. Other featured speakers include the trade ministers of Australia and New Zealand, along with numerous business leaders, experts and officials from a broad range of Asia Pacific nations. Full Article
ba Pacific Island Leaders Meet with Obama, Clinton By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 04:57:14 +0000 “I am a Pacific Islander too,” President says HONOLULU (Nov. 18, 2011) -- Heads of State and special envoys from eleven Pacific island nations met with President Obama, Secretary of State Clinton and other top U.S. and international officials in a special series of meetings organized by the East-West Center in parallel with the recently completed APEC leaders’ week in Honolulu, Hawai‘i. Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, and Tonga were represented. The Honorable Peter O’Neil, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, was selected as the delegation’s Chairman, with Niue’s Premier, Hon. Toke Talagi, serving as Vice Chairman. Full Article
ba Obama Family Visits EWC By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:44:37 +0000 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. Full Article
ba Center for Global Partnership Helps Fund New EWC Journalism Seminar on Disaster Management & Resiliency By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 06 Mar 2012 02:52:10 +0000 Journalists from Pacific Plate countries invited to apply by March 12 HONOLULU (March 5, 2012) – The Japan Foundation’s Center for Global Partnership has awarded the East-West Center close to $100,000 to conduct a journalism seminar focusing on disaster management and resiliency. Journalists from Japan, the U.S., China and other countries bordering the seismically active Pacific tectonic plate are invited to apply by the March 12 deadline. Click here for more information. Full Article
ba EWC Alumna Shari Villarosa Confirmed as U.S. Ambassador to Mauritius and Seychelles By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 05 Oct 2012 01:18:54 +0000 HONOLULU (Oct. 4, 2012) – Former East-West Center Diplomat-in-Residence Sharon (“Shari”) Villarosa has been confirmed as the new U.S. Ambassador to the Indian Ocean island nations of Mauritius and the Seychelles. Villarosa was nominated to the post by President Obama last fall and confirmed by the Senate on Sept. 22. Villarosa said at her confirmation hearing that she would work “to increase U.S. exports to (Mauritius’) healthy, thriving market economy,” and to “encourage Seychelles' continued progress in implementing sound political and economic reforms and protecting human rights. … I hope that we can continue to support the efforts of Seychelles to counter piracy and promote better security in East Africa and the Indian Ocean.” Full Article
ba Ambassadors’ Dialogue on Cultivating the U.S.-Korea Global Partnership By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 01:58:14 +0000 Free public seminar at the East-West Center on Fri. Oct. 26 will feature Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S. Y.J. Choi and U.S. Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim U.S. Ambassador to Korea Sung Kim and Korea’s Ambassador to the U.S. Y.J. Choi will present a special Ambassadors’ Dialogue on key issues impacting the U.S.-Korea alliance, Fri. Oct. 26, 4:30 – 6 p.m. at the East-west Center’s Imin International Center – Jefferson Hall (across from Kennedy Theatre). The event is open to the public and free of charge. Paid parking is available on the UH Manoa campus. Full Article
ba Young Leaders from Nine Countries Embark on East-West Center Study Tour By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 01:29:48 +0000 Two-week New Generation Seminar for rising young leaders from the U.S. and Asia Pacific will focus on middle class issues HONOLULU (Oct. 25, 2012) -- Eleven young leaders from nine countries have arrived at the East-West Center to begin this year’s New Generation Seminar. The group will travel together to four different U.S. cities to meet with experts on the seminar theme: “The Making of the Middle Class: Successes of the Past, Challenges for the Future.” After gathering at the EWC in Honolulu for briefings and discussions, the group will travel to Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Washington, DC for field study. The program is supported by funding from the Freeman Foundation. Participants in this year’s New Generation Seminar include: Full Article
