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JANUARY 2021 | International Law Alerts | Biotechnology/ Technology

Dry run of Commonwealth Avenue zipper lane resumes MANILA, Philippines — The dry run of the proposed zipper lane along Commonwealth Avenue, which will give way to the construction of the Metro Rail Transit Line 7 (MRT-7), is set to resume on Saturday, Jan. 2. DOST: Sinopharm wanted PH to shoulder COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) bared that China-based Sinopharm wanted the Philippines to either fund its COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials in the country or recognize China’s approval or authorization of the vaccine. After 24 years, Adobe Flash Player finally bids…

JANUARY 2021 | International Law Alerts | ASEAN

ASEAN launches first consumer empowerment index JAKARTA, 11 January 2021 – The ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) launched the Report of ASEAN Consumer Empowerment Index 2020 Pilot Project (ACEI 2020), as envisioned under the ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for Consumer Protection 2016-2025. Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2021 JAKARTA, 15 January 2021 – The ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI), the U.S. Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and Underwriters Laboratories, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the discovery and application of scientific knowledge, launched the Underwriters Laboratories-ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2021 call…

MAY 2020 | International Law Alerts | Trade and Investment

EU still pursuing FTAs with Asean The European Union (EU) continues to push for more trade deals with major ASEAN economies despite making slow progress following its consecutive successes with Singapore and Vietnam last year. ASEAN is now a bigger trading partner for China than the US China’s trade focus is pivoting. Due to its trade war with the US and the fast growing economies of its southern neighbors, China now trades more with Southeast Asia than with the US.

MAY 2020 | International Law Alerts | National Defense

Downward trend: Southeast Asian countries cut defense spending A study says Southeast Asian countries are cutting defense spending as a result of the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus outbreak, potentially opening up room for China to further assert its claims in the region.

MAY 2020 | International Law Alerts | E-Commerce

Digitally Advanced Southeast Asian Banks Expected to Accelerate Digital Transformation Strategies Due to COVID-19: Report Southeast Asian banks will most likely accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and changing consumer behavior resulting from safe distancing measures and lockdowns.

MAY 2020 | International Law Alerts | Cybersecurity

Hackers target ASEAN governments during 5-year ‘cyber espionage campaign’ A five-year cyber espionage campaign targeting government agencies and owned businesses across Southeast Asia has been uncovered following the re-emergence of hacker group Naikon. Southeast Asia faces a cybercrime pandemic but new regulatory tech offers a way forward While governments, businesses and ordinary citizens struggle to adapt to the “new normal” of COVID-19, one group seems to be prospering—cybercriminals. Efforts to limit the spread of the disease have created an extra impetus to “go digital”—be it to shop for essential supplies, access government aid or coordinate day-to-day business activities. In…

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