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Polar Code leaves enforcement gap for Arctic shipping

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ARCTIC

The International Maritime Organisation's Polar Code.

Russia introduces barcodes to enforce food standards

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RUSSIA

Organisers say the vast majority of dairy processing firms have registered for a scheme intended to reassure consumers that what they are buying is genuine.

Russia tensions may hinder Arctic governance

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ARCTIC

It claims an additional 1.2 million square kilometres of seabed below the North Pole ice cap under Article 76 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). If…

EU-US code of conduct on AI will have global influence

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INT

The code, likely to be the most influential among all similar initiatives, will complement the G7 ‘Hiroshima AI process’ for generative AI (GenAI). It will establish non-binding…

Mali's junta will seek to increase revenue from mining

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MALI

The code allows the state to take up to a 30% stake in new projects, a substantial increase over the 20% stake allowed under the previous (2019) code. The revised legislation aims…

Riyadh’s judicial reforms will help drive investments

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SAUDI ARABIA

Measures include a new civil code, the Civil Transactions Law, which came into effect in December 2023 and aims to provide comprehensive coverage of all aspects of contracts…

Laos's 2016 ASEAN chairmanship will be challenging

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ASEAN

Outlook for Laos's 2016 chairmanship of ASEAN.

US AI governance is headed for default soft law

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US

This debate ranges from privacy and data protection questions to the potential for wide-scale job destruction and whether AIs pose an existential risk to humanity. A matrix of…

Philippines’s Duterte faces pressure over China ties

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PHILIPPINES

The Duterte administration's relationship with China.

Canberra will be tough on pricing but not on mergers

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AUSTRALIA

Under pressure on cost-of-living issues, Canberra is reviewing competition laws to see what effect market dominance may be having in a handful of major sectors, including banking…