Malaysia does not have the law on its side in $15bn Sulu dispute
Paul Cohen is a barrister in London.
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Australia's battle to deploy offshore wind shows bumpy road to renewables
HASTINGS, Australia -- Fifty years ago, the Port of Hastings was at the center of Australia's energy ambitions as the country's first oil and gas fields began production in Bass Strait between the mainland and Tasmania.
Japan, ASEAN to launch joint QR code payment services in FY2025
TOKYO -- The Japanese government has started talks with Southeast Asian countries to enable joint use of QR code payment services, which would let international travelers make purchases abroad using their own payment methods.
Australia pumps $550m into rare earths refinery project
SYDNEY -- Australia's government will inject $840 million Australian dollars ($550 million) into a rare earths mine and refinery in the country's north as part of efforts to boost the country's role in the energy transition supply chain.
Australia resumes funding for UNRWA and pledges more Gaza aid
SYDNEY (AP) — Australia will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians, weeks after the agency lost hundreds of millions of dollars in support following Israeli allegations that some of its Gaza-based staff participated in the Oct. 7 attack.
How far does Gulf money go? An Abu Dhabi-backed newspaper buyout attempt is sparking panic in London
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Mansions, university facilities, think tanks, sports teams — the U.K. is no stranger to Gulf money and multibillion-dollar investments streaming from Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia into British institutions.
Japan's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, high court says
A high court in Japan on Thursday said the country's ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, ruling on a matter that has divided lower levels of the judiciary and put the conservative government at odds with shifting public opinion.
Crisis-stricken Argentina must dollarize and get rid of the central bank, veteran economist says
Argentina is in the grip of a profound economic crisis, and one veteran economist believes part of the solution is for President Javier Milei to deliver on his campaign promise to dollarize the economy and abolish the central bank.