The legislation includes changes to holidays, retirement age, labour contracts, trade unions and overtime.

The Ministry of Manpower has issued a codified list of businesses in which foreign employees may be employed.

VIDEO BRIEFING: The government has taken numerous steps to give an impetus to foreign investment, but a lot remains to be done.

It is highly illegal to gamble in China save for a few state-run lotteries. To avoid this prohibition, gambling companies operate offshore so that they may continue catering to Chinese nationals who play casino and e-games online ...

Many foreign employers find Korean labour law to be a challenging obstacle to running a business in Korea, due to its complexity and the intensity of the regulations ...

Plus recent Vietnam updates on insurance, public investment and minimum wages.

Instead of quashing models that have the potential to empower the workforce, better protections for gig workers are needed.

In-house teams should be prepared for an inevitable increase in incidents requiring investigation as whistleblower protections grow ...

The new law will directly affect almost 24,000 employees based in the DIFC.

Plus updates on importing used machinery, amendments to the labour code and the law on public investment, and more.

Domestic private businesses are under pressure from state invested and foreign enterprises, plus other updates.

Can creditors “seek compensation” from parent companies? Plus other updates.

For the first time since its inception in 2015, the Commission has blocked a merger after conducting its review.

China will soon become the leading foreign investor in Thailand, but there are still significant challenges for the unwary.

Domestic Korean business organisations and foreign chambers of commerce have repeatedly complained about the highly regulated business environment in Korea ...