S. Korean cargo truck drivers illegally modify vehicles to avoid using urea water solution
Nov 09, 2021 22:54 pm UTC| Nature Economy Law
South Korean cargo truck drivers are illegally modifying their vehicles to be driven without urea water solution due to the materials skyrocketing prices. The prices were pushed by the shortages brought on by a Chinese...
Fast-food chain Jack in the Box sues crypto exchange FTX for copying its mascot
Nov 08, 2021 15:54 pm UTC| Digital Currency Law Economy Business
Jack in the Box has sued cryptocurrency exchange FTX over its Moon Man mascot, which it alleges was brazenly and illegally copied and derived from its 70-year old mascot, Jack. The restaurant chain accuses FTX of...
Why the Taliban must be held accountable for past atrocities
Nov 06, 2021 08:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In August, after Taliban rapidly swept to power in Afghanistan, its fighters executed 13 people from the Hazara minority in Daikundi province, where I was born. Amnesty International has said these extrajudicial killings...
Supreme Court appears to suggest right to guns at home extends to carrying them in public too
Nov 06, 2021 07:57 am UTC| Law
Faced with the question does the constitutional right to possess a gun extend outside the home? the majority of the Supreme Court appears to be heading toward the answer yes. On Nov. 3, 2012, justices heard oral...
Yahoo blames 'challenging business and legal environment' for China exit
Nov 03, 2021 09:12 am UTC| Law Economy Business
Yahoo stopped providing content for users in mainland China as of Nov. 1 due to the increasingly challenging business and legal environment, and directed users of Yahoo and AOL mail to other links. Chinese media...
S. Korea's ruling Democratic Party eyes postponement of virtual asset taxation
Nov 02, 2021 23:42 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency Economy
South Korea should postpone the planned virtual asset taxation to 2023 as there are no related laws regarding virtual assets, says Rep. Kim Byung-wook of South Koreas ruling Democratic Party (DP) The country plans to...
Law firms hasten formation of specialized NFT groups
Oct 31, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency
Law firms are establishing nonfungible token (NFT) groups or beefing up existing blockchain teams to address client needs on the rapidly growing technology. Among law firm clients are musicians and visual artists who...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects