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[email protected] +351 963 441 464 pe-insights.org/sea/register 1 Keynote CONTENTS CONTENTS 33 3 LEADER Clear insight: Shining a light on the bigger picture 4 NEWS • Brexit trade swing to Asia? • China’s pharma M&A appetite • Korea’s BKL sets up in Yangon 15 BUSINESS LAW DIGEST • Thailand’s Foreign Business Act • Vietnam’s draft insurance review • New drone rules in Australia 24 IN-HOUSE AGENDA Calendar of events for regional corporate counsel associations 27 DISPUTE DIGEST • Indonesia: award misconceptions • Enforcement risk in China • SICC decision