https://mediate.asia The hub for mediation news, research and institutions across Asia Sat, 11 Jul 2026 06:53:02 +0000 https://mediate.asia/news/iomed-global-mediation-summit-2026/ https://mediate.asia/news/iomed-global-mediation-summit-2026/ Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Seven months after opening its doors, the world's first intergovernmental mediation body announced its first resolved international commercial case — a charterparty chain dispute — before delegates from more than 60 jurisdictions. https://mediate.asia/news/pakistan-cjp-simc-mediation-reforms/ https://mediate.asia/news/pakistan-cjp-simc-mediation-reforms/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 As SIMC trainers ran an accreditation program for judges at the Federal Judicial Academy, the Chief Justice of Pakistan discussed ADR reform and backlog reduction with the visiting delegation. https://mediate.asia/news/cambodia-thailand-unclos-conciliation/ https://mediate.asia/news/cambodia-thailand-unclos-conciliation/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Phnom Penh has initiated compulsory conciliation with Thailand under UNCLOS Annex V over the gas-rich Overlapping Claims Area — a rare real-world test of treaty-based facilitated settlement between states. https://mediate.asia/news/vietnam-adr-week-2026/ https://mediate.asia/news/vietnam-adr-week-2026/ Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 VIAC and the Vietnam Lawyers' Association staged a five-day, two-city program under the theme 'Arbitration & ADR: Embracing New Heights', with mediation on the main stage. https://mediate.asia/news/sk-group-divorce-court-mediation/ https://mediate.asia/news/sk-group-divorce-court-mediation/ Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The Seoul High Court has scheduled an additional mediation session in the Chey Tae-won–Roh Soh-yeong asset division case, after the Supreme Court overturned a 1.38-trillion-won award. https://mediate.asia/news/hong-kong-mediation-week-2026/ https://mediate.asia/news/hong-kong-mediation-week-2026/ Mon, 04 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 From school peer mediation to water-leakage disputes, the Department of Justice's annual week showcased a city building mediation into everyday life — and finished with IOMed's global summit. https://mediate.asia/news/india-samadhan-samaroh-2026/ https://mediate.asia/news/india-samadhan-samaroh-2026/ Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A special Lok Adalat at the Supreme Court this August will cap a country-wide push to resolve pending cases by consent — the boldest judicial embrace of amicable settlement since the Mediation Act 2023. https://mediate.asia/news/simc-tashkent-central-asia/ https://mediate.asia/news/simc-tashkent-central-asia/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Singapore's international mediation centre ran its first-ever Central Asian program in Uzbekistan, extending a certification circuit that already spans Tokyo, Delhi and Guangzhou. https://mediate.asia/news/simc-tokyo-specialist-workshop/ https://mediate.asia/news/simc-tokyo-specialist-workshop/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Nineteen professionals from firms including Nishimura & Asahi and Baker McKenzie earned Specialist Mediator certification in Tokyo, reinforcing the Japan–Singapore mediation corridor. https://mediate.asia/news/oman-ratifies-singapore-convention/ https://mediate.asia/news/oman-ratifies-singapore-convention/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The Gulf state's accession — effective September 10, 2026 — extends the treaty's reach along the Asia–Middle East trade corridors and keeps ratification momentum building. https://mediate.asia/news/singapore-convention-commonwealth-fiji/ https://mediate.asia/news/singapore-convention-commonwealth-fiji/ Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 At the Commonwealth Law Ministers Meeting in Fiji, Law Minister Edwin Tong urged member states to ratify the Singapore Convention — calling it 'an anchor in the storm' for cross-border commerce. https://mediate.asia/news/malaysia-singapore-convention-act/ https://mediate.asia/news/malaysia-singapore-convention-act/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 The Dewan Rakyat has approved the International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation Act, clearing the domestic path for Malaysia to ratify the treaty it signed in 2019. https://mediate.asia/news/india-mediation-act-momentum/ https://mediate.asia/news/india-mediation-act-momentum/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 With SIMC running specialist workshops in Delhi and the American Bar Association calling the Act 'transformative', India's mediation ecosystem is maturing fast — cross-border enforcement gap and all. https://mediate.asia/news/china-commercial-mediation-regulation/ https://mediate.asia/news/china-commercial-mediation-regulation/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:00 +0000 A 33-article State Council decree — effective May 1, 2026 — gives commercial mediation a nationwide legal framework for the first time, and explicitly backs the growth of internationally competitive Chinese mediation institutions. https://mediate.asia/news/iomed-inauguration-teresa-cheng/ https://mediate.asia/news/iomed-inauguration-teresa-cheng/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:00:00 +0000 IOMed was inaugurated at the converted Old Wan Chai Police Station with 37 signatory states, and elected former Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng as its first Secretary-General.