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Policy Address by Hong Kong SAR’s Chief Executive John Lee: Improving People’s Livelihood in Pursuit of Happiness

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 October 2024 – John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, announced his annual Policy Address (October 16), with the overarching priority of improving people’s livelihood and promoting a caring community. “Over the past two years, my team and I have focused on economic growth and on improving people’s livelihood through development, with the well‑being […]

Policy Address by Hong Kong SAR’s Chief Executive John Lee: New Initiatives to Support High-Quality Development

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 October 2024 – Promoting high-quality development and expanding Hong Kong’s capacity for economic growth are core elements of the 2024 Policy Address, announced (October 16) by John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. “Hong Kong is striving to become an international innovation and technology (I&T) centre by promoting the upgrading and transformation of traditional […]

Policy Address by Hong Kong SAR’s Chief Executive John Lee: New Initiatives to Propel Economic Growth

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 October 2024 – John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region unveiled a range of measures in his 2024 Policy Address (October 16) to inject greater vitality into the economy, focusing on both established and emerging industries. In terms of existing businesses, Mr Lee said the Government would explore new growth areas, specifically by creating […]

Policy Address by Hong Kong SAR’s Chief Executive John Lee: Reform for Enhancing Development and Building Our Future Together

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 16 October 2024 – John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region today (October 16) announced his third Policy Address entitled “Reform for Enhancing Development and Building Our Future Together”, setting out a range of initiatives to create new impetus for economic development, improve people’s livelihood and enhance their quality of life. Mr Lee said, “In […]

Groundbreaking Chinese Enterprise Research by Professor John D. Van Fleet: Unveiling the Path of Innovative Development with Chinese Characteristics

BEIJING, CHINA – Media OutReach Newswire – 19 January 2024 – The global landscape of innovation has witnessed a remarkable shift with the emergence of Chinese enterprises as significant players in the fields of e-commerce, smartphones, and electric vehicles. This groundbreaking finding comes as a result of extensive research conducted by Prof. John D. Van Fleet, an esteemed adjunct faculty member and Director of Corporate Globalization at […]

John Key helped transform New Zealand into resilient, vibrant economy: PM Lee – Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE: As Prime Minister of New Zealand, John Key has helped transform the country into a “resilient and vibrant economy”, said Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, expressing surprise at Mr Key’s resignation announcement on Monday morning (Dec 5). “As PM, Mr Key and his team dealt with some major challenges, including the global financial crisis and the 2011 Christchurch earthquake,” PM Lee wrote in a Facebook […]

Johnson Controls-Hitachi Launches Sustainable Solutions for Commercial HVAC Customers in Singapore

The newly launched high-performance VG and S Series chillers help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The new systems align with the National Environment Agency’s (NEA) latest initiative to gradually phase out air conditioning equipment that utilises refrigerants with high GWP. Johnson Controls-Hitachi Air Conditioning’s energy-efficient HVAC solutions support goals of Singapore’s Climate Action Plan 2030. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 29 October 2024 – Johnson Controls-Hitachi […]

Johnson Electric reports results for the year ended 31 March 2023

Highlights of FY2022/23 Results For the financial year ended 31 March 2023, total sales were US$3,646 million – an increase of 6% compared to the prior year. Excluding the effects of foreign currency movements and acquisitions, underlying sales increased by 11% Gross profit totalled US$716 million – an increase of 2% EBITA, adjusted to exclude non-cash foreign exchange rate movements and restructuring charges, decreased by 10% to […]

Tia Lee’s Animation Series Takes a New Turn Fourth Episode Welcomes the Handsome Prince

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 24 November 2022 – Tia Lee Yu Fen, Asian fashion icon, C-POP singer, film and television actress, released the fourth part of her “GOODBYE PRINCESS” animation series on 22 November. With many twists and turns in the story, the latest episode is the most dramatic and romantic one in the series. The viewership figures of the “GOODBYE PRINCESS” animation and […]

Johnson’s Upcoming India Visit In The Shadow Of Putin’s War

Lee Tung Avenue’s Lunar New Year Presents Butterflies of Hope．Blessing Lanterns

World’s 1st AI Butterfly Illuminating Installation + Traditional Red Lanterns Continuation of Love & Hopes in the Year of the Ox   HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 27 January 2021 – To welcome a new year full of hope and challenge, Lee Tung Avenue, the largest outdoor pedestrian street in Hong Kong, continues to cheer for everyone in the new year. From 29 January to 2 May […]

John Keells Logistics optimizes operations visibility with Infor

Sri Lankan logistics giant automates its logistics value chain with Infor WMS & Infor Birst, improving productivity   SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 October 2020 – Infor, a global leader in business cloud software specialized by industry, announced today that Sri Lankan logistics giant John Keells Logistics will leverage Infor Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and Infor Birst to digitize and optimize its logistics value chain, enhancing […]

Lucasfilm lost sleep over uncanny resurrections of Rogue One

It grossed $1 billion and picked up numerous awards nominations, but it has been revealed that a particular aspect of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story proved one of the most controversial moments of the entire franchise. Fans were polarised by the computer-generated appearances of the long-dead Peter Cushing and a youthful Carrie Fisher, with some admiring the technical wizardry but many dismissing their inclusion as downright […]

Missing from Trump's grand Navy plan: skilled workers to build the fleet

By Mike Stone | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON U.S. President Donald Trump says he wants to build dozens of new warships in one of the biggest peace-time expansions of the U.S. Navy. But interviews with ship-builders, unions and a review of public and internal documents show major obstacles to that plan. The initiative could cost nearly $700 billion in government funding, take 30 years to complete and require hiring […]

Iraqi forces close in on Mosul mosque as residents flee

By Patrick Markey and John Davison | MOSUL, Iraq MOSUL, Iraq Iraqi army helicopters strafed and fired rockets at Islamic State positions in Mosul’s Old City on Sunday as troops on the ground closed in on the strategic and symbolic prize of the al-Nuri Mosque. Federal Police troops had advanced past the train station in western Mosul closer to the mosque. A police commander said they were […]

Fleeing IS, Mosul's civilians cart out the living and the dead

By John Davison and Abdelaziz Boumzar | MOSUL, Iraq MOSUL, Iraq From a distance, the exhausted Iraqis fleeing parts of Mosul controlled by Islamic State appeared to be pushing their worldly possessions on handcarts. By the time they reached Reuters journalists it was clear that their cargo was far more precious, and more tragic. One man lifted a grubby, fluffy blanket to reveal the dust and blood-covered […]

Etihad Airways continues sustainability drive across its global airline fleet

06 March 2017 Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has continued to make improvements in the fuel efficiency of its fleet, resulting in substantial reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and reinforcing the sustainability credentials of the airline. The airline’s dedicated fuel efficiency team drove numerous initiatives across all operational functions of the business, saving over 60,000 tonnes of fuel. This 2.5% improvement during […]

Iraqi officers find Islamic State members hidden among refugees fleeing Mosul

By Stephen Kalin | SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq A few hundred men who had scurried across front lines in a refugee exodus from Mosul sat on the ground in neat rows before an Iraqi intelligence officer who scanned the crowd for hidden militants. The officer pulled a teenager onto a raised platform and asked the group if he belonged to Islamic State (IS). […]

Reckitt and Mead Johnson in $16.7bn deal talks

Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of household goods including Cillit Bang and Dettol, is in advanced talks to acquire Mead Johnson in a deal that could value the maker of infant formula at about $16.7bn. The British-based company said on Wednesday evening it had offered to pay $90 per share in cash to acquire the US nutritional products maker, a near 30 per cent premium on Mead Johnson’s […]

Feature: John Edgar Wideman Against the World

For Wideman, who spent much of his working life in places like Wyoming and Western Massachusetts and rural Maine, this solitude has been further compounded by cold mathematics. Not only is mainstream publishing overwhelmingly white, it is also nearly bereft of black writers like him: American men of letters descended from Southern slaves, who position themselves as part of a grand and omnivorous intellectual and artistic tradition. […]

Johnson & Johnson to buy Actelion for $30bn

Johnson & Johnson is to acquire Swiss biotechnology company Actelion for $30bn in a complex deal that will see Actelion’s founder heading a standalone spin-off research company based and listed in Switzerland. The world’s largest healthcare company is offering Actelion shareholders $280 per share in an all-cash offer — as well as shares in the new research and development company headed by Jean-Paul Clozel, the Swiss group’s […]

Donald Trump attacks civil rights icon John Lewis

Donald Trump has attacked civil rights icon John Lewis on the weekend that the US celebrates the life of Martin Luther King Jr, sparking another controversy for the president-elect just days before he is due to take office. Mr Trump took to Twitter to criticise Mr Lewis after the long-serving Democratic congressman spoke out against Jeff Sessions, Mr Trump’s nominee for attorney-general and alleged that he did […]

UK ‘first in line’ for US trade deal, says Johnson

January 10, 2017 by: Henry Mance, political correspondent Boris Johnson has claimed Britain is “first in line” for a post-Brexit trade deal with the US, following meetings with Republican congressional leaders including Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan. The foreign secretary visited New York and Washington, paving the way for an official trip by Theresa May to meet Donald Trump later this year. For Mr Johnson, the visit […]

Google's Waymo Plans To Test First Fleet Of Self-Driving Chrysler Pacifica Minivans This Month

Mere weeks after Waymo became a company independent from Google’s X, it has already released an updated version of its automated driving system. The technology, which was announced Jan. 8 at the on-going North American International Auto Show, will hit the roads onboard a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica minivans. Latest Waymo Improvements The new development came from John Krafcik, Waymo’s CEO and involves two important points. The first is […]

Op-Ed Contributor: John Kerry and Israel: Too Little and Too Late

Photo John Kerry speaking at the State Department on Wednesday. Credit Zach Gibson/Getty Images In a speech this week laying out the Obama administration’s parameters for a final peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, Secretary of State John Kerry stated what has been obvious to most observers for many years: that Israel’s construction of Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land has all but destroyed the two-state solution. […]

John Kerry’s Israel Speech Elicits a Shrug in the Arab World

“We have seen pro-Israeli presidents all along, and Israel First was the standard policy of the United States of America over the last 50-plus years,” Mr. Abdulla said. “But Trump is going much further than that. It seems he is even more Zionist than the Zionists.” Continue reading the main story Sympathy for the Palestinians has historically been among the few issues that united Arabs across political […]

News Analysis: In John Kerry’s Mideast Speech, a Clash of Policies and Personalities

On the other were Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump, firing back at what they deemed a hypocritical betrayal of America’s closest friend in the Middle East. Continue reading the main story If Mr. Obama and Mr. Kerry were playing for history, Mr. Netanyahu and Mr. Trump were playing for time. The departing administration intended for the speech to lay out a path to peace that they had […]

Jerusalem Postpones Vote on New Housing Ahead of Speech by John Kerry

Photo Construction this week in the settlement of Har Homa in Jerusalem. Credit Atef Safadi/European Pressphoto Agency JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders postponed plans on Wednesday to move ahead with new housing in East Jerusalem, just hours before Secretary of State John Kerry was scheduled to deliver a much-anticipated speech outlining an American vision for peace with the Palestinians. The Jerusalem city planning committee, reportedly acting at the […]

John Kerry, in a Final, Pointed Plea, Will Outline a Vision of Mideast Peace

At this late date, weeks ahead of the inauguration of Mr. Trump, who openly lobbied on Israel’s side against the United Nations resolution, it is unclear what Mr. Kerry hopes to achieve from the speech, other than to leave a set of principles that he believes will one day emerge as the basis for talks, if and when they resume. Continue reading the main story Mr. Kerry, […]

Wall St sleepwalking into Trump volatility surge

Our round-up of the week’s best comment and analysis from the Financial Times focuses on expectations of a Trump-presidency stimulus and the danger of complacency. The selection is taken from our Markets Insight and Smart Money columns, written by industry contributors and FT commentators. Wall Street might be too complacent about Donald Trump’s corporate tax stimulus and are not pricing in an upsurge in volatility, argues the […]