Hundreds of people took to the streets in China’s major cities on Sunday to protest against the country’s zero-Covid policy, in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state. China’s hardline virus strategy is stoking public frustration, with many growing weary of snap lockdowns, lengthy quarantines and mass testing campaigns. A deadly fire on […]
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By Saifur Rahman Abu Dhabi economy recorded 11.6 percent growth in the first half of 2022, compared to the corresponding period in 2021, according to a statement issued by the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD), making it the fastest-growing economy in the world this year, as per available information. At the end of the first half of 2022, the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices exceeded […]
By James M Dorsey Barely out of the starting blocks, the Qatar World Cup has already produced a fair share of upsets as well as politically and personally sensitive situations and incidents. Qatar’s 2:0 loss to Ecuador in the tournament’s opening match will have reinforced critics’ conviction that the Gulf state should never have been […]
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By P. Sreekumaran India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are all set to deepen their already warm relationship. The development is bound to have a beneficial bearing on India’s relations with the other countries of West Asia. Topping the list is a food security cooperation under the I2U2, a new West Asian quadrilateral initiative, […]
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 25 November 2022 – The total Malaysian elderly population is estimated at 2.4 million or 7.5% of the total Malaysian population. According to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM), ages 60 and above are increasing yearly and Malaysia is set to become a nation of the elderly by 2030, with citizens over 60 reaching 15.3% of the total population. This […]
HAI PHONG, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 25 November 2022 – VinFast held a ceremony to mark its first batch of exports of smart electric vehicles including 999 VF 8s to international markets. This event is a remarkable milestone in the history of Vietnam’s automotive industry as Vietnamese-branded electric cars have officially entered the global market. The first batch of 999 VF 8s has been exported to […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Face is the index of the status of health of a person, and the capital of a nation is the index of a country’s state of affairs. Delhi, the national capital of India, also gives ample opportunity to see how the anti-BJP AAP leaders ruling the states are ‘hounded’ by the […]
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By Prakash Karat The United Nations’ call to observe November 25 as an International Day for “Elimination of Violence against Women” has got wide media coverage after the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, presented a chilling fact sheet that across the world every 11 minutes a woman or a girl is killed by an intimate […]
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA – Media OutReach – 24 November 2022 – Prince Foundation, via a donation by Chen Zhi, Chairman of Prince Holding Group, has contributed US$200,000 to Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation (CKF). This will aid the ongoing operations of Kantha Bopha Hospitals, which provide free and quality health care to children in the Kingdom. Prince Foundation representatives and Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation representatives during the handover […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 November 2022 – Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) announced the awardees of DFA Hong Kong Young Design Talent Award (DFA HKYDTA). 16 young and outstanding designers from Hong Kong were selected by a professional judging panel, 13 of them will be granted with extensive financial sponsorship to work or study abroad to gain exposure to other cultures and practical […]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES – Media OutReach – 23 November 2022 – 35 companies in the Philippines received the coveted HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2022 awards. With the theme, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the awards this year focused on the efforts of companies in promoting diversity and inculcating inclusion in the workplace, while retaining HR Asia’s stringent evaluation criteria. In all, 11,800 employees from […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak Union Government has begun budget exercise for the year 2023-24 in the right earnest with narrowed options and very high stakes for the ruling establishment led by PM Narendra Modi since it would be the last full budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The Union Ministry of Finance has kick […]
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By Sushil Kutty It’s confirmed. Elections, combined with the politics swirling around them, brings the worst out of politicians, and political parties. Witness what has been happening in Gujarat, and in Delhi with the MCD elections, which has a 15 year anti-incumbency pulling back on the Bharatiya Janata Party’s chances of making it fourth time […]
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Step Saudi 2022 launches DTC Hub for rapidly growing consumer market RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – EQS Newswire – 22 November 2022 – Step Saudi 2022 (https://saudi.stepconference.com/), Saudi Arabia’s prominent tech & startup festival, will bring together a global audience of startups, investors, digital enthusiasts, brands, and government over a 2-day in-person event on 12 and 13 December at The Arena Riyadh. Direct-to-consumer brands will showcase their products […]
By Prabhat Patnaik There are two defining and portentous features of the current world economic situation. One, which is well discussed, is the world-wide increase in interest rates in response to the pervasive inflationary upsurge; it would indubitably generate recession and unemployment, which, notwithstanding all protestations to the contrary, is the real objective behind it. […]
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BODW City Programme empowers citywide design and creative clusters this November and December with over 100 design-driven happenings. HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 November 2022 – BODW City Programme (CityProg) is a citywide creative business and design and creative clusters activation programme organised by Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC), with Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region as […]
Hong Kong SAR same store sales up 19.8% Group’s loss narrows by 26.7% YoY HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 November 2022 – Sa Sa International Holdings Limited (“Sa Sa” or the “Group”, stock code: 0178) announced its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2022 (the “period”). Dr Simon Kwok, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sa Sa International Holdings Limited (left), […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 17 November 2022 – Choco Up, Asia’s leading revenue-based financing and growth platform, today announces its partnership with Dream Impact, Hong Kong’s largest network of social enterprises and impact ventures. In support of Dream Impact’s capital services, Choco Up aims to deploy up to US$5 million in non-dilutive booster capital to help social enterprises and ventures across different impact themes, such as […]
Dr. Georg Kofler will take over as new CEO of The Social Chain AG as of January 1st, 2023 Current CEO Wanja S. Oberhof becomes President of Social Chain US Inc. and focuses on the expansion of the US business Ralf Dümmel takes over sole management of DS Group Costs are reduced by 30 percent: through synergies, cost cuttings and a more efficient organizational structure Successful refinancing: […]
Lenovo TruScale infrastructure as-a-service offerings expand in collaboration with Veeam, Nutanix and Red Hat, gaining traction with customers HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 16 November 2022 – Lenovo has announced enhancements to its Lenovo TruScale portfolio, as demand grows from Hong Kong CIOs and IT leaders for the flexibility and value that as-a-service technology solutions deliver throughout the enterprise. New infrastructure offerings include backup and […]
Matein Khalid An asteroid collision with earth 65 million years ago created a mass extermination event that wiped out the dinosaurs. This is an apt metaphor for the monetary tightening of the Powell Fed in 2022 that wiped out so many emerging growth segments in Nasdaq, including several notable electric vehicle (EV) startups now on critical life support. Most wannabe Teslas all over the world are going […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2022 – MOGUL.sg, a homegrown AI-driven property portal, has raised S$9 million in its first-ever funding round. The lead investor is Nech Capital, a Singapore-based alternative investment management company that invests in both public and private equities, including SMEs and start-ups. Gerald Sim, CEO and founder of Mogul.sg Gerald Sim, CEO, and founder of MOGUL.sg said: “Here at MOGUL.sg, it […]
By Nantoo Banerjee Global investment banker Morgan Stanley may have predicted the current decade as India’s following economic slowdown in China. But, the Indian economy is not growing as fast as it should. Large foreign direct investments (FDI) seem to be fighting shy of India’s highly price sensitive economy. The complexities of an uncertain and […]
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