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The establishment of the new office was announced on the sidelines of the UAE-Hong Kong Business Forum in the presence of Honourable John Lee, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, with attendance of a high-level delegation. At the forum, Dubai Chambers and HKTDC signed an MoU to enhance collaboration for the support and advancement of mutual goals including fostering a positive economic environment and developing trade relationships and business […]

DUBAI: “Moon Knight” star May Calamawy, who is of Egyptian and Palestinian descent, has been announced as a celebrity guest for this year’s Middle East Film and Comic Con, taking place from March 3-5

By James M Dorsey A recent survey of Iranian public opinion suggests that the lack of confidence in a Middle Eastern regime is starkest in Iran, although crisis-wracked Lebanon, Egypt, or Syria may compete. Surveyed in late December by the Netherlands-based Gamaan Institute, an overwhelming majority of the 158,000 respondents in Iran and 42,000 Diaspora […]

The post Survey Finds Iran To Be Ripest Country In Middle East For A Revolution first appeared on IPA Newspack.

TOKYO, JAPAN – Media OutReach – 8 February 2023 – Azbil Corporation (Tokyo:6845) announced that it has received the prestigious 2022 Southeast Asia Smart Building Solutions Company of the Year Award from growth strategy consulting and research firm Frost & Sullivan as part of their 2022 Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards. The Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Awards recognize leading organizations that have accomplished innovative or disruptive breakthroughs […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 6 February 2023 – Asendia, one of the world’s leading e-commerce logistics providers, today announced the strategic hire of Joshua Mclarin as CEO of Asendia Hong Kong/ North Asia. This is a major milestone for Asendia as Joshua will bring his expertise into helping Asendia cater for the growing market needs since its presence in North Asia in 2012. Joshua […]

The local startup ecosystem will benefit from both corporate and government funding for innovators working to create new and sustainable solutions for the packaging industry. SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 6 February 2023 – Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE:AVY), a global materials science and branding and information solutions company, will be funding Singapore-based startups for the AD Stretch accelerator program with support from Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), the government […]

By Eric A. Gordon You have to hand it to people like Eran Kolirin. He’s the film director who in 2007 gave us The Band’s Visit, about an Egyptian military band that by some fluke managed to find itself in a sad, godforsaken Jewish desert town in Israel, whose residents unexpectedly were able to find […]

The post ‘Let It Be Morning,’ A Stunningly Powerful Almost All-Palestinian Israeli Film first appeared on IPA Newspack.

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By Dr K R Shyam Sundar The Economic Survey (ES) 2022-23 prepared the ground for the focus points in the Union Budget 2023-24 presented on February 1… Labour law reforms were implemented. It is not a question of the Union Government’s failure. It is the duty of the Union Government to pass laws and frame […]

The post 2023-24 Budget Keeps Key Issues Of Indian Workers Unaddressed first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Spackman Media Group artist Son Suk-ku secured the top spot in the 2023 MALE ACTORS TO WATCH survey conducted by Cine21, a weekly film magazine in Korea The ranking serves as a testament to Son Suk-ku’s dominance in both big and small screens in Korea, headlining 2022’s top box office performing film, THE ROUNDUP, and the most popular K-drama in May 2022, MY LIBERATION NOTES Fresh off […]

Both the US Skokie and European Rankweil sites address customer needs in early-phase drug development Clinical development pipeline is essential to global business strategy for in-human trial materialVetter Development Service offers comprehensive expertise New facility in Austria expands clinical manufacturing capacity RAVENSBURG, GERMANY AND RANKWEIL, AUSTRIA, AND SKOKIE, US – Media OutReach – 2 February 2023 – With the increasing drug development for novel therapeutics, a growing […]

OctaFX joined its local partner in providing emergency aid for the victims of intense flooding in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia. KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 3 February 2023 – The international broker OctaFX provided emergency aid in the state of Kelantan, Malaysia, where over 17,000 people had to be evacuated because of the intense flooding in the area at the end of December 2022. […]

By Sushil Kutty The day after, and Budget 23-24 stands out in stark relief, warts and all. February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was the picture of animated tranquillity when she read out Budget 2023-24 dressed in red, both the minister as well as the country’s ‘bahi-khata’. She did not miss a trick in […]

The post MGNREGA Outlay Cut In 2023-24 Budget Brings Bad Days For Rural Poor first appeared on IPA Newspack.

The Revolutionary 456 Learning Experience Alters Skills Learning & Development in 3 Stages SEAC, Southeast Asia’s SMART Learning leader (meeting modern learning needs) has integrated content, technology, design, and learning experience expertise to reimagine learning for today’s learners using their patented 456 methodologies. Both individuals’ and economies’ futures require more people of all ages and walks of life to have access to upskilling opportunities to create life-changing […]

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 February 2023 – Harnessing the scale of two million listings listed in the electronics category every quarter, leading multi-category platform for secondhand in Greater Southeast Asia Carousell Group has doubled down on driving electronics recommerce across the region since acquiring control of Laku6, the leading AI-first end-to-end electronics recommerce platform in Indonesia. The Group has integrated the Laku6 team’s expertise and […]

WeTV reaffirms its commitments to Southeast Asia with quarterly roadshows on local projects and collaborations SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 February 2023 – WeTV, Southeast Asia’s leading video-on-demand (VOD) and over-the-top platform (OTT), has achieved resounding success in its premium subscription services. Additionally, WeTV’s transactional subscription services (including fast track, rent, and EXPRESS) made up around 10% of its 2022’s annual income. Reflecting its ongoing appeal […]

Backbase recognized for excellence in Celent international digital banking awards SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 February 2023 – Backbase, the Engagement Banking platform leader, was recently named a winner of several xCelent Awards in Celent’s digital banking-themed reports, covering retail and small business banking internationally. These awards continue the strong recognition Backbase has received from the analyst community and the ability to help customers win in […]

DUBAI:  Middle East-based investors are highly attracted to the U.S. real estate market due to its stability, security, and growth.  To meet this increased investor demand, Glenwood Equity has partnered with U.S.-based Patel Family Office to set up new bases of operation in Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Sharjah, Kuwait, Bahrain, Istanbul, Jeddah, Oman, Qatar, and Doha.  The local bases will liaise with the partnership’s Dubai hub to support high net worth private investors, wealth advisers, and strategic […]

In the past few months, much of the focus in terms of Turkish foreign policy was on the Middle East, as Ankara engaged in normalization efforts with key regional actors such as Egypt, Israel, the

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 30 January 2023 – For the tenth year in a row, SABIC, a global leader in the chemicals industry, has been recognized as the “top employer Asia Pacific” by the Top Employer Institute, a globally accredited certification body. SABIC’s focus on empowered, people-centric leadership, and embrace of technology that makes processes simpler and easier, have been key to its continued success as […]

The Congress must be the “fulcrum” of any Opposition alliance to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections as no coalition can be “meaningful” or “relevant” without it, senior leader Jairam Ramesh said on Saturday. The Congress general secretary also said that in his view, the Congress should be preparing to fight on […]

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Matein Khalid If banks were people, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) would be a plain Jane spinster, always a bridesmaid but never a bride, jilted at the altar by her suitors and now at the nikah by First Abu Dhabi Bank. I had a near heart attack when I saw the shares rise 20% in London as the grapevine said a major Abu Dhabi bank was going to bid for […]

By Arun Srivastava The alacrity with which the Modi government used the law that cites ‘emergency’ provisions to stop Indians from watching the BBC Documentary “India: The Modi Question” — a narrative of the Gujarat pogrom that was carried out in 2002 by Hindutva bigots and the role of the then chef minister of the […]

The post ‘Emergency’ Behind Banning The Exhibition Of BBC Documentary By Govt first appeared on IPA Newspack.

beIN SPORTS will become home to world-class motorsport broadcasting the Formula One World Championship to Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia New deal puts beIN SPORTS in pole position as the number one pan-regional broadcaster in the region. Deal runs until the conclusion of the 2025 season, showing beIN’s long-term ambitions in the region. Unmatched availability of entirety of Formula One […]

VinBrain will collaborate with Microsoft in data sharing, product cross-validation, and product research & development. VinBrain is the first Vietnamese customer to sign a formal collaboration agreement with Microsoft to develop AI-powered healthcare services HANOI, VIETNAM – Media OutReach – 26 January 2023 – VinBrain, one of Vietnam’s leading technology companies, is working to transform global healthcare through its AI products. One of VinBrain’s primary products is […]

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