AD Ports Group says it has kept operations running normally through the Gulf supply chain disruption that began at the end of February, using its integrated network to reroute cargo across land, rail, sea and air as traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained severely constrained. The Abu Dhabi-based operator said on April 16 that it had shifted volumes through Fujairah Terminals and Khor Fakkan Port, activated […]
Kingdom Holding Company has agreed to buy a 70% stake in Al Hilal from Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, in a transaction that marks a new phase in the Kingdom’s football privatisation drive and puts one of the country’s highest-profile clubs under the control of Prince Al Waleed bin Talal’s investment group. The binding agreement, announced on Thursday, values Al Hilal at an implied enterprise value of […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Emirates and Wesgro have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at increasing inbound travel to Cape Town and the Western Cape, giving the province a fresh marketing and air-connectivity push at a time when South Africa’s visitor numbers have climbed above pre-pandemic levels. The agreement was formalised on 16 April on the sidelines of World Travel Market Africa in Cape Town and was […]
Dogecoin climbed on Friday, extending a 24-hour advance that outpaced some larger digital assets and lifted sentiment across the meme-coin corner of the market, as traders responded to a burst in turnover and a broader recovery in risk appetite. Market trackers showed DOGE trading near 9.8 US cents on 17 April, with daily volumes above $2.5 billion and sharply higher than the previous day, pointing to […]
Schools across the UAE are due to reopen for in-person learning on April 20, but a full return to classrooms is unlikely to happen everywhere on the same day, with some private institutions in Dubai and elsewhere warning families that campus teaching may be pushed back by several days while final inspections, compliance checks and regulator approvals are completed. The phased picture leaves parents with clarity on […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan used meetings in Beijing with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang to push the UAE-China relationship deeper into energy, investment, technology and industrial cooperation, as both sides sought to align long-term economic goals with a more volatile regional backdrop. The visit, which ran from April 12 to April 14, also […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai MENA equity issuance fell sharply in the first quarter, with companies raising just $472.9 million from equity and equity-linked deals, a drop of 91% from a year earlier, as regional volatility, weak risk appetite and a thinner pipeline combined to stall activity across primary markets. The quarter produced only five transactions, according to LSEG’s MENA Investment Banking Review for the first three months […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 17 April 2026 – TrendAI™, the enterprise AI security leader from Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), today announced a strategic engagement with Anthropic, embedding Claude models across its platform to power agentic workflows, automation, AI-native security operations, and develop threat research to identify vulnerabilities in AI systems and infrastructure. TrendAI™ will use Claude to advance vulnerability discovery while ensuring coordinated action in real-world risk reduction.
Rachel Jin, Chief Platform and Business Officer, Head of TrendAI™: “We launched TrendAI™ to define the AI security category. This next phase is about scaling that vision globally, with leading partners like Anthropic. Our broad, strategic collaboration across research, defense, and innovation will define how AI is secured moving forward.”
TrendAI™’s use of Claude spans threat research, real-world risk reduction, platform innovation, and global go-to-market execution. This will operate across the full AI security lifecycle, from vulnerability discovery to automated defense and AI-native operations.
Ash Alhashim, Head of Cybersecurity GTM at Anthropic: “For 35 years, TrendAI™ has been at the forefront of cybersecurity. By using Claude to power TrendAI Vision One™ and initiatives like TrendAI™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) and Pwn2Own, TrendAI™ is advancing the next iteration of vulnerability discovery and reporting—and tilting the scales toward defenders.”
Focus areas include:
Advancing AI Threat Research: TrendAI™ is scaling its threat research to address the growing attack surface of AI, building on proven programs like Pwn2Own Berlin under TrendAI™ ZDI. This approach brings real-world vulnerability discoveries into AI systems, helping identify and address critical weaknesses before it reaches production environments.
Driving AI-Native Innovation: Anthropic’s Claude models will help power TrendAI™’s platform innovation, enhancing agentic workflows, automation, and AI-native security operations. This enables organizations to reduce noise, act faster, and scale security alongside AI adoption.
The announcement comes as TrendAI™ prepares to welcome over 600 cybersecurity leaders to its Spark Leadership Exchange in Phoenix, Arizona in May. Anthropic will join TrendAI™ on stage at the event alongside other industry leaders, reinforcing a shared commitment to shaping the future of AI security and engaging directly with global enterprise leaders.
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Alarm over the Strait of Hormuz is spilling far beyond the Gulf, sharpening attention on the Malacca Strait near Singapore as traders, shipowners and Asian governments weigh what a prolonged disruption in West Asian energy flows could mean for the region’s busiest maritime corridor. The immediate military confrontation is centred on Hormuz, where Iran has tightened restrictions and the United States has imposed a blockade on Iranian […]
Flow Capital Partners is preparing to place a $150 million private credit fund on a blockchain-based platform in Singapore by the end of April, a move that pushes Asia’s fast-growing private lending market deeper into digital distribution and tests whether tokenised fund structures can broaden access without diluting regulatory controls. The plan places the Hong Kong-based manager among a small group of firms in the region using […]
By Dr. Gyan Pathak On the first day of the three-day Special Session – April 16 to April 18, 2026 – of the Parliament convened by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government, three legislations have been introduced seeking to change the electoral map of India. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has said that there […]
The article Modi Government Introduced Three Bills To Change Electoral Map Of India appeared first on Latest India news, analysis and reports on Newspack by India Press Agency).
Nissan’s vehicle sales across the Middle East fell sharply in March as the war centred on Iran hit consumer demand, disrupted travel and darkened business sentiment across one of the carmaker’s stronger overseas markets. A report published on April 15 said Nissan’s sales in the region dropped to about half of pre-war levels, while overall regional sales were down 40 per cent for the month, according to […]
A court in Saratov has fined a local news agency and one of its executives after the outlet published a review of the television series Heated Rivalry, in a case that underlines how far Russia’s campaign against LGBTQ+ expression now extends into ordinary cultural coverage. The Oktyabrsky District Court in Saratov imposed a 500,000-rouble penalty on SaratovBusinessConsulting, widely known as SarBC, over an article that discussed why […]
Anthropic has rolled out Claude Opus 4.7, an upgraded version of its top broadly available artificial intelligence model, pitching it as a stronger tool for advanced software engineering just days after keeping its more powerful Mythos Preview behind tight access controls because of cyber-risk concerns. The move gives developers a more capable coding model while signalling that Anthropic is trying to balance commercial momentum with a more […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai has moved to widen the role of small and medium-sized enterprises in its property market after Dubai SME and Dubai Land Department signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at giving entrepreneurs greater access to owners’ associations and real-estate operations, as the emirate pushes ahead with a broader strategy to deepen private-sector participation in one of its strongest growth industries. The agreement, announced […]
Ukrainian municipal authorities and healthcare institutions have come under a coordinated wave of cyberattacks that security officials say was designed to steal sensitive information from web browsers and WhatsApp accounts, widening concern over espionage operations aimed at essential public services during wartime. The campaign, attributed by Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team to threat cluster UAC-0247, struck local government bodies and municipal medical facilities, including clinical and […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Dubai has moved to protect its standing as a fast-rising hedge fund centre by giving financial firms more room to handle disruption linked to the Iran war, as market volatility, staffing strains and geopolitical risk test one of the emirate’s most carefully cultivated growth stories. The Dubai Financial Services Authority said on 9 April it would offer temporary, proportionate relief across licensing, governance, […]
United Arab Emirates has won a seat on the World Food Programme’s Executive Board for the 2026–2028 term, giving it a direct role in shaping policy at the UN’s main food assistance agency as conflict, supply disruption and funding pressure deepen the global hunger crisis. The appointment places the country inside the WFP’s top governing structure at a moment when aid agencies are being forced to balance […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Object 1 has made its first formal move into Abu Dhabi with the launch of A1LA Residence on Al Reem Island, a 171-unit residential tower that signals the developer’s intention to build a longer-term presence in the capital rather than test the market with a one-off scheme. The project, announced on Thursday, is set on one of Abu Dhabi’s busiest apartment investment corridors […]
The scale of that shift is visible in the medical figures. South Korea’s health authorities said 606,000 foreign patients visited in 2023, the highest number recorded since the country began tracking the sector in 2009. By 2024, the official Medical Korea platform put the figure at about 1.17 million foreign patients from 202 countries, while Seoul alone accounted for 999,642 of them, or about 85 per cent of the national total. The concentration in the capital is striking: Gangnam, Seocho, Mapo, Jung and Songpa handled the overwhelming bulk of these visits, confirming that beauty tourism is being shaped by a handful of highly specialised urban clusters rather than by the country as a whole.
Dermatology has emerged as the clearest entry point. Health ministry data for 2023 showed dermatology attracting the largest share of foreign patients, ahead of plastic surgery, and industry reporting through 2025 indicated skin treatments were outpacing more invasive procedures among international visitors. That matters because it widens the customer base. Travellers who might hesitate over surgery are more willing to book laser treatments, pigmentation care, lifting procedures, injectables or intensive facials during a short stay. The result is a form of tourism that overlaps with shopping and leisure rather than replacing them, making beauty visits easier to package into ordinary city breaks.
Government and tourism bodies have not treated this as a side trend. The Korea Tourism Organization has already built beauty directly into destination marketing through programmes such as the Korea Beauty Festival, which offers overseas visitors discounts and experiences across hair, make-up, fashion, medical treatment and wellbeing. Seoul authorities have also expanded the infrastructure around foreign patients, pointing to a jump in registered international medical centres and greater use of interpreter coordinators to help overseas visitors navigate consultations and aftercare. That kind of support helps explain why South Korea’s beauty appeal now rests not just on trendsetting products but on the ease of consuming beauty services inside a highly organised visitor ecosystem.
Another force behind the surge is the spread of Korean popular culture. K-pop, drama and celebrity social media have long influenced global beauty standards, but the commercial effect is now spilling into travel. Reuters reported on Thursday that South Korea logged an all-time monthly tourism high of 2.06 million foreign visitors in March, with first-quarter arrivals reaching 4.76 million. That growth was linked chiefly to cultural pull, including the return of BTS activity and wider interest in Korean entertainment. Beauty tourism benefits from the same soft-power halo: audiences who first encounter Korean looks through idols, actors or influencers are increasingly seeking the clinics, salons and skincare routines associated with them.
Commerce tells the same story. Reuters reported last year that South Korea overtook France as the largest cosmetics exporter to the United States in 2024, underlining how deeply Korean brands have penetrated daily routines abroad. Official trade ministry material later said cosmetics exports reached a record $10.2 billion in 2024 and were still climbing in 2025, while other official data cited in January put 2025 exports at an all-time high of $11.43 billion. Those sales matter because they function as marketing for the destination itself. Consumers who begin with Beauty of Joseon, Medicube, Biodance or similar brands often move from product loyalty to place loyalty, treating Seoul as the authentic site where innovation, testing and experience come together.
Yet the boom is not without friction. South Korea ended its VAT refund scheme for foreign cosmetic and dermatological procedures from January 2026 after allowing the incentive to run for about a decade. Industry groups warned that the move could dent price competitiveness and push more cost-sensitive travellers towards rivals such as Singapore or other regional markets. Some clinics, however, argued that the refund had become less decisive than reputation, safety and trust, especially for visitors worried about counterfeit products, opaque pricing or weaker specialist ecosystems elsewhere. That debate goes to the heart of South Korea’s position: whether it is winning mainly on affordability or on brand, quality and concentration of expertise.
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Parkin Company has teamed up with SP Corporation Car Parking Management, which operates as Secure Parking, in a deal aimed at speeding the spread of barrierless parking across the UAE after the two companies brought a fully integrated system into operation at City Walk in Dubai. The partners say they have identified a pipeline of more than 60,000 parking spaces for possible future […]
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology has announced a new advance in stem cell-based embryo modelling that researchers say could improve how scientists study the earliest phase of human development, an area tied closely to infertility, miscarriage and some developmental disorders. The work, led by Associate Professor Mo Li and linked to KAUST’s Center of Excellence for Smart Health, centres on improving the formation and control […]
The dispute sits inside a broader U. S. tariff reset. In March, the USTR opened Section 301 investigations into structural excess capacity in manufacturing across 16 economies, including Singapore, and launched another set of probes into whether about 60 economies have failed to prohibit or effectively enforce bans on imports made with forced labour. Reuters reported that the Trump administration moved down this route after a Supreme Court ruling in February struck at the legal basis of a large part of its earlier tariff framework, prompting Washington to search for narrower but still forceful trade instruments. USTR said comments were due by April 15, with hearings on forced labour beginning on April 28 and on overcapacity from May 5.
Singapore’s central argument is that the U. S. portrayal of the bilateral trade balance is flawed. In its submission, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said the United States has run a consistent overall trade surplus with Singapore for more than two decades. Data cited by Singapore from U. S. agencies show America posted a goods trade surplus of US$1.9 billion and a services trade surplus of US$25.1 billion with Singapore in 2024, with those surpluses rising in 2025 to US$3.6 billion and US$29.6 billion respectively. Singapore also said the U. S. recorded sectoral surpluses in semiconductors and electrical equipment as well as petrochemicals, undercutting the suggestion that exports from Singapore into the American market are being fuelled by a broad pattern of manufacturing distortion.
That matters because Washington’s overcapacity inquiry is built around the idea that some trading partners maintain large or persistent surpluses, idle production or both, allowing them to push artificially cheap goods into world markets. Singapore’s reply does not deny that the U. S. is entitled to examine trade imbalances, but it says its own industrial base does not fit that template. Officials pointed to manufacturing-space occupancy holding around 90 per cent over the past five years, which they said is consistent with advanced-economy norms and inconsistent with the claim of large underused capacity. Singapore further argued that, given land scarcity, it would run against policy and economic logic for industrial land to be left substantially idle.
On the labour side, Singapore’s response is equally direct. The government said it does not condone forced labour in supply chains and has legal and enforcement mechanisms to address such practices. Channel NewsAsia reported that Singapore told U. S. investigators it has a comprehensive domestic framework against forced labour and against the importation of goods produced through it. That is an important distinction, because the U. S. probe is not confined to labour abuses inside a country’s own factories; it is also examining whether governments adequately prevent tainted goods from entering their markets and then moving through global trade channels.
The business implications extend beyond Singapore. The U. S. investigations cover major manufacturing and export economies across Asia and Europe, and any eventual remedies could include new duties or other restrictions before temporary tariffs expire in July, according to Reuters and trade-law analyses tracking the dockets. For companies, that raises the prospect of higher compliance costs, closer supply-chain screening and a wider blending of trade policy with labour-rights enforcement. Singapore’s case is being watched because it is a high-value manufacturing and logistics hub with deep exposure to electronics, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and re-export trade, sectors where even modest tariff changes can alter sourcing decisions.
Politically, the row is awkward for both sides. Singapore is not only a long-standing U. S. economic partner; its free-trade agreement with Washington remains America’s only such pact with a South-east Asian trading partner. Singapore has said bilateral trade and investment support around 350,000 jobs in the United States, while its direct investment stock there reached US$71.7 billion in 2025. That does not shield it from a more aggressive U. S. trade climate, but it does give Singapore a stronger basis than many others to argue that the relationship is balanced, rules-based and mutually beneficial.
Attackers are exploiting trust in Adobe’s brand to deliver covert remote access, using a fake Acrobat Reader download page to install ConnectWise ScreenConnect through a fileless, memory-heavy attack chain that is designed to leave few traces on disk and make forensic analysis harder. Security researchers who uncovered the campaign said the operation began with a phishing site made to resemble Adobe’s official software page, where victims were […]
