By James M Dorsey The United States has signalled in advance of next week’s Summit for Democracy that it is unlikely to translate lip service to adherence to human rights and democratic values in the Middle East into a policy that demonstrates seriousness and commitment. In a statement, the State Department said the December 9-10 summit would “set forth an affirmative agenda for democratic renewal and to tackle […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 December 2021 – Empty office buildings, hotel rooms and shopping malls – these are the facts of life in the post-pandemic new normal. They are also the results of social distancing measures as well as government-imposed lockdowns implemented around the world to lessen the spread of COVID-19, the effects of which have rippled across real estate markets in Asia. It is with […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 1 December 2021 – Singapore-based AI startup, Sentient.io, announced today that SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore, has invested in its Series B1 funding round following co-investor, Real Tech Fund. The new funds raised will be used for scaling the platform and business expansion into Asia Pacific markets, especially to fulfil the surging demand for Digital Transformation from local and Japanese corporations. Sentient.io […]
By Matein Khalid I will never forget watching the 2006 soccer World Cup final in Berlin on TV with my two then nine year old twins, eating pizza and watching our common idol Shakira come out in her belly dancing costume and exchange karate moves on the world stage with her Spanish Harlem (El Barrio) with homeboy partner as she sang “hips don’t lie”. Trust me as […]
The modern pace of life often makes many of us neglect sleep. We mistakenly think that it takes too much time, which can be spent on doing something more important. Is it possible to sleep less or is it worth giving up this idea? We decided to ask Choi En Djun, Doctor of Medical Sciences and Chief Physician of the Center of European and Oriental Medicine, Member […]
JAKARTA, INDONESIA – Media OutReach – 26 November 2021 – Recently, Jingdong Indonesia (JD.ID) and TECNO have officially announced a strategic partnership. After JD.ID officially becomes the country dealer of TECNO brand, TECNO’s latest Spark 7 is also available exclusively on JD.ID. https://youtu.be/BSBlm-Rofdg TECNO’s parent company Shenzhen Transsion Holding Co., LTD. dominates the mobile phone market in Africa. TECNO is also the most popular mobile phone brand in […]
By James M Dorsey It has been a good week for United Arab Emirates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed. Headline-grabbing, fast-paced moves reinforce the UAE’s position as a regional power. They highlight the UAE’s willingness to chart a course that increasingly competes with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf’s regional behemoth; is at times at odds with US policy; and scoffs at assertions of human rights abuse by activists […]
Arabian Post Staff A new and unchartered type of price war is brewing in the oil market. The world’s biggest consumers of oil have pledged an unprecedented and relatively sizeable release of strategic reserves onto the market to quell high oil prices amid pandemic recovery. The orchestrated release of what is estimated as 71.5 million barrels from the US, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and the UK […]
The Domain Name System or DNS is a key componet in the Internet landscape, and it helps connect the domain names with the web servers, thereby controlling traffic on the web. DNS hosting service is offered by a registrar if you want to use your domain name for both website and email. Being a service managing DNS servers, DNS hosting is usually provided along with registration. When […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 23 November 2021 – Aide et Action, the largest international French-based association for development through education, calls for ambassadors from corporates, philanthropists and enthusiasts of global education in Hong Kong to be part of “Education for Women Now“, its first global philanthropic campaign, with the mission to ensure that an additional 3 million women and girls in Africa, Asia and Europe can unlock their potential […]
By Matein Khalid I remember a time when Lebanon was called “le rêve d’orient” by its Francophile elite. This was definitely the case in the affluent enclaves of Ashrafieh, Beit Mary and Rue Munot where the jeunesse dorée partied with Galic abandon in the mid 1990’s. This was a time of hope for a country still haunted by the nightmare of a civil war that had witnessed […]
By James M Dorsey, When seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton wore a helmet this weekend featuring the colours of the LGBTI Pride Progress Flag during the debut Qatar Grand Prix, he was challenging more than the Gulf state’s failure to recognise rights. So will the Danish Football Union (DBU), Denmark’s governing soccer body, that announced that its commercial sponsors had agreed to surrender space on training kits […]
Disguised as a plush, luxurious bath mat, the BBalance Bath Mat does much more than keep wet feet off dry floors. It scans your weight, body composition, balance & posture […]
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Common Understanding · Common Consensus · Collective Action and A Breeze from the Woods An Initiative to Promote Eco-protection Concept “Co-exist with Earth” HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 November 2021 – Tzu Chi Environmental Action Center (“Action Center”) will open to the public for free starting November 20, 2021, after green restoration of its original premises. With an aim to promote the public’s awareness of environmental protection, the […]
Old Village School Building after Green Restoration Extends Kind-hearted Minds’ Very First Educational Legacy HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 18 November 2021 – The Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation Hong Kong Ltd. (hereafter “Tzu Chi Hong Kong”) today announced the Tzu Chi Environmental Action Center (“Action Center”) located on 5 Che Kung Miu Road will open to the public for free starting November 20 after green restoration […]
HOPES, A device for pain-free, at-home eye pressure testing, opeing up access to glaucoma testing, by students of the National University of Singapore. Plastic Scanner, A low-cost, handheld device to identify plastic for recycling, by Jerry de Vos from TU Delft. REACT, A device to stem bleeding to help save the lives of stabbing victims, by Joseph Bentley from Loughborough university. HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 17 November […]
Launching the Second Nestlé for Healthier Kids Programme, Nestlé Fosters Healthy Growth for Children in Hong Kong by Sports and Healthy Eating HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 16 November 2021 – As the world’s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness company, Nestlé is committed to helping 50 million children lead healthier lives by 2030. Nestlé Hong Kong launched the first Nestlé for Healthier Kids Programme (“Programme”) […]
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 15 November 2021 – Carousell Group, the leading classifieds group in the Greater Southeast Asian region, has announced that it has acquired Ox Street, one of the fastest growing end-to-end marketplaces for authenticated sneakers and streetwear in Southeast Asia, as it sets sights on the US$10 billion sneaker resale market in Greater Southeast Asia. What started as an underground movement has quickly become mainstream with sneakers […]
By James M Dorsey Former Saudi intelligence chief Prince Turki AlFaisal Al Saud must have gotten his tenses mixed up when he asserted in a recently published memoir that no one should underestimate the political importance of Muslims’ commitment to helping other Muslims. Prince Turki’s memoir is focused on Afghanistan, a major preoccupation during his tenure as head of the General Intelligence Department (GID), the kingdom’s foreign intelligence […]
Highlights of FY21/22 Half-Year Results Group sales US$1,674 million – up 26% compared to first half of the prior year. Excluding the effects of foreign currency movements and an acquisition, sales increased by 21% Gross profit US$357 million or 21.3% of sales (compared to US$300 million or 22.5% of sales in first half of the prior year) Adjusted EBITA US$138 million (compared to US$135 million in first […]
Erdogan Becoming a Liability for Turkey By Manish Rai Last month Turkey made it into the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog headquartered in Paris. Turkey now joins its close ally Pakistan in FATF’s crosshairs. Surprisingly Turkey becomes the largest economy to be included in this list. The FATF listing for Ankara comes on the back of […]
HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 4 November 2021 – Overconfidence, or the tendency to underestimate risk and overestimate returns, is often cited as a leading factor behind some of the biggest corporate failures in history, from the Enron scandal at the turn of the millennium, to the spectacular collapses of investment banks Bear Sterns and Lehman Brothers during the global financial crisis of 2007 to 2008. With the world […]
Arabian Post Staff Dubai Expo 2020 so far looks positive and will undoubtedly boost travel and hospitality within the UAE, thus proving a critical marker for recovery in its travel and tourism sector in terms of visitor numbers, PwC said in its latest Middle East Economy Watch, ‘Recovery accelerates in the GCC, despite inflation concerns’. The report said a combination of factors are contributing to recovery across the […]
Premier venture capital event attracts 2,500+ online and offline participants and facilitates 300+ deal flow HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 3 November 2021 – Cyberport’s premier annual venture capital event, the Cyberport Venture Capital Forum (CVCF), ended on a high note today. Presented for the first time in a brand-new hybrid format of online and offline engagement, the two-day CVCF main forum gathered a host of global venture capital […]
