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SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 2 March 2022 – Foonie Magus announces Apeiron, the world’s first Play and Earn (P&E) god-game on the blockchain, has raised three million dollars in its preseed valuation, a historic first for NFT games. This up and coming crypto game has been making waves in the GameFi community with its stunning gameplay teasers, revolutionary tri-token economy and rich mythological settings. Apeiron takes […]

A dynamic virtual week exploring how technology-based solutions can be applied to long-standing social challenges HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 March 2022 – Policymakers, businesses and thought leaders from major corporations and government will congregate online and at exclusive in-person sessions at Economist Impact’s Technology for Change Week Asia from March 8th to 11th 2022. There is an urgent need to close the digital […]

By Kalyani Shankar Will too many cooks spoil the Opposition broth? Many players in the national opposition camp are trying to come together ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls against the BJP. You have Congress President Sonia Gandhi attempting to form a united opposition coalition. You have West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee trying […]

The post Forming Of A Federal Front Of Regional Parties Without Congress May Not Work first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sankar Ray The Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Niazi’s visit to the Russian Federation has resulted in a damp squib, if not a ‘diplomatic disaster’. To call it just ill-timed because of Russian invasion of Ukraine is to hide the frustration beneath. True, President Vladimir Putin had little time when Russia’s hell-bent desire to […]

The post Imran Khan’s Two Day Moscow Visit During War Ends In Near Disaster first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and the international condemnation it generated contains key lessons for policymakers. They are lessons that should have been learned in past global crises but weren’t. However, the Ukraine crisis offers an opportunity to correct that mistake. A first lesson is that failure to firmly […]

The post Ukraine: Result Of Lessons Not Being Learnt From Past Mistakes first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Atul Alexander The ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine has captured the spotlight in the past weeks, with condemnation pouring from all corners. However, Russia seems unfettered and is going on a rampage, capturing the major cities of Ukraine. International organisations and States have registered their outcry. For instance, the United Nations Secretary-General’s [UNSG] statement […]

The post International Law Has Been Violated By Russia By Attacking Ukraine first appeared on IPA Newspack.

Heidelberg Pharma grants Huadong exclusive license to develop and commercialize HDP-101 and HDP-103 in Asia[1] (excluding Japan), plus exclusive opt-in rights for two more pipeline candidates, with a total deal value of up to USD 930 million (EUR 825 million) Huadong will also participate in a rights issue and acquire a percentage of current shareholdings from existing shareholders including dievini[2], totaling EUR 105 million Huadong to become […]

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By K Raveendran The Russian invasion of Ukraine has provided yet another instance of gold proving its safe haven value. As Russian forces entered Ukraine and pressed towards Kiev, gold price surged to an intra-day high of US$1,974 per ounce on Thursday, corresponding to Rs 52,797 per 10 grams on India’s MCX. Hectic buying was […]

The post Gold Shines Again As Safe Haven As Ukraine War Intensifies first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Rahil Nora Chopra The political buzz around the formation of a third front is back. While talk of a third front has been recurrent, the key difference this time is that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has met his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar in separate […]

The post KCR, Mamata, Pawar, Thackeray Inch Closer To Third Front first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty It is Vladimir Putin’s war and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot do zilch to make it come to an end though for some unfathomable reason the Ukrainian ambassador in New Delhi believes Modi can sway Putin from his decades-long resolve to reassemble the dismantled USSR and leave Ukraine alone. The kind […]

The post It Is Vladimir Putin’s War In Ukraine, Narendra Modi Can Have Little Role first appeared on IPA Newspack.

  By David Broder Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is sickening. Vladimir Putin had this Monday claimed that the “Kiev regime” refused any resolution of the conflict in the Donbas except through “military means.” The Russian president now claims to resolve it with far more bloodshed, already spreading beyond the Donbas region and risking a wider […]

The post Global Left Can Never Support Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine At This Hour first appeared on IPA Newspack.

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 25 February 2022 – Chinachem Group (the Group) has long been committed to the community. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the Group has been working alongside the public to help them tide over this difficult time through donations and other forms of support. The fifth wave of the epidemic has severely impacted society, with many non-profit organisations finding their manpower […]

Photo In 2021, the PGA switched up one of its longest-running branches. The PGA, which oversees the most popular and expansive professional golf leagues in the world for men and women, announced an update to its European Tour. After years of running a separate European Tour and Asian Tour, which saw multiple events held in the UAE, the PGA decided to establish a new branch of the […]

By Prakash Karat The Kerala government has written to the central government proposing amendments to the constitution to give powers to the state governments in the appointment or recall of governors.  This has been done in response to the recommendations made by the Justice Punchhi Commission on reforms in centre-state relations.  The stand taken by […]

The post Time Is Ripe For Reforming The Process Of Appointment Of Governors first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr. Gyan Pathak We have many food assistance programmes but not food for all, as the latest Hunger Watch Survey II has found. Food insecurity still hounds people at household level though India is self-sufficient in food at national level. The food assistance programmes that our Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been claiming time […]

The post Modi’s Programmes Are Many But Still Failing To Provide Food For All first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan must be wishing he hadn’t told Russia’s RT television network that he wanted a TV debate with Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. What must be striking to Imran Khan and his countrymen and countrywomen is that cricketer Khan’s wish elicited a reply not from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]

The post Will Shashi Tharoor Take Up Imran Khan’s TV Debate Challenge With Modi? first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Nitya Chakraborty The confrontation over Ukraine between Russia and the United States has reached a decisive stage with President Putin recognizing the two breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk and soon after President Joe Biden announcing strong sanctions aimed at crippling the leading Russian banks and the financial institutions. The U.S. and the NATO aim […]

The post 2015 Minsk2 Agreement Is The Only Basis Now For Averting War On Ukraine first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By James M Dorsey Europe is likely to shoulder the brunt of the fallout of a rapidly escalating crisis over Ukraine. Middle Eastern states could prove to be a close second. That is no truer than for Turkey and Israel, whose management of the Ukraine crisis could determine their ability to protect perceived core national […]

The post Middle East Faces Spill-Over Effect From Ukraine War Threats first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By Dr Arun Mitra Whole world has suffered due to humanitarian crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic. The threat is not yet completely over as we are still not certain about the new variants of the rapidly mutating virus. Even though vaccination has given some respite, but glaring inequity in vaccination of the population in different […]

The post Russia-NATO Confrontation Over Ukraine Has Implications For Health System first appeared on IPA Newspack.

By K R Sudhaman The recent urban local body elections in Tamil Nadu held for the first time after 2011 has helped strong ruling DMK in the state to consolidated further decimating its rival opposition AIADMK. DMK won all the 21 corporations and unseated AIADMK in its traditional stronghold in western Tamil Nadu. The National […]

The post DMK Sweep In Tamil Nadu Local Body Elections Is A Mandate For Stalin first appeared on IPA Newspack.

A subcontractor not making it, a supplier failing to make a delivery, equipment breaking down, and key personnel falling ill — any of these and more can make construction slow to a crawl. Construction projects being what they are, delays lead to increased costs due to crashing and penalties or to increased exposure due to fast-tracking. Furthermore, when you use both project optimization techniques in combination, you […]

James M Dorsey Europe is likely to shoulder the brunt of the fallout of a rapidly escalating crisis over Ukraine. Middle Eastern states could prove to be a close second. That is no truer than for Turkey and Israel, whose management of the Ukraine crisis could determine their ability to protect perceived core national interests. Indeed, for NATO-member Turkey, the stakes could not be higher. Its 2,000 […]

By 2026, 25% of people will spend at least one hour a day in the metaverse for work, shopping, education, social and/or entertainment, according to Gartner, Inc. “Vendors are already building ways for users to replicate their lives in digital worlds,” said Marty Resnick, research vice president at Gartner. “From attending virtual classrooms to buying digital land and constructing virtual homes, these activities are currently being conducted in […]

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 22 February 2022 – Hong Kong is famous for its simple taxation system and low tax rate, so would most probably be the first set-up to consider when investors enter the Asian market (particularly the Mainland China market). However, without a better understanding of the benefits, investors may not realise just how attractive Hong Kong is. Cheng & Cheng Taxation […]

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