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DHL Global Forwarding announces strategic leadership appointments in Asia Pacific
Christopher Lim, previously Managing Director, Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei, will be appointed Vice President and Head of Road Freight and Multimodal, Asia Pacific, effective 1 August 2025. Praveen Gregory, currently Senior Vice President,...

US secretary of state fobs off concerns in Asia over Trump tariffs
In his first official trip to Asia, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced considerable hostility over the Trump administration’s new tariffs when he attended the foreign ministers’ meeting of the 10-member Association of South East Asian Nations...
Rising AI-Driven Cyber Attacks and Geopolitical Tensions Shaping Asia Pacific Cyber Risk Landscape, Aon study
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 July 2025 - Aon plc (NYSE: AON), a leading global professional services firm, has released the Asia Pacific (APAC) findings from its 2025 Cyber Risk Report. The report underscores the increasing complexity...
Clear delays profits as it expands into Europe and West Asia
“What we're seeing is that the global expansion opportunity for us has gone up dramatically. We're having a lot of fun going global, so we're investing again," said founder and CEO Archit Gupta. The push into Europe is being led primarily by the...

Africa-Asia Dialogue On Agrifood Systems Transformation To Open In Viet Nam
Monday, 14 July 2025, 1:15 pm Press Release: UNFAO Hanoi - Agriculture ministers and top-level policymakers from 15 African countries will meet with their counterparts from 3 Asian countries here on 15 July 2025 to discuss making agrifood...

Premier League fans in Asia want to feel valued – and not just as a source of revenue
Fifty years ago, Arsenal lost 2-0 to Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur, with jet-lagged players struggling to deal with frogs bouncing around the Merdeka Stadium pitch as well as the legendary local striker Mokhtar Dahari. Since then, however, many aspects...

DP World to invest $60m in Port of Batangas expansion
The project will boost capacity for cargo, car carriers, and passenger traffic. Dubai-based logistics company DP World Ltd. is investing $60m to expand the Port of Batangas in the Philippines, aiming to boost the country's capability to handle...

'I could tell you 20 things that are wrong with Whitehall. But it has worked': Ex-trade chief Sir Crawford Falconer on Brexit, bureaucracy and why MOG changes are overrated
Looking back on Brexit: are there lessons to learn from the negotiations and the aftermath of that? Yes – the extent to which you’re dependent on the world economy. I think what needed to change culturally, within the political class and within...
Asia week ahead: Key data on China, Japan, South Korea, while Indonesia seen leaving rates unchanged
China: China’s June trade expected to edge up, GDP read to hold near 5.0% China is scheduled to publish the bulk of its key economic indicators for June. Trade data, out Monday, is expected to show a slight uptick in export and import growth on...

Việt Nam fosters comprehensive cooperation with France's Normandy region
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is boosting comprehensive cooperation with France's Normandy region, a dynamic economic hub. This follows the upgrade of Việt Nam-France relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, opening broad opportunities for...

Keysight Introduces an Enhanced Electromagnetic Interference Test Receiver with Real-Time, Gapless 1 GHz Measurement Bandwidth
SANTA ROSA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2025-- Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announced a major enhancement to its PXE Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Receiver, extending the wideband Time-Domain Scan (TDS) with a real-time,...

Huawei Cloud Propels Singapore Enterprises from Cloud Adoption to Intelligent Leap, Forging Industry Pioneers
SINGAPORE, July 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Huawei Cloud Singapore Summit 2025, themed "Accelerate Intelligence, Ignite Smarter Future," brought together over 500 representatives from government, business, and technology sectors today. Attendees...

Cooper-Sinfonia Alliance Plans Off-Grid EV Charging Solutions for Rural India
Satara-based Cooper Corporation, a leading Indian engine, genset, and tractor manufacturer, has entered into a partnership with Japan's Sinfonia Technology, a global leader in advanced energy solutions and high-tech industrial systems to launch a...

Messe Düsseldorf rebrands as K-Alliance
Düsseldorf, Germany – The plastics and rubber industry is dynamic, highly innovative and a key player when it comes to the circular economy, climate protection and digitalization. In October 2025 over 3,200 exhibitors from around the globe will...

CAPS Int’l seminar explores new avenues of cooperation between Pakistan & Oceania
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 17 (APP):The Consortium for Asia-Pacific Studies (CAPS) on Thursday hosted the day-long hybrid seminar titled “Bridging Pakistan and Oceania” here, drawing participation from scholars, diplomats, and policy experts...
Energy Industry Workers Among Those Most at Risk of Harm From Climate Change
According to a report from Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s new Global Safety Evidence Centre, energy industry workers are increasingly at risk from harm posed by extreme weather, natural disasters and new safety hazards associated with emerging...

India Reiterates Steadfast Support For Regional Solar Cooperation At ISA Meet
Colombo: India, on Thursday, reiterated steadfast support for fostering regional solar cooperation at the seventh meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Regional Committee for Asia and the Pacific in Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo. The...
Gold price drops Dh5 in UAE: More cuts likely soon
Market analysts say the fall in local gold rates reflects a global slide in prices, largely triggered by a strengthening US dollar and a drop in global economic fears. This comes after US President Donald Trump clarified that it was “highly...

Japan’s right-wing fringe is no MAGA or Reform
Plenty of contentious issues loom ahead of Sunday’s elections in Japan: a shrinking economy, falling real wages and no trade deal to shield against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs. However, the narrative has instead been dominated by a fringe...

What Makes Cheap Earbuds a Real Value (or Not)? I Dug In to Find Out
A few months ago, Final Audio, a boutique Japanese brand, sent me its new, relatively low-priced ZE3000 SV noise-canceling earbuds to test. I was curious: Would this be a hidden gem among the dozens, even hundreds, of budget headphone options out...