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Climate change adversely affecting beekeeping business in KP
The Nation
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July 15, 2025
Peshawar - Climate change-induced weather patterns have begun adversely affecting the beekeeping industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), prompting experts to call for large-scale plantations of ber and palosa plants to prevent the possible extinction...
EU Trade Officials Plan Countermeasures to Trump's 30% Tariffs
Transport Topics
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July 14, 2025
[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] EU trade ministers agreed July 14 that U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union was “absolutely unacceptable," and they are studying a new set...
OPINION | Volunteer expertise to informal and small businesses
Sowetan
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July 15, 2025
As we approach Nelson Mandela Day on Friday July 18, I am reminded of Madiba’s timeless words: “It is in your hands to create a better world for all who live in it.” Celebrated globally, Mandela Day inspires millions to dedicate 67 minutes to...
Corporate leaders to address digital disruption at Asean Change Management Conference
Malay Mail
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July 15, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Corporate leaders across Southeast Asia will gather here on Oct 1 and 2 for the Asean Change Management Conference 2025, addressing the urgent need for organisational transformation in an era of digital disruption. The...
Starbucks attracts bids for China business, denies full exit
Campaign Asia-Pacific
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July 14, 2025
Starbucks is fielding proposals from a wave of investors for its China business, with industry players and private equity firms, including Centurium Capital, the largest shareholder in arch-rival Luckin Coffee, reportedly among the suitors. Most...
EU Forms New Trade Alliances Amid U.S. Tariff Tensions
Business Korea
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July 15, 2025
As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to exert trade pressure with high tariffs across the board, countries that can no longer endure are showing signs of departing from the U.S.-centered international trade order. As the European Union (EU)...
European trade ministers meet to forge strategy after surprise 30% tariffs from Trump
ABC News - New York
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July 14, 2025
BRUSSELS -- European trade ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union. The EU is America’s biggest business partner and the world’s largest...
Latest News | AWL Agri Business Q1 Profit Down 24 Pc to Rs 238 Cr on Higher Expenses
Latestly
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July 15, 2025
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) Edible oil company AWL Agri Business Ltd has reported a 24 per cent decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 237.95 crore for the first quarter of this fiscal year due to higher expenses. Its net profit stood at Rs 313.20...
Singaporeans dream of retiring abroad — but reality may be more complicated
The Independent Singapore
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July 15, 2025
SINGAPORE: A Reddit post on Jul 13 has sparked a wave of honest conversation among Singaporeans about what it really takes to retire overseas. In a country where the cost of living remains high and retirement age continues to climb, the idea of...
From local to global: What made top news in Singapore over the last 180 years?
The Straits Times
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July 14, 2025
#facebook The Straits Times Feb 19, 2015 Does Facebook unite or divide us? 185018751900192519501975200020242000s-2020s Founded in 2004 by Harvard University students, including Mr Mark Zuckerberg and Mr Eduardo Saverin, Facebook grew quickly to...
Zoho's Sridhar Vembu on how to make Indian cities livable like Singapore that limits car ownership through certificates
The Economic Times
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July 15, 2025
Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has called for building extensive public transport networks across Indian cities to make them more livable, citing Singapore as a successful model that limits car ownership through policy innovation. “I want to add that...
Malaysia says trade permit required for AI chips of US origin
The Indian Express
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July 14, 2025
Malaysia’s trade ministry said on Monday that the export, transshipment and transit of high-performance artificial intelligence chips of U.S. origin will be subject to a trade permit, effective immediately. Individuals or companies are required to...
Asian markets mixed as China's economy meets forecasts
The Times Republican - Iowa
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Markets were mixed Tuesday as positive Chinese economic data was offset by weak consumer spending, while optimism that governments will hammer out deals to avoid the worst of Donald Trump's tariff threats provided support. Beijing said gross...
Can stablecoins displace the old guard in cross-border finance?
KrASIA
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July 14, 2025
Cross-border payments often face two persistent challenges: lengthy settlement times and currency fluctuations. A single transaction can take one to five days to process through multiple intermediary banks. In that time, shifts in exchange rates...
Data Centre Focused REIT Debuts In Singapore, Biggest In Years
MENAFN
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July 15, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) A real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on data centres made a lukewarm debut on the Singapore exchange on Monday, in the city-state's biggest listing in eight years. Valued at $773 million, the trust NTT DC REIT is...
Vietnam, Singapore strengthen collaboration in high-level leadership training
Vietnam Pictorial
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July 14, 2025
The partnership between the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy stands as a model of high-level training cooperation. The third course of the Potential Leaders’ Programme for Vietnamese officials...
Cathay United Bank Hong Kong Branch Wins Two Major Accolades
Antara
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July 15, 2025
Taipei (ANTARA/PRNewswire)- Cathay United Bank Hong Kong Branch (CUBHK) received two significant accolades at the Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2025 held by The Asset in Singapore on July 2. Leveraging its extensive experience in...
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CEO Masterclass Sabah 2025: Right mindset needed for economic growth: Masidi
Daily Express Malaysia
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July 14, 2025
CEO Masterclass Sabah 2025: Right mindset needed for economic growth: Masidi Published on: Monday, July 14, 2025 Published on: Mon, Jul 14, 2025 By: Sherell Jeffrey Text Size: Dark Mode: Off Masidi and the organisers posing in a photo with invited...
‘Emerging Sabah business leaders need exposure’ call
Daily Express Malaysia
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July 15, 2025
‘Emerging Sabah business leaders need exposure’ call Published on: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 Published on: Tue, Jul 15, 2025 Text Size: Dark Mode: Off From left: Datuk Lee Swi Heng, Datuk James Wong, Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun and Kenji Yeo together...
‘Designed for elite 10%’: Bengaluru’s Rs 18,500 Cr Tunnel Road sparks India vs Singapore debate; Sridhar Vembu, Tejasvi Surya weigh in
Financial Express
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BJP MP for Bengaluru South, Tejasvi Surya, has tagged the Rs 18,500 cr Tunnel Road project as “deadweight” on the Silicon Valley of India, adding that it is “designed for the elite 10 per cent” and not the “common man”. In a fiery post on X...