LONDON, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — KraneShares, a global asset manager known for its research-driven, high-conviction investment strategies, has announced that, as of 28/Apr/2026, the EUR and GBP hedged share classes of the KraneShares CSI China Internet UCITS ETF (KWEB) are available for trading on London Stock Exchange. These new listings provide European investors with […]
A Malaysian minister urged the country’s police chief to clarify the status of investigations into allegations that a network of businessmen was colluding with anti-corruption agency officials to oust executives. The government has ordered law enforcement agencies, including the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission (MACC), to look into the allegations involving the businessmen, nicknamed the “corporate mafia”. […]
World Bank Group, NVIDIA, Google, Amazon and OpenAI join global policymakers and leaders to address how AI is transforming economies, industries and societies. SINGAPORE, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly embedding itself into the systems that power economies, reshaping how businesses compete, governments serve, and societies evolve across Asia. Against this […]
A Malaysian minister urged the country’s police chief to clarify the status of investigations into allegations that a network of businessmen was colluding with anti-graft agency officials to oust executives. The government has ordered law enforcement agencies, including the Malaysian Anti‑Corruption Commission (MACC), to probe the allegations involving the businessmen, nicknamed the corporate mafia. So […]
Deadly Explosion At Fireworks Factory In China’s Hunan Province Kills 26, Injures 61; Large-Scale Rescue & Probe Underway | Video | X Beijing: At least 26 people were killed and 61 others injured in a massive explosion at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province, officials said on Tuesday. The explosion occurred on Monday afternoon […]
Good morning. My name is Angela Skujins, and I am steering the Europe Today newsletter on this rainy Tuesday from Brussels. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Much of the major news seems to be occurring outside the Belgian capital today, with the European Commissioner for Trade, Maroš Šefčovič, meeting US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Paris for closely […]
CHINA FACTORY FIRE: A blast at a fireworks factory in China’s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting a call from President Xi Jinping for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday. The explosion in Liuyang, under the administration of Hunan’s capital city of Changsha and a hub for fireworks manufacturing, […]
SINGAPORE, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gauth, a global leader in AI-powered study assistance, has announced the regional rollout of its Live Tutor feature, with Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines among the first markets to debut the service. This rollout marks a pivotal step in Gauth’s international growth strategy, identifying Southeast Asia as a […]
Babak Zanjani had been on death row for years before Iranian authorities suddenly decided to release him last year. He had talents that would soon be put to use. Babak Zanjani in a Tehran court in 2016, the year he received a death sentence for ‘corruption on earth.’ Before his arrest for alleged corruption, Zanjani […]
Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Monday announced that it will introduce next-generation high-speed in-flight connectivity powered by Starlink, with a progressive rollout beginning in the first quarter of 2027.The airline said the deployment will be carried out across its Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range fleet, as well as its A380 aircraft, and is expected to be […]
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Monday announced that it will introduce next-generation high-speed in-flight connectivity powered by Starlink, with a progressive rollout beginning in the first quarter of 2027. Advertisement The airline said the deployment will be carried out across its Airbus A350-900 long-haul and ultra-long-range fleet, as well as […]
United Airlines’ Relax Row will emerge as a data-driven compromise between standard economy class and premium cabin in 2027, turning unsold seats into a sleep-focused product on long-haul routes like Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) – London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and San Francisco–Singapore. By offering a full row of three economy seats, paired with bedding […]
The OnePlus Ace 6 was launched in China in October last year and later arrived in India in December as the rebranded OnePlus 15R. Now, discussions around its successor, the OnePlus Ace 7, have begun to surface. A fresh rumour has revealed key specifications of the purported device. This leak comes as the Chinese brand […]
American model-host Lisa S, wife of Chinese-American actor Daniel Wu, is making a comeback in the fashion industry. Lisa S, whose full name is Lisa Selesner, recently joined Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu and has since garnered about 17,000 followers. She uploaded a 40-second video of herself on April 29, with the caption: “Long time no […]
Meta’s microblogging app Threads has crossed 150 million daily active users and is expanding its ad offerings globally, but the company cautioned that monetisation will remain gradual, with neither Threads nor WhatsApp Status expected to meaningfully contribute to revenues in the near term.Speaking during the company’s quarterly earnings call, finance chief Susan Li said user […]
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Tourists ride in an open-top bus in Central during the Labour Day holiday. Authorities expect about 980,000 mainland Chinese visitors to come to Hong Kong for the break. (Photo: South China Morning Post) Ultra-low-priced Hong Kong tour packages reliant on commissions and pushing mainland Chinese visitors to make additional purchases remain prevalent despite tighter government […]
Good morning. It is Angela Skujins holding the pen for today’s newsletter from Brussels, where it seems the spotlight is firmly 4,300 kilometres away in the South Caucasus. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Leaders from all across Europe are meeting today in Yerevan, Armenia, for the eighth edition of the European Political Community (EPC). The meeting – boasting […]
Like any successful populist leader, Nigel Farage loves to pose as a straight-talking man who dares take on the smug elites. So despite his public school and City of London trading background, he claims to have always been an outsider. He works hard to burnish a facade as standard-bearer for ordinary folks fighting a complacent […]
New Delhi: India cautiously eased FDI norms from May 1, 2026, for foreign companies with Chinese/Hong Kong shareholding of up to 10 per cent to invest in India under the automatic route. Several foreign and domestic firms, industry associations, experts, and startups were demanding this easing.Here are few questions and answers to understand the issue […]
The government’s Department of Fisheries defended its 9‑million‑baht Thailand FishAI smartphone application on Saturday after social media outrage over misidentifications and doubts about its value. Officials said on Sunday that the one‑year prototype can currently identify about 50 species and links to a 2,000‑entry library while users submit images to help improve accuracy. Launched to […]
Meta’s purchase could address critical shifts in the ‘high-value labour’ markets. As per Bloomberg, the ARI will offer deep expertise about how it can design models and frontier capabilities for the robot control and adopt self-learning to control the whole-body humanoid. In a social media post, Xiaolong Wang, the co-founder of ARI, stated that their […]
PRNewswire Advertisement Singapore, May 4: Edwards Lifesciences, the leading global structural heart innovation company, recently announced 10-year results from the COMMENCE aortic trial, reinforcing the long-term durability and sustained performance of its proprietary RESILIA tissue. The data were presented at the 106th American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting. Advertisement Valvular heart disease continues to […]
SINGAPORE, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Edwards Lifesciences, the leading global structural heart innovation company, recently announced 10-year results from the COMMENCE aortic trial, reinforcing the long-term durability and sustained performance of its proprietary RESILIA tissue. The data were presented at the 106th American Association for Thoracic Surgery Annual Meeting. Valvular heart disease continues to pose […]
SINGAPORE: A total of 2,589 people were caught and penalised for possessing and using vapes in the first three months of 2026, including 377 who were etomidate vaporiser offenders. Among them, 256 individuals were placed on rehabilitation programmes, the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said in a press release on Monday (May […]
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The Amritsar Commissionerate Police have dismantled yet another sophisticated cross-border arms smuggling module operating in the border belt. Advertisement During the operation, police arrested four accused and recovered seven pistols, including two Glock 9mm pistols (Made in Austria), four .30 bore pistols (Made in China) and one additional .30 bore pistol from their possession. Advertisement […]
Ottawa, May 3 The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), in its latest public report, has identified Khalistani elements as a violent extremist threat, as per a media report. A small but determined group of Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) continue to use Canada as a base to promote, raise funds and plan violence, according to a […]
