Saudi Arabia has successfully managed to achieve an excellent status in the framework of realizing self-sufficiency for several necessary food products before taking up the task of securing food for millions of visiting pilgrims coming from different countries of the world. According to the head...

The Urban Land Institute's (ULI) recently released 2023 Asia Pacific Home Attainability Index report provides a high-level snapshot of the extent to which housing is attainable in cities in the Asia Pacific region. The report covers 45 cities in nine countries, namely, Australia, China, India, Indon...

Shiv Narayan Jewellers Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad’s top legacy jewellery, has achieved 8 Guinness World Records™ Titles, becoming the first Indian jeweller in history to accomplish such a feat. To commemorate the occasion, a grand celebration attended by high profile dignitaries and celebrities unfolded at...

With it being the week of Memorial Day, Collette wants to remind travelers that they'll be offering a special version of its "Memorials of World War II" tour in 2024 to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. On June 6th, 1944, 160,000 courageous Allied troops set out to liberate Europe from the...

The most recent piracy landscape consumer surveys commissioned by the Coalition Against Piracy (CAP) show that while piracy rates remain stable in many countries around Asia-Pacific, we have seen notable increases in piracy rates in Thailand and Taiwan, with a discernible increase also in Hong Kong...

Everybody, no matter their age, can benefit from daily physical activity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), young children should be physically active throughout the day for growth and development. Despite the common misconception that children are in perpetual motio...

The Malaysian prime minister's proposal to create an Asian Monetary Fund can be seen as a natural development following China's shift away from the U.S. dollar. The OctaFX experts give their assessment of what the consequences will be for the Malaysian economy and MYR. The U.S. dollar plays a vit...

Cambodia is to host the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Phnom Penh from May 5th to 17th. One of the world's most important sporting occasions, the SEA Games will bring together over five thousand athletes from the 11 countries of Southeast Asia, which has a population of over 675 million. This is the...

On Zero Discrimination Day, commemorated on March 1, UNAIDS highlights the need to remove laws that criminalise people living with HIV and key populations. (Key populations are communities at higher risk of HIV infection including gay men and other men who have sex with men, people who use drugs, se...

NephCure, formerly NephCure Kidney International, announced Friday a new visual and written brand more distinctly centered around the rare kidney disease (RKD) community they serve. With nearly a year of research and development behind it, this new brand more accurately reflects the nonprofit's uniq...

Philanthropic mission to end childhood pneumonia – Charles Monat Associates (CMA) marks 50th anniversary announcing partnership with global charity Save the Children. Charles Monat Associates (CMA), a global pioneer in providing wealth planning and life insurance solutions, today marked its 50th ann...

For more than a century, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to more than 800 individuals from around the world. Even though the majority of Nobel Prize recipients have been men, a growing number of female nominees are being recognized for their outstanding achievements. In order to identify the female...

The Enterprise Holdings Foundation has donated $60,000 to the LA Regional Food Bank to fight hunger and nutrition insecurity in local communities all over LA County. The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Enterprise Holdings, which operates the Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alam...

Between October 21 and 26, Olymp Trade held Gifts from the Heart, a charity campaign in honor of Diwali. The platform and its users collectively donated more than $30,000 to brighten up the holiday for 1,000 low-income families in India. The global trading platform committed to donating a share of...

The Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) issue has recently dominated the news. Thus, there is a lot of misinformation and misunderstanding around these. It's interesting to think about the pros and cons of genetically modified organisms. Well, genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have been a c...

India International Insurance will be launching i-Journey, their latest travel insurance policy, this October. With the launch of i-Journey, Singaporeans or Singapore residents can look forward to their upcoming travel with peace of mind. I-Journey not only provides an extensive range of coverage, s...

MSIG Insurance and Klook are collaborating in a distribution partnership to exclusively offer TravelCare insurance as an add-on when Singapore-based customers book travel-related activities and services on Klook's mobile app and website. With over 25 benefits and three different plans to choose fro...

On 16 July 2022, 20 teenagers from vulnerable and challenging backgrounds, together with members of the Youth Crime Prevention Centre of The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups (HKFYG), presented 20 fashion collections they designed in collaboration with 76 students from The Hong Kong Polytechnic U...