Kindness is in the air. Publishers produce business books with titles like “The Power of Nice” or, simply, “Kind”. LinkedIn, which is ostensibly a networking site for career-minded professionals, is overrun with sickly videos showing people being improbably generous to the homeless. Firms publicly embrace the values of compassion: one manufacturer of safety-gear talks of…
On June 5, Authentic Brands Group, the global brand development and licensing platform, officially launched its APAC headquarters in Shanghai. Authentic’s APAC headquarters in Shanghai. – Credit: ABG Since its establishment in 2010, Authentic has consistently pursued a calculated global expansion strategy, achieved by developing regional hubs customized for specific local markets. The inauguration of…
An artist’s illustration of Haumea Science Photo Library/Alamy I find the outer reaches of our solar system fascinating. It’s a place that we know very little about considering how relatively close it is – even its size is up for debate. It’s littered with icy rocks, most of which are detectable only by huge telescopes….
In a timely launch that coincides with the women’s football Euro championships, digital fashion giant ASOS is set to launch an exclusive womenswear collection that debuted with a London catwalk show ahead of its 15 July launch. And although it’s produced in conjunction with Adidas Originals, it’s been solely designed by ASOS. The collection also…
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in talks with a Texan businessman allied to Donald Trump to make a notorious source of conflict minerals a central part of US-backed peace plans for the region. Gentry Beach, the chair of investment firm America First Global and former finance co-chair of Trump’s campaign in 2016, is part…
An artist’s impression of the lizard-like creature making tracks Marcin Ambrozik Evidence of the earliest known reptile-like animal, an ancestor of many four-limbed creatures including birds, reptiles and mammals, has been found in Victoria, Australia. The discovery could push back the timing of when these animals began to emerge from the water to live solely…
Bayern Munich began their Club World Cup campaign in historic fashion with a ruthless 10-0 demolition of Auckland City on Sunday, as Jamal Musiala marked his return from injury with a brilliant second-half hat trick in a commanding team display. Kingsley Coman opened the scoring in the sixth minute, heading home at the far post…
A decision on whether or not to expand the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments will be made in the upcoming weeks, sources told ESPN. If the decision is made to expand, the expansion would begin in the 2025-26 season, per sources, and the tournament would expand to no more than 76 teams. Sources have…
Westports operates Malaysia’s largest cargo terminal at Port Klang, near Kuala Lumpur. Courtesy of Westports Shares of Westports—controlled by Reuben Gnanalingam and his family—soared to a record high on Tuesday after the Malaysian government approved increased cargo handling fees at Port Klang, the country’s key transhipment hub. The higher tariffs will be implemented in three…
LG launches 40-inch 5K2K monitor with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity Designed for finance and IT, it supports advanced multitasking features High refresh rate and color accuracy support complex visual workflows LG Electronics is expanding its B2B display offerings with the launch of the UltraFine 40WT95UF, a new 40-inch curved business monitor targeting enterprise customers in finance,…
