BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday morning met with Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, in Beijing.Invited by the CPC Central Committee and Xi, Cheng is the first KMT chairperson to have led a delegation to the Chinese mainland in the past decade. The delegation had visited Jiangsu Province and Shanghai before coming to Beijing.Xi said this meeting between the CPC and KMT leaders after 10 years is of great significance for developing relations between the two parties and across the Taiwan Strait.Xi…
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Calling all the ravers. The beloved J1 Beach hotspot has just unveiled House of Bâoli, a Sunday brunch that rolls straight into an after-dark party without so much as a pause for breath. And if Sundays aren’t your thing, there’s always Bâoli Circle – the restaurant’s underrated Tuesday night experience. Redefine your Sunday outing House of Bâoli kicks off every Sunday at 1.30pm, and from the moment you sit down, the kitchen means business. The sharing menu pulls from Bâoli’s Japanese-Mediterranean DNA – think sushi, robata-grilled dishes and the kind of signature plates that have kept the restaurant firmly on…
Jocelyn Chow Wilson Sonsini has appointed Jocelyn Chow as a partner in Hong Kong, bolstering the firm’s capabilities in national security and antitrust matters. Before joining Wilson Sonsini, she spent nearly 13 years at Eversheds Sutherland, where she served as Asia head of competition, trade and foreign investment, rising from trainee solicitor to partner. “At a time when the East-West geopolitical and regulatory landscape grows ever more complex, I am excited to leverage WSGR’s [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s] cutting-edge platform to help clients turn global challenges into opportunities,” Chow wrote in a LinkedIn post. Her practice covers a range…
New Delhi: India went down to Indonesia in their third match in the Billie Jean King Cup Group I – Asia/Oceania at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on Thursday, with the visitors clinching both singles rubbers to take an unassailable lead. Indonesia’s win keeps them firmly in the race to finish on top of the standings, while the Republic also continued their unbeaten run with a victory over New Zealand. Thailand, meanwhile, bounced back strongly with a clean sweep against Mongolia.In the opening singles rubber, Vaishnavi Adkar was edged out in a hard-fought three-set battle by Priska Madelyn Nugroho,…
Weekly gains hold despite volatilityGlobally, bullion is heading towards a third straight weekly gain, holding near $4,760 an ounce and tracking a weekly rise of nearly 2%.Support is coming from continued central bank buying and expectations around diplomatic engagement tied to the Iran conflict. Market focus is shifting towards talks scheduled in Islamabad, where US Vice President JD Vance is expected to meet Iranian officials over the weekend.At the same time, uncertainty has not faded. Fresh warnings from President Donald Trump around shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and continued regional strikes have kept geopolitical risk elevated, a factor that…
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) — At the invitation of Chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee Zhao Leji, Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives Gerry Brownlee will lead a delegation to visit China from April 12 to 16. ■ Source link
AbstractAccording to the latest IndexBox report on the global Chemical Protective Gloves market, the market enters 2026 with broader demand fundamentals, more disciplined procurement behavior, and a more regionally diversified supply architecture.The global market for chemical protective gloves is projected to experience sustained expansion through the 2026-2035 forecast period, driven by an evolving regulatory landscape and heightened occupational safety awareness across industrial and commercial sectors. This growth is underpinned by the fundamental need to mitigate workplace exposure to hazardous chemicals, a risk present in industries ranging from chemical manufacturing and pharmaceuticals to agriculture and waste management. The market is characterized…
Haresh’s parents Kuberbhai and Babiben were flying home to visit their children living in the UK when the Air India flight crashed seconds after take off(Picture: Haresh Kuberbhai Patel) A Kent businessman whose two parents were killed in the Air India crash has said he does not believe the leading theory that pilots were to blame. Haresh Kuberbhai Patel’s mum and dad died in the June 12, 2025, disaster, which killed 260 people – including 52 British nationals. He is one of around 30 families of victims who have written to the UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) asking them…
Swiss biotech Idorsia (SIX: IDIA) has announced the appointment of Dr Amer Joseph as executive vice president, chief medical officer (CMO) and head of global clinical development, effective May 1, 2026. He succeeds Dr Alberto Gimona, who is retiring. This article is accessible to registered users, to continue reading please register for free. A free trial will give you access to exclusive features, interviews, round-ups and commentary from the sharpest minds in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology space for a week. If you are already a registered user please login. If your trial has come to an end, you can subscribe here. Login…
Investing.com — U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell met with leaders of major American banks earlier this week to discuss cybersecurity risks posed by Anthropic’s latest AI model, several reports showed on Thursday. The meeting included executives from , , , and , who were already in Washington for a banking lobby group meeting. was invited but could not attend, reports from Bloomberg, the Financial Times, and Reuters showed. The news was first reported by Bloomberg on Thursday evening. The gathering centered on concerns about Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview model and its advanced ability to…