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(Xinhua) 08:25, April 16, 2026 Peng Liyuan, wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Ngo Phuong Ly, wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Vietnamese President To Lam, visit China’s National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing, capital of China, April 15, 2026. Ngo Phuong Ly is accompanying To Lam on his state visit to China. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao) BEIJING, April 15 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, wife of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi…

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Home » Latest Travel News » Thousands of Passengers Grounded Around China Today As Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Wuhan, And More Delay 3,024 And Cancel 210 Flights, Disrupting China Eastern, Air China, China Southern, Hainan, And Other Airlines Published on April 16, 2026 Image generated with Ai Thousands of travellers were stranded in China today as flight operations saw 3,024 delays and 210 cancellations, impacting Shanghai Pudong International Airport (249 delays, 17 cancellations), Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (308 delays, 18 cancellations), Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport (446 delays, 8 cancellations), Beijing Capital International Airport (170 delays, 24 cancellations),…

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The appeal, he added, comes from the ability to operate within a system that combines regional access with global standards, supported by infrastructure and a regulatory environment that remains accessible to international capital.A broader investor mixThe type of capital entering the UAE has widened in recent years, reflecting its position as a platform for both traditional finance and emerging sectors.Drid said, “There is an increasingly broad mix of investors coming to the UAE, including institutional investors, hedge funds, and fintech-driven businesses, alongside technology firms and digital asset companies. There is also a growing presence of entrepreneurs and SMEs relocating from…

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Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India” — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart dominate India’s e‑commerce market. This week, I unpack why the U.S. giants are keen to expand in the South Asian country where only 30% of the population shops online.Enjoy!Any thoughts on today’s newsletter? Share them with the team.The big storyLast December, when Amazon pledged a massive $35 billion investment in India including for digitizing over 12 million small businesses and enhancing logistical infrastructure, the scale…

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The BC Court of Appeal reinforced that mining company directors and officers face personal responsibility for environmental violations, even when they claim ignorance of the harmful activities occurring under their watch. The court released its decision this past Friday in R. v. Mossman, rejecting an appeal from a mining executive who sought to avoid liability for strict regulatory offenses at a gold mining operation near Prince Rupert, B.C. The ruling confirms that corporate leaders cannot escape personal consequences for environmental violations by arguing they were unaware of the problems. Investigators initially targeted the director, president, chief operating officer and designated…

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Hong Kong’s finance chief has set an ambitious new marker for the city’s role in global markets, telling investors this week that he is confident the SAR can climb to “at least” second place among the world’s international financial centres within the next 10 to 15 years.  Speaking at the HSBC Global Investment Summit, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said Hong Kong would not be content to remain third in global rankings, arguing that the city’s core strengths and policy support give it room to move higher. Hong Kong currently ranks third worldwide and first in Asia-Pacific in the latest Global…

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Rising tensions in the Middle East cast a fresh shadow over the opening of China’s largest trade fair, at a time when the impact of geopolitical shocks is being reflected in the nation’s trade figures.In conversations across sprawling exhibition halls after the Canton Fair opened its doors on Wednesday in China’s manufacturing hub of Guangzhou, domestic exporters and foreign buyers sounded each other out, trying to gauge how far those shocks might ripple through global trade.The threat of US tariffs continues to weigh on sentiment, and exporters across a range of industries discussed how they spent the past few years…

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SEATTLE, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ADPT), a commercial stage biotechnology company that aims to translate the genetics of the adaptive immune system into clinical products to diagnose and treat disease, today announced it will report financial results for the first quarter 2026 after market close on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Company management will webcast a corresponding conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Live audio of the webcast will be available on the “Investors” section of the company website at: www.adaptivebiotech.com. The webcast will be archived and available…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a sweeping proposed rule that would significantly overhaul anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) program requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The proposal was released in parallel with a separate proposed rule issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) (the Banking Agencies), applicable to national banks, state nonmember banks, and federal credit unions, intended to align the Banking Agencies’ supervisory frameworks and enforcement processes with FinCEN’s proposed new standard to ensure consistent standards between…

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