China has traditionally valued the strength and potential of its young people. Whereas Confucius said they should “be regarded with awe”, Mao Zedong compared them to “the sun at 8 or 9 o’clock in the morning”. Speaking directly to the country’s youth, Mao added: “The world is yours as well as ours, but ultimately it’s yours”. Children’s Day on the Chinese mainland falls on June 1 (in Hong Kong, it is April 4), and honors children while promoting their rights. It particularly benefits children aged up to 14 who are given a school break, allowing them to enjoy family and…
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Marrakech – Morocco will have to wait longer before receiving 30 Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets promised by the United Arab Emirates. The ongoing war in the Middle East between the United States, Israel, and Iran has emerged as a new obstacle to a deal that already faced years of diplomatic hurdles. According to a report published by Africa Intelligence on April 9, the escalation of the war in the Middle East is further delaying the implementation of the agreement between Abu Dhabi and Rabat. The report has since been picked up by multiple outlets, including Spain’s La Razón. It points…
Clinical dependency on energy infrastructure Yet the deeper issue for healthcare providers is not a single facility. It is the instability of the energy corridor that supports clinical supply chains and operational resilience. The conflict in the Middle East has sparked disruption now feeding through into multiple layers of hospital operations. That could matter significantly because modern healthcare systems are not insulated from petrochemical supply chains. They are built on them. “We know from past crises that reduced air freight space means supply priority moves to higher value drugs and that strains generics where margins are thin,” says Nadya Wells,…
The operator of a digital hub for automotive components and services is seeking a Hong Kong listing, citing plans to expand its coverage to meet rising demand image credit: Bamboo WorksKey Takeaways: Casstime increased its revenue and gross profit last year, but logged a wider net loss, hit by operating costs and fair-value changes Its shareholders include Shanghai Capital and Germany’s Bosch With signs of a pick-up in some automotive stocks, a car parts and servicing platform has joined the convoy of companies heading to the equity market.Casstime Holdings Ltd., which focuses on China’s automotive aftermarket, has applied to list on the Hong…
Japan has shifted from behaving like an equity market where investors focused on companies with low margins and high capex to one centered on efficiency and return on capital, where governance has become the cornerstone of this transformation. “The underlying story in Japan is extremely attractive,” says Simon Morton-Grant, Client Portfolio Manager of the CT (Lux) Japan Equities fund at Columbia Threadneedle Investments.The expert, who recently visited Spain, highlighted the multiple growth catalysts his firm currently sees in this market: first, efforts to continue increasing shareholder returns (ROE) remain in place, with a new record for share buybacks in 2025;…
TAP Air Portugal Sells Cateringpor Stake To Gate Gourmet | Aviation Week Network https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/AW_logo_horizontal_small_white.svg Skip to main content Helen Massy-Beresford April 13, 2026 Credit: Rob Finlayson TAP Air Portugal said it had sold its stake in catering unit Caterinpor to Gate Gourmet. Earlier in April, both Air France-KLM and Lufthansa submitted bids for a TAP stake, with the two large airline groups keen to invest in TAP, particularly for its strong presence on Europe-Brazil routes. The… Helen Massy-Beresford Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry…
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Culture Prince Badr bin Abdullah met with Indonesia’s Minister of Culture Fadli Zon in Jakarta on Monday. During the meeting, the Saudi minister expressed his pride over the strong ties between Saudi Arabia and Indonesia, highlighting the existing cultural cooperation and exchange across various cultural fields. The ministers discussed ways to expand participation in cultural events and further enhance collaboration in multiple areas of cultural exchange. Prince Badr commended the ongoing cooperation between the Diriyah Biennale Foundation and several Indonesian museums through the loan of artworks featured in the latest edition of the Islamic Arts…
Ahmad Adil13 April 2026•Update: 13 April 2026Iran will provide a mechanism for the Strait of Hormuz, and Indian tankers that have transited through the Strait of Hormuz have not paid tolls, Iran’s ambassador to New Delhi said on Monday.Talking to reporters in the capital, New Delhi, Ambassador Mohammad Fathali also said India and Iran have good relations in “these difficult times.”“We believe that the Strait of Hormuz is a territorial water and we… in the near future… (will) provide (a) mechanism for all the countries,” Fathali said, adding “Iran believed that and committed to international law and freedom of navigation.”The…
Latest newsFour people were killed on Sunday in an accident caused by a sudden rupture of a penstock pipe used for power generation at a hydropower station in Fuling district, Southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. The rupture triggered a massive discharge of water, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday, citing the district’s emergency management bureau.The accident occurred at 9:05 am on Sunday, initially leaving two people dead and two others missing, per Xinhua.The hydropower station involved in the accident is a Class IV facility located in Qingyang township, Fuling district, said the report.Following the accident, relevant authorities promptly launched emergency rescue…
In its civil ruling, the court said the final criminal judgment provided conclusive proof of the offence and the defendant’s liability, noting that such findings cannot be reconsidered before civil courts. It found that the elements of civil liability, fault, damage and causation, were fully established. Source link