Author: Isla

Highlights of this episode This week’s statistics cover the period from April 4, 2026 to April 10, 2026. This week, the total on-chain market capitalization of RWA rose to $29.06 billion, the market capitalization of stablecoins consolidated at a high level of $300.65 billion, the monthly transaction volume hit a new high of $10.21 trillion, the number of monthly active addresses increased by 15.24%, and retail investor participation accelerated its recovery. A historic breakthrough has been achieved in regulation: HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank have officially obtained stablecoin licenses in Hong Kong, marking the beginning of the era of compliant…

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“Under the directions of the Prime Minister, our Ministers are visiting Gulf countries to strengthen energy security. As you know, the External Affairs Minister is presently visiting Mauritius, from where he will be travelling to the UAE on April 11 and 12, 2026. He will hold discussions with leaders in the UAE to foster stronger India-UAE ties,” Jaiswal said. Source link

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A high-speed collision on a Kuala Lumpur expressway has turned deadly in Malaysia, killing two people, including a Bangladeshi expatriate, after a lorry rammed into stationary vehicles in a chain crash. The accident occurred on the Duta-Ulu Kelang Expressway (DUKE) on Friday afternoon, involving multiple vehicles in a three-way collision. Malaysian media outlet New Straits Times, citing City Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Department Chief Assistant Commissioner Md Zamzuri Isa, confirmed the incident. Police said the crash occurred near the Air Panas toll plaza on the Ampang-bound stretch of the highway. According to police and witnesses, a lorry suffered a mechanical…

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This report is an independent strategic market study that provides a structured, commercially grounded analysis of the market for Nitinol Fixation Implants in Japan. It is designed for manufacturers, investors, channel partners, OEM partners, service organizations, and strategic entrants that need a clear view of clinical demand, installed-base dynamics, manufacturing logic, regulatory burden, pricing architecture, and competitive positioning. The analytical framework is designed to work both for a single specialized device class and for a broader medical device category, where market structure is shaped by care settings, procedure workflows, regulatory pathways, service requirements, channel control, and replacement cycles rather than…

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Bringing services under one roofThe deal will see three key services — Golden Residency, Retiree Residency and Property Residency — integrated into GDRFA Dubai’s system. This means applicants will be able to complete their requests through a single cannel instead of dealing with multiple authorities.The initiative is part of a wider push to make government services more connected and easier to access, especially as demand grows in Dubai’s real estate sector.Focus on investors and residentsAuthorities believe the step will strengthen trust in Dubai’s property market and make it more attractive for investors. By linking residency options with real estate ownership,…

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Writers like attention, but not this kind. I was in shock when a Reuters journalist told me that Hong Kong authorities had arrested four people for selling my biography of Hong Kong newspaperman Jimmy Lai, The Troublemaker. A bookstore owner and three of his staff were arrested on sedition charges under the city’s national security legislation, and each faces up to seven years in prison.When China took over the former British colony in 1997, it promised that free speech would remain intact under the ‘one country, two systems’ approach. That meant that Hong Kong would be as free as ever,…

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Hong Kong hairstylist Pitt Cheung Kwok-wai’s life took a sharp turn in 2020 when he was diagnosed with stage 3 nasopharyngeal cancer at the age of 38.“We never had cancer or serious illness in our family before, so it was very shocking,” Cheung says.Having treatment during the Covid-19 pandemic made the experience even more isolating, as it was difficult for friends and family members to visit him in hospital as he underwent several rounds of chemotherapy.Due to its prevalence in southern China, nasopharyngeal carcinoma is often referred to as the “Canton tumour”. The leading type of head and neck cancer…

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