June 10, 2026BEIJING – Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian has criticized the United States for adding several Chinese companies to a list of entities supporting China’s military, urging the US to correct its erroneous practices.According to US media, the US Defense Department recently added several major Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Baidu and BYD to a list of entities it says support China’s military.Speaking at a daily news briefing in Beijing on Tuesday, Lin said, “China has consistently and firmly opposed the US overstretching the concept of national security, its creation of various discriminatory lists under different pretexts, and its’ unreasonable…
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In October and November 2025, I travelled more than 3,200 kilometres across seven Indian states selected for regional diversity as part of the Ride for Mental Health project—an independent, community-based initiative I conceptualised and led.What emerged was not a vocabulary of pathology, but of endurance. Women rarely named ‘mental health’ directly; instead, they spoke of fatigue, silence, and the responsibility to hold family life together. Much of this centred on forms of labour that remain socially unrecognised and undervalued—caring for children and the elderly, managing households, absorbing the failures of public services, as well as workplace discrimination and, in some cases, violence at…
OverviewNew York, NY – June 09, 2026 – The Pharmaceutical Quality Management Software Market size is expected to be worth around US$ 6.5 billion by 2034 from US$ 1.9 billion in 2024, growing at a CAGR of 13.1% during the forecast period 2025 to 2034.Pharmaceutical Quality Management Software (QMS) is becoming an essential solution for pharmaceutical manufacturers seeking to maintain regulatory compliance, improve product quality, and streamline operational processes. The software provides a centralized platform for managing quality-related activities, including document control, change management, audit management, corrective and preventive actions (CAPA), training management, risk assessment, and supplier quality management.The growing complexity of pharmaceutical production and increasing regulatory requirements…
Aerial view of nickel smelters operated by Virtue Dragon Nickel Industry in Morosi, Indonesia. (Photo by Andry Denisah/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesIndonesia’s nickel boom is fading but the Chinese technology which made it possible could soon start a similar surge of overproduction of the battery metal in Africa.A flood of Indonesian nickel has been the prime cause of a collapse in the price of the metal which is also used to make stainless steel.Going down. The price of nickel has almost halved over the last four yearsgettyOver the last four years the price of nickel has…
The Dubai Sports Council’s meeting reviewed preparations for organizing the second edition of the World Sports SummitHis Highness Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, chaired on Tuesday a meeting of the Council’s Board of Directors to review key initiatives, strategic projects and major sporting events aimed at further strengthening Dubai’s position as a global hub for sport.During the meeting, Sheikh Mansoor affirmed that Dubai continues to play a leading role in launching initiatives that contribute to advancing the global sports sector and reinforcing its vital role in supporting communities and urban economies.He…
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While Shenzhen is rightly famed for low-cost shopping, dining and family attractions, it is rarely talked about as a hotbed for live music. That could be about to change, thanks to a clutch of ambitious livehouses that have started luring international touring acts to the city – and away from Hong Kong.B10 Live in the OCT Loft cultural district is attracting a range of respected acts this year, including 2024 Mercury Prize winners English Teacher on April 30, US singer-songwriter Appleby on June 14, Chicago alt-rock outfit Friko on August 1 and post-rock legends Tortoise on August 25.Elsewhere, CH8 Livehouse…
Future of Asia 2026Ministers and thought leaders from region gather in Tokyo for annual two-day eventMalaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, center, Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Theresa Lazaro, left, and Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow are among the key speakers at Nikkei’s Future of Asia conference on Wednesday. (Source photos by Yuki Fujita, Yuki Kohara and AP) TOKYO — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday morning will headline this year’s Future of Asia conference, where regional leaders will gather in Tokyo to discuss ways to make Asia more resilient in a geopolitically and economically challenging world. Source link
Tuesday, 9 June 2026 14:49 By ARN News Staff WAM The UAE Floating Hospital in Egypt’s Al-Arish has started treating five new patients from Gaza under the Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 campaign to offer critical medical care to those injured in the conflict. It takes the total number of patients undergoing treatment at the UAE Floating Hospital to 90 since the reopening of the Rafah Crossing last February. Patients are treated through an integrated medical system that includes examinations, diagnosis and treatment, in addition to performing surgical operations, providing physical therapy sessions and kidney dialysis services. The hospital is supervised by a…
The branch will be based in GIFT City, India’s operational international financial services centre.International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) has secured registration approval from the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) to open a reinsurance branch in India.The new operation will be based in Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, known as GIFT City, which is India’s first and only operational international financial services centre. The Nasdaq-listed company will operate the branch through its UK subsidiary, International General Insurance Company (UK) Ltd.IGI plans to open the branch office, build a local team, and begin operations later this year. The India office will expand IGI’s…