April 2025 – Page 804 – Charm

Left to Right: Catherine Chung, Vice-President, SME Market, Commercial Group, HKT; Olive Tai, Co-Founder & CEO, Synagistics Ltd; Clive Chow, Chief Operating Officer, The Club, HKT

Synagistics and HKT Unveil ShopHK: Empowering Hong Kong SMEs and Enterprises To Target Southeast Asia’s Thriving E-commerce Market

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Tapping Southeast Asia’s USD 600 Billion E-Commerce Boom: Southeast Asia’s e-commerce market is projected to reach USD 295 billion in 2025 and on track to hit USD 600 billion by 2030, creating significant opportunities for Hong Kong brands seeking international expansion. AI-Powered, Seamless Cross-Border Solutions: ShopHK, www.synagie.com/shophk combines AI-powered Synagie’s SaaS and CaaS tech, over…

PHOTO STORY | Passion for fashion | Photo Stories

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Porter Cochran, designer and owner of “Jack’s Customs”, demonstrates a stage walk during rehearsal on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at the State Theatre in State College, Pa. Though Cochran isn’t a Penn State student, he moved to State College from Utah to support his younger brother, Lucas Cochran, who’s on the Penn State wrestling team….

Technology

Apple to launch AI health coach with Health app overhaul in 2026

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Apple is reportedly poised to revolutionize personal wellness with the introduction of an AI-driven health coach integrated into a completely overhauled Health app. The initiative, known internally as Project Mulberry, represents the company’s most ambitious effort in the health sector to date. At the heart of the endeavor is an AI health coach, tentatively…

Chinese Naval Vessels Transit Near Australia

Island Chains: Can the US’s Cold War Strategy Still Contain China?

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Experts have told Newsweek that the island chain strategy, which was formulated by the United States during the Cold War, remains relevant today in containing Washington’s near-peer competitor, China, as Beijing attempts to push American forces further away from it. The U.S. strengthened its military deployment in the Asia-Pacific region with “a zero-sum mentality out…

Hooters restaurant chain, known for skimpy wait-staff outfits, files for bankruptcy protection

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BANGKOK (AP) — Hooters, the U.S.-based restaurant chain known for chicken wings and “Hooters Girls” skimpy wait-staff outfits, has filed for bankruptcy protection. HOA Restaurant Group filed the motion for Chapter 11 protection Monday in the North Texas Bankruptcy Court in Dallas. The company ran into financial woes as its debts mounted, but it says…

Gold at record high as markets brace for Trump tariffs ‘to affect every country’ – business live | Business

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Introduction: Gold at new record high amid tariff worries Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy. The markets are clad in a fog of uncertainty as investors around the world brace for Donald Trump to unveil country-specific tariffs tomorrow. Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is already being…

Trump side says tariffs will raise $6 trillion, which would be largest tax hike in US history

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CNN — White House aide Peter Navarro said Sunday that he expects President Donald Trump’s tariffs to bring in $6 trillion in revenue in the next decade, which could amount to the largest tax hike in US history. Even when adjusting for inflation, that amount would be triple the tax increase put in place in…

Farage Celebrates Securing Clacton ‘Free Port’ Coup as Part of US-UK Trade Deal – Byline Times

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Byline Times is an independent, reader-funded investigative newspaper, outside of the system of the established press, reporting on ‘what the papers don’t say’ – without fear or favour. To support its work, subscribe to the monthly Byline Times print edition, packed with exclusive investigations, news, and analysis. The county of Essex has long-established links with…

Fashion

Carter’s chain opens a new flagship store at Big Fashion Glilot

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Carter’s, the leading American baby and children’s brand owned by the H&O Group, is expanding and is now opening a flagship store in the new Big Fashion Glilot complex. The American brand Carter’s is the leading baby clothing brand in the U.S., known worldwide for its rich collections based on uncompromising quality, maximum safety,…

Parenting Apps Market Set to Witness Significant Growth

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The global parenting apps market size is expected to reach US$ 1,123.7 Mn by 2032, from US$ 664.2 Mn in 2025, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.8% during the forecast period. A new study titled Parenting Apps Market 2025, published by the Coherent Market Insights, offers information on regional and global markets…