Middle Eastern exhibitors at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show expect poorer business due to disruptions brought on by the US-Israel war against Iran, while organisers have reported “a small number” of participants being affected by flight cancellations and delays. The event, which opened on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, is…
Even before assassinated Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral takes place, Israel on Wednesday said any successor to him is a “target for assassination”. A banner of Iran�s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali?Khamenei is seen next to a building damaged by an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on March?3,?2026. The war launched…
When it comes to understanding what real people are doing in apps, most brands and app owners are “boxed in” – limited by what they can learn from their own 1st-party data. RealityMine is reminding decision makers that more and better is possible. In a March 12th webinar, the behavioral data pioneers will reveal how greater…
March 4, 2026, 5:04 a.m. ET David Duvall had been a senior vice president at Novant Health for five years in July 2018 when the multibillion-dollar health system told him it was “going in a different direction.” After his firing, Novant Health promoted two of Duvall’s deputies, a White woman and a Black woman, to…
China is set to unveil a sweeping economic agenda for the next five years during a meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC) over the next week at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China’s 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026 to 2030 will be released during the NPC, one of China’s most important…
Singapore is the most expensive city in the Asia-Pacific region to outfit an office, driven by increased labour costs, a shortage of contractors and strict building standards, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank. The city had the highest average fit-out cost at US$2,029 per square metre – ahead of Tokyo (US$1,994) and Taipei (US$1,593)…
For years, many in Washington and Silicon Valley believed the United States led in artificial intelligence, while China focused mainly on putting the technology to use rather than shaping its cutting edge. In her new book, The New Tech Titans of China, technology journalist Rebecca A. Fannin argues that this assumption no longer holds. The book tracks the rise of…
Home » TRAVEL NEWS » Hong Kong Countryside Unveiled: Lai Chi Wo Harvest Festival 2026 Reimagines Rural Travel and Cultural Discovery Published on March 4, 2026 Image generated with Ai Hong Kong is renowned for its vibrant cityscape, but the Countryside Harvest Festival 2026 has put an ancient rural village on the global travel map….
This report is from this week’s CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The dispatch It was no surprise, when equity markets first reacted to news of the strikes on Iran, that the U.K.’s FTSE 100 fell by less than all of its major continental European peers. What is often seen as the Footsie’s weakness…
ISDA and EMTA, Inc., the trade association for emerging markets, have jointly published a revised set of standard definitions for foreign exchange (FX) derivatives transactions, which update key market practices and consolidate various FX and FX-related product templates and provisions into an integrated document. The 2026 FX Definitions will be implemented on November 22, 2027,…