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Red Sea Film Festival Launches Yusr Awards

The Red Sea International Film Festival is set to open to submissions for its second edition, taking place December 1–10. Filmmakers from Asia and Africa, including the Arab world, are invited to submit films from July 3 until August 14. Established names and emerging filmmakers from Arab, Asian and African…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Warner Bros. Discovery And Shell Introduce New ‘Dare To Ride’ Series

Warner Bros. Discovery has partnered up with Shell to release a new TV series entitled ‘Dare To Ride,’ which showcases the growing ADV scene in Asia.

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Foreign investors drained $40 billion from emerging Asia last quarter

Some of Asia’s biggest stock and bond markets outside China are seeing greater outflows than in previous market crises, and the process may just be getting underway.

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Egypt’s Suez Canal Revenue Rises 20.7% in 2021/22 to $7 Bln

Egypt's Suez Canal recorded $7 billion in revenue for the fiscal year 2021/22, up 20.7% from a year earlier, Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabea said in a statement on Monday. Egypt's fiscal year runs from July 1 to June 30. The canal is the fastest shipping route between Europe…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Asian shares mixed, oil steady ahead of July 4 holiday in US

Shares are mixed in Asia while U.S. futures fell ahead of the July 4 holiday in the U.S. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Shanghai and Sydney but fell in Hong Kong and Seoul

The Independent UK

North Korea says U.S.-South Korea-Japan agreement materialises U.S. plan for 'Asian NATO'

North Korea criticised the United States, South Korea and Japan's recent agreement on strengthening military cooperation to be a means to materialise a U.S. plan for a military alliance like NATO in the region.

Reuters

Crisis to crisis: What Asia learned from the financial chaos of 1997

Twenty-five years ago this month marked the beginning of economic, political and financial market turmoil that would become known as the Asian Financial Crisis. Currencies and stock markets tumbled. Governments were overthrown. Poverty rates soared.

Bangkok Post

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Indo-Pacific alphabet soup needs beefing up

In May, US President Joe Biden visited South Korea and Japan with the aim of reaffirming America's commitment to the Asia-Pacific region after the uncertainties and doubts generated by Donald Trump's presidency. In Tokyo, Mr Biden launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (Ipef) and participated in a summit of…

Bangkok Post

Chinese carriers go on Airbus buying spree

Airbus has won one of its biggest ever single-day hauls, selling almost 300 airliners worth more than $37 billion to four Chinese airlines in a coup for the European manufacturer in its tussle with Boeing for dominance in Asia’s largest economy.

Bangkok Post

Your pet dog likely descended from an ancient wolf, new study finds

Domestication of dogs first happened in Asia and the Middle East, research shows

The Independent UK

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Beauty brand brings French flair to Chidlom

Officine Universelle Buly, a French fragrance and cosmetics brand, made its way to Bangkok with the opening of its first flagship store in Thailand, which is situated on the 1st floor of Central Chidlom. This marks the start of its new chapter in retail market experience in Asia.

Bangkok Post

Is Australia in the firing line of a new Chinese campaign against the US?

How can Australia navigate the tough and dangerous strategic environment in Asia today with America and China competing to be the leading regional power? The consensus in Canberra – on both sides of politics – is that we should stick as close as we can to America, in the hope…

The Conversation

5G adoption to support new-tech development

After 2030, tech development will be mature enough to make holographic digital universes ready for broad application, thanks in large part to widespread 5G adoption in Asia-Pacific countries including Thailand.

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Limavady student bids to be youngest to swim from Asia to Europe

Jude is an already seasoned open water swimmer, triathlete and distance runner, is a member of both North West Triathlon Club

Axios

Heat waves topple monthly, all-time records in Europe and Asia

Japan is enduring one of its worst heat waves on record for any time of year.

Daily Mirror

Women try to board plane with luggage filled with over 100 snakes and armadillos

Two women have been arrested in Thailand after X-ray scans revealed they tried to smuggle in more than 100 live animals in their airports, as this issue becomes a growing concern for airports in Asia

Daily Record

From Rutherglen to Phnom Penh - how a Lanarkshire man has designed Cambodia's football strips

Frazer McRobert moved to Southeast Asia in 2019

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Australia part of Asia, minister says on visit to Malaysian birthplace

Visiting the Malaysian city where she was born, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her story showed that Australia was part of Asia, as new data showed more than half of Australians were born overseas or had an immigrant parent.

ABC News

Foreign Minister Penny Wong visits hometown during Malaysian visit, spruiks Australian diversity

Senator Wong has received a warm welcome in Kota Kinabalu, the city of her birth, and spoken about the many Australians who have connections with South-East Asia and other parts of the world.

RideApart

Could Electric Motorcycles Overtake Gasoline-Powered Two-Wheelers In Asia?

The increase in popularity of electric mobility across Asia is undeniable. Could this mean that EVs could soon surpass gas-powered bikes in terms of sales?

Bangkok Post

Hollywood enlists Viu and TrueVisions in piracy fight

Hollywood studios battling online piracy have enlisted the first Asian members of an industry coalition set up to seek out and shut down illegal streaming sites.

The Hindu

Price drop puts farmers in Asia’s largest tomato-growing belt in a fix

Widespread cultivation of crop after resumption of transportation modes has resulted in high yields

Reuters

Philippines starts new era of Marcos rule, decades after overthrow

Ferdinand Marcos, the son of the Philippine ruler overthrown in a popular uprising 36 years ago, was sworn in as the country's president on Thursday, promising to strive for unity and a better future while praising his late father's legacy.

Benzinga

Elbit Systems Secures $220M Contract To Supply Precision Guidance Kits

Elbit Systems Ltd (NASDAQ:ESLT) has received a $220 million contract to supply precision guidance kits for airborne munitions to an Asia-Pacific country. The company will perform the contract over a 15-month timeframe. Elbit Systems will supply the Lizard precision guidance kit for general-purpose airborne warheads. The Lizard is a laser-based precision guidance kit…

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