Arguably, the Australia-China relationship has reached its lowest point in the past 47 years of Australia’s diplomatic relations with China.

For third time, SwissCham Singapore will honour Excellence in People & Skills Development. This Swiss Business Award was successfully launched in 2017 and attracted various entries from the business community in Singapore.

The 2019 Shanghai Wine and Dine Festival – A Bit of Global Terroir will take place from October 18th to 20th at North Bund (Jin Mao Group). This Global Wine and Dine Festival, cooperated with more than 300 brands from over 30 countries, has been held for 4 years.

Egypt’s economic growth outlook remains favourable, but sustained reform implementation will be critical if the benefits are to trickle down to the average citizen.

The recent passage of Typhoon Hagibis last week was a stark reminder of the urgent need for resilient societies effectively prepared to confront historic storms and extreme weather events.

The seventh annual PinkNews Awards, which celebrates LGBT+ role models, took place at Church House Westminster. Nancy Pelosi, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Baga Chipz, Love Island’s Anton Danyluk and Gina Miller all showed their support for LGBT+ rights.

Trips abroad from Asia are continuing to increase. After surging by seven percent in 2018, during the first eight months of 2019 they rose by a further six percent. This is in part due to international trips within Asia, which are a significant growth driver.

Metro AG and Wumei Technology Group announced on Friday that they have entered into agreements to form a joint venture to further consolidate Wumei's position as a national retailer and fuel Metro's growth and digital transformation.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today launched the 25by2025Campaign—an airline industry initiative to advance gender diversity in the airline industry by 2025.

The escalating China-US trade war and rising protectionism continues to cloud the outlook for Chinese outbound M&A. However, China remains the deal driver for M&A in Asia as the country presents promising opportunities for local and overseas investors facilitated by national reforms, consumer behaviour upgrade, industry consolidation and transformation under the new model of economic growth.