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Universal Inspection Co. Ltd. (UIC): Transforming industrial excellence with world-class precision
Saudi Gazette
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August 15, 2025
Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia, Universal Inspection Co. Ltd. (UIC) has grown from a local leader into an internationally recognized provider of calibration, testing, inspection, and training services....
Businessman takes Sabah’s entrepreneurial voice to world stage
Borneo Post
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August 14, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Dexter Lau delivering his keynote speech at the “Trade Connectivity and Global Expansion” High-Level Forum of the 15th Malaysia–China Entrepreneurs Conference. KOTA KINABALU (Aug 14):...
China navy power on show in Pacific, signals ability to ‘contest’ US access
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 15, 2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When four Chinese vessels joined with Russian ships earlier this month in joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, few eyebrows were raised. Moscow and Beijing have been reinforcing their military partnership in recent...
China’s aircraft carriers in Pacific signals ability to ‘contest’ US power
Al Jazeera
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August 15, 2025
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – When four Chinese vessels joined with Russian ships earlier this month in joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, few eyebrows were raised. Moscow and Beijing have been reinforcing their military partnership in recent...
Shots in the arm from 13MP and tariffs
Borneo Post
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August 10, 2025
Unveiled by Anwar, the 13MP sets out the country’s development roadmap for 2026 to 2030. — Bernama photo KUCHING (August 10): Analysts hail the back-to-back announcements of the 13th Malaysia Plan (13MP) and lower tariffs from the US as a timely...
Southeast Asian nations tilting toward China
The Manila Times
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August 14, 2025
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has strengthened our vassalage to the United States, implying that it would even join the superpower in defending Taiwan against China when it claims it violently as part of its territory. Marcos is either the...
Groundbreaking New Campaign Unveiled for Colgate Optic White Purple Featuring K-Pop Icon IU, Redefining Oral Care as a Beauty Essential
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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IU’s Beauty Hack for a Whiter Smile SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 15 August 2025 - Colgate-Palmolive has launched a new campaign for Colgate Optic White Purple, starring global K-Pop idol and beauty icon, IU. This marks the first time a...
What tailoring and book publishing have in common
South China Morning Post
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August 15, 2025
I’M FROM A VERY humble family. My mother was a tailor, but what she did was more like the work of a designer. In addition to measurements, she had a good sense for numbers. She was basically a one-woman home factory. But at that time, in the...
Will Australia's shift on Palestinian state impact our alliances in the region?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 13, 2025
Australia's move to recognise a Palestinian state marks a historic shift in its policy and brings it in line with many of its South-East Asian neighbours. However, Australia's decision goes against many of its Pacific neighbours to the east, who...
4 major trends shaping today’s oncology market
BioPharma Dive
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Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
BioPharma Dive
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Trump’s tariffs might be the perfect recipe for the rise of Asia
The Business Standard
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August 14, 2025
The United States' tariff policy under President Donald Trump is not only straining its relationship with India; it could also trigger a fundamental shift in the geopolitical and economic balance of Asia. Experts suggest that worsening US-India...
Sarawak’s oil story: from colonial-era wells to global exports
Free Malaysia Today
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August 13, 2025
Petronas has contributed significantly to the Sarawak economy, helping to raise its gross national income to almost RM80,000 per capita, among the highest in Malaysia. (Petronas pic) PETALING JAYA: Sarawak laid the foundation of East Malaysia’s...
Vietnam remains ideal investment destination: Analysts
Vietnam News Agency
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Vietnam possesses clear competitive advantages in production and FDI attraction, Vietcombank Securities analysts asserted, underlining that the country is expected to continue positioning itself as a key player in global supply chains. Despite...
July keeps the torrid pace going in one of Earth’s hottest years on record
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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August 12, 2025
July 2025 was Earth’s third-warmest July in analyses of global weather data going back to 1850, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, or NCEI, reported August 12. NASA and the European Copernicus Climate Change Service also rated...
Fortinet expands cloud-native security in ASEAN with new Singapore PoP
ETGovernment
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August 13, 2025
Fortinet has been scaling investments across ASEAN to address rising cybersecurity needs amid rapid cloud adoption.Cybersecurity major Fortinet has launched a new regional Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Singapore for its cloud-native application...
Zetrix AI to promote use of NurAI to global Muslim population
The Sun Daily
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August 12, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Zetrix AI Bhd, formerly known as MY EG Services Bhd, is eyeing a global Muslim population of two billion with NurAI, the world’s first syariah-aligned large language model (LLM). Co-founder and head of AI development Datuk Fadzli...
Beyond 100% tariffs: From risk to resilient trade
Business World
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August 10, 2025
The Executive Order issued on July 31 further modified the US reciprocal tariffs and imposed a more uniform tariff at 19% to 20% for six of the 10 ASEAN countries: the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Laos and...
Special Report – Caught in the web of easy money
Macau Business
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August 10, 2025
Or a reminder that being the best at something can leave you unprepared for the future Macau Business | August 2025 | Special Report | Economy check-up “Although Macau benefited a lot from the gaming industry, its monopoly status in the social...
CEAPAD and Japan’s Cautious Approach to Palestine
The Diplomat
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August 11, 2025
There is a growing push by G-7 member states to frame Palestinian recognition as diplomatic censure of Israel’s conduct in Gaza. France has pledged unconditional recognition; the United Kingdom has announced plans to recognize Palestine at the...