Cvent Inc., a market leader in meetings, events, and hospitality technology, today announced the results of its Top 50 Meeting Hotels in Asia Pacific. The list was compiled by analysing group booking activity through its Cvent Supplier Network, which sourced more than $14.7 billion and more than 40 million room nights in 2017, helping to support more […]
Facebook on Tuesday unveiled for the first time a transparency report that shows an increasing number of posts identified as containing graphic violence in the first of quarter of 2018. “Of every 10,000 content views, an estimate of 22 to 27 contained graphic violence, compared to an estimate of 16 to 19 last quarter,” Xinhua […]
Negotiations to modernise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are unlikely to reach an accord in principle by May 17, Mexican Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said on Tuesday. The three NAFTA partners, Mexico, Canada and the US, continue to disagree on several issues, he said. “The possibility that by Thursday we will have all […]
US top aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. (Boeing) on Tuesday called as “a landmark decision” a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO) determining that the European Union (EU) has provided billions of US dollars in subsidies to European aircraft maker Airbus. Boeing said the WTO has found that the EU has failed to honour multiple […]
In view of recent “provocative” acts such as the South Korea-US joint military exercises, North Korea has no choice but to suspend high-level talks with Seoul, KCNA news agency said on Wednesday. It also said the US should think twice about the fate of the planned North Korea-US summit, reports Xinhua. Shortly after the report, […]
Apart from the rising number of female foeticide cases in India, more than 200,000 girls under the age of five die each year in the country, finds a Lancet study led by an Indian-origin researcher. The study, published in the journal Lancet Global Health, has found that there is on an average 239,000 excess deaths […]
A family of six, who carried out three church bombings in Indonesia killing 13 persons, had returned from Syria, police said. The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for the attacks that took place on Sunday, the BBC reported. A mother and two daughters blew themselves up at a church, while the father […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on world leaders to follow the US and relocate their embassies to Jerusalem. Speaking during a reception of a US diplomatic delegation in Jerusalem, Netanyahu thanked the US for the relocation, which will take place on Monday. “There is no greater supporter of Israel on the earth,” […]
A review of the sexual consent provisions in the Crimes Act will determine if the law needs to be amended to protect victims better, Attorney General Mark Speakman and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Pru Goward announced today. Mr Speakman, in consultation with Ms Goward, last week asked the NSW Law Reform […]
Moscow hopes that Iran and Israel will exercise restraint after alleged mutual missile attacks, the Kremlin said Thursday. “Moscow is concerned about the growing tensions and hopes that all parties will show restraint and resort exclusively to political and diplomatic means to solve all existing problems,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told a daily briefing, Xinhua […]