Continuing her series of meetings with senior Lao leaders, the UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and Pacific, Ms. Debora Comini, today paid a courtesy call to Dr. Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune, Deputy Prime Minister of the Lao PDR. Ms. Comini’s is visiting the Lao PDR for the first time as Regional Director to take part in…
In response to the invitation of Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Negara Brunei Darussalam, President Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse and a delegation of high-ranking officials will pay an official visit to Brunei Darussalam on Oct 24-26. A three-day visit aims to enhance the longstanding relations of traditional friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Laos and…
UNICEF Regional Director for East Asia and Pacific, Ms. Debora Comini, officially commenced her visit to the Lao PDR on Oct 24 with a courtesy call to Ms. Phonevanh Outhavong, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, thus marking her first visit to the country as Regional Director. Ms. Comini’s is visiting Lao PDR to take…
Meeting Chinese and foreign journalists in Beijing on Oct 23, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping expressed his appreciations upon the support extended by foreign Party and government leaders for the 20th CPC Central Committee National Congress. “The international community has been following the 20th CPC National Congress…
TALLINN, Estonia, Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eurora Solutions, the provider of a leading AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) backed cross-border trade compliance platform, launches a partnership with DPDgroup, one of the world’s leading parcel delivery network. This partnership will enable DPDgroup, which delivers 2.1 billion parcels yearly, to enhance its quality and compliance processes […]
NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In conjunction with the start of the 2022-23 National Hockey League (NHL) season, Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) and the NHL introduced a refreshed NHL.TV, the League’s direct-to-consumer international OTT subscription service, available to hockey fans in certain countries and territories outside of the U.S. and Canada, to provide […]
First joint research project between Sanofi and the BioMed X Institute, co-creation of a next-generation virtual patient engine for clinical translation of drug candidates BioMed X Logo HEIDELBERG, Germany, Oct. 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioMed X announced today the launch of their first joint research project with Sanofi. As part of this, a new […]
October 24, 2022 Highlights Group sales amounted to EUR 4.3 billion, with a 5% comparable sales decline, in line with the update provided on October 12, 2022 Comparable order intake decreased 6% on the back of 47% growth in Q3 2021 Income from operations amounted to a loss of EUR 1.5 billion, mainly due to […]
Many preparations go into the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, which starts Monday. There’s cleaning and decorating the house, buying new clothes, visiting friends and family — and of course preparing and sharing food. And although the foods associated with Diwali vary from culture to culture, one central theme is snacks and…
Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said. Andrew Wylie, who represents literary giants such as Saul Bellow and Roberto Bolano, described the extent of the injuries Rushdie suffered in the “brutal”…
Xi Jinping was elected General Secretary of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) at the committee’s first plenary session held on Sunday, according to a communique. The session, presided over by Xi, was attended by 203 members of the 20th CPC Central Committee and 168 alternate members. Xi was also…
A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims under federal law and should have been told about private negotiations over a settlement that spared Boeing from criminal prosecution. The full impact of the ruling is not yet clear, however. The judge…
