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Travel Trends 2024: Breaking Boundaries, said Indian outbound travel to Vietnam skyrocketed by 248% compared to 2019 levels, followed by the US and Japan, with growth rates of 59% and 53%, respectively. These figures, compiled for the January-March 2024 period, also indicate a significant shift in traveler preferences. The emerging trends hold promise for the travel sector, considering that India is expected to see nearly 20 million more people entering the middle class over the next five years, it added.

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stock markets rallied on Thursday, buoyed by Wall Street's surge to all-time peaks overnight after a milder U.S. inflation report raised expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver at least two rate cuts this year. The dollar remained on a downtrend, sagging to fresh multi-week lows against peers including the euro and sterling.

Sensex declined 117.58 points, or 0.16%, to close at 72,987.03, while the Nifty 50 settled 17.30 points, or 0.08%, lower at 22,200.55. “Relentless FIIs selling and India Vix at elevated levels put pressure on the market. We expect the market to consolidate in a broader range as the election polling progresses and the result season nears the end," said Siddhartha Khemka, Head - Retail Research, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.

Morocco has grown its automotive industry from virtually non-existent to Africa’s largest in less than two decades

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 61 cents to $78.63 per barrel Wednesday

Mercedes-Benz NXT, the German automotive giant’s Web3 arm, is launching a new non-fungible token (NFT) collection in partnership with Mojito, a suite for creating NFT marketplaces.

JetSynthesys announces the appointment of Raj Thadani as CEO of its joint venture (JV) with Digital Hearts Holdings (DHH), a Japanese holding company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. In his capacity, Thadani will spearhead strategic initiatives, drawing on DHH’s expertise to bolster India’s gaming supply chain pipeline.

Japan and the United States are planning to develop interceptors to shoot down hypersonic missiles by the 2030s under a contract signed by the two countries on Wednesday. The plan, which will reportedly cost more than $3 billion, was first announced in August when the nations' leaders met at a summit with South Korea in Camp David outside Washington. «In recent years, around Japan, missile-related technologies such as hypersonic weapons have improved dramatically,» the defence ministry said in a statement about the agreement to jointly develop the so-called Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI).

China will allow visa-free entry for foreign tour groups that come to the country via cruise ships in a further bid to attract international visitors and boost its sluggish inbound travel market. Overseas tour groups on cruise boats will be able to enter and stay in China without a visa for up to 15 days, according to the National Immigration Administration. The new policy will be effective from May 15. Tour groups can enter China from 13 ports including Shanghai, Qingdao, Dalian and Haikou, Mao Xu, a senior official with the immigration administration, said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday. Qualifying tour groups need to be received and handled by domestic travel agencies and will be allowed to travel to coastal provinces as well as the capital, Beijing, while they are in China, Mao said.

BTech and dual degree students and 75% of master’s students this year, as of April 30. During the first and second phases of 2023-24 campus placements, 1,091 students were placed in 256 companies. Additionally, 235 out of 300 pre-placement offers were accepted by students, the institute said. It said 44 overseas offers were made to students from companies, including those from Japan and Europe. Further, 85 startups made 183 offers during these two phases of campus placements.

₹1,176.59 crore from anchor investors on Tuesday, May 14. The company issued 4,32,57,009 equity shares to anchor investors at a price of ₹272 per share, as per the exchange filing.

dollar traded near a one-month low versus the euro on Wednesday amid lower Treasury yields as traders braced for a key U.S. inflation report later in the day that could dictate the path of Federal Reserve policy. The yen languished near a two-week low, as a still-gaping yield gap between local bonds and U.S. peers continued to encourage selling of the Japanese currency.

Asian stocks rose on Wednesday while the dollar drifted lower as traders weighed mixed U.S. producer price data and braced for the crucial consumer price report later in the day that is likely to influence the Federal Reserve's near-term policy path. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.38%, scaling a fresh 15-month high earlier in the session. Japan's Nikkei gained 0.58%.

₹1,176.59 crore from anchor investors a day before its initial public offerings (IPO) opens for subscription. According to the exchange filing, the company allocated 4,32,57,009 equity shares to anchor investors at a price of ₹272 per share.

content is taking centre stage on over-the-top (OTT) platforms in India as streamers look to ape the traditional TV model of offering diverse content slate that caters to different age groups and demographics, amid the summer vacation for schools and colleges. With a fan base of 180 million and growing, India is poised to become one of the most significant markets for anime content in the world after China even as the global popularity of anime, which has its roots in Japan, is on the rise. Anime market in India is projected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13% from 2024 to 2030, driven by factors such as Japanese pop culture, global media exposure, and demand from millennials and Gen Zs, as per the US-based Grand View Research.

Sony has reported that its profit surged 34% in the last quarter from a year earlier on strong sales of its video games, music and movies

Telangana. According to the police, the infant's mother had stepped out of their one-room house to attend to household chores when the dog entered and attacked the sleeping baby, resulting in the child's immediate death. The child's parents work at a stone polishing unit. The dog is often fed by the residents of the locality. Angry over the incident, they killed the dog, police said.

Animoca Brands Japan and Quidd will launch digital collectibles of the popular manga “FAIRY TAIL.”

Asian shares hovered around 15-month highs on Tuesday and the dollar was firm ahead of highly anticipated U.S. inflation data, while Japanese bonds were squeezed as the central bank pulled back a little on its bond buying programme. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan climbed slightly and hit its highest since early 2023 in morning trade, as a strong rally in Hong Kong shares extended into a fourth consecutive week.

Sensex gained 111.66 points, or 0.15%, to close at 72,776.13, while the Nifty 50 settled 48.85 points, or 0.22%, higher at 22,104.05. “The positive takeaway was that Nifty ended above the psychological 22,100 mark, aided by sluggish WTI oil prices and investors reinforcing bets for Federal Reserve’s September interest rate cuts. While mixed global cues hardly enthused local investors, concerns over strong FII selling in the month so far along with caution in the poll season kept the upside limited with investors also trading with caution ahead of the inflation announcement," said Prashanth Tapse, Senior VP (Research), Mehta Equities Ltd.