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HANOI (Reuters) — Shareholders of Black Spade Acquisition, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that planned to merge with Vietnam's electric automaker VinFast by this month to allow a U.S. listing, voted on Thursday to extend its lifespan by a year.

China and Southeast Asian nations have agreed to try to conclude within three years a long-delayed nonaggression pact aimed at preventing frequent territorial spats in the busy South China Sea from turning into a major armed conflict

The Blockchain Council of the Philippines (BCP) — a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the regulatory framework for blockchain technology — has partnered with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to foster Web3 adoption in the Philippines. 

a heat map for defence stocks. So, are defence stocks in Indiacurrently overvalued? To understand this, let's take a look at Israel. When the state of Israel was founded, the country desperately needed trading partners.

Most of the expats find Mexico as their most favoured destination, followed by Spain, Panama, Malaysia, and Taiwan, according to a recent survey by InterNations, titled as ‘Expats Insider 2023’. On the other hand, Germany, South Korea, Turkey, Norway, and Kuwait appeared as the worst places for expats in the survey. India stood at 36th position in the index containing 53 nations.

It appears Street Talk’s eagle eye missed one defence major lurking in the data room of takeover target Austal.

Switzerland have emerged as an electrifying team in FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023. They will begin the championship campaign by playing host New Zealand and will meet Norway, and the Philippines in the World Cup Group A. By winning eight games and losing only one match, they emerged at the top of the second-placed teams and thus qualified for the play-off stage.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang's prolonged absence from public view for 12 days has raised concerns and speculation about his well-being. Qin was scheduled to meet with the European Union's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, this month, but China unexpectedly postponed the meeting without providing further information. There have been rumors in Brussels that Qin's absence might be due to health issues, but Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated that he had not heard about such reports during a press briefing in Beijing. The official website of the Chinese Foreign Ministry indicates that Qin's last official engagement was on June 25, where he met officials from Sri Lanka, Russia, and Vietnam. On the same day, he also participated in an event alongside Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley. Additionally, a lunch meeting between Qin and ambassadors from the European Union in late June was abruptly canceled, according to an ambassador based in Beijing who was on the invite list.

Mumbai –  6th July, 2023 One Point One Solutions Ltd., a prominent leader in Business Process Management (BPM) services, is proud to announce the establishment of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary "ONE POINT ONE USA INC." The subsidiary will be headquartered in Delaware, in the state of Delaware. This subsidiary represents strategically positioned to capture opportunities and establish a strong presence in the American market.

Blue Lock have been awaiting the release of chapter 224 for sometime, and the wait is almost over. The manga will resume its serialization with the upcoming chapter. It will be released on Tuesday (July 11) for most international fans while in Japan, the viewers will be able to read the new chapter on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at 12:00 midnight JST. Titled «An Easy Job,» chapter 224 is expected to continue the intense action and gripping storyline. In the previous chapter, the readers witnessed Ubers' new tactical design, which pushed Noel, Isagi and Kaiser to their limits as they defended the goal. Following the intense encounter, Noel shared valuable advice with Isagi, leading him to develop a new winning formula for Bastard Munchen, which involved Raichi Jingo.

Barbie," directed by Greta Gerwig. Vietnam recently announced its decision to bar the film's commercial release due to a disputed depiction of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, known as the «nine-dash line.» The Philippines, along with Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia, has its own territorial claims in the South China Sea and strongly rejects China's assertion of sovereignty over the entire region. Senator Francis Tolentino, vice chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, stated that if the invalidated nine-dash line was indeed portrayed in the movie, it would denigrate Philippine sovereignty.

Account abstraction, also known as “smart accounts” could eventually onboard a billion users from the Asia region to Web3, according to an executive at Ethereum software solutions provider ConsenSys.

One Piece Episode 1068 is coming soon and the fans are anticipating its release! Following Law and Kid's victory over Big Mom in the previous episode, fans are eagerly anticipating the continuation of the anime. Of particular interest is the revelation that Zunesha, a former comrade of Joy Boy during the Void Century, adds to the excitement. Regrettably, fans remain uncertain about the specific content of the upcoming episode, as there are no available spoilers at the time of writing this article. Nevertheless, fans strongly believe that the arc is approaching its conclusion.

State media have reported that Vietnam has banned distribution of the popular «Barbie» movie because it includes a view of a map showing disputed Chinese territorial claims in the South China Sea

Indian Oil Corporation has been appointed to the board of Rosneft in a fresh sign of growing energy ties between India and Russia. G K Satish, who served as Indian Oil’s planning and business development chief between 2016 and 2021, has been appointed to the Rosneft board along with 10 other members, the Russian firm said in a statement. The Rosneft board includes five independent directors, including Satish and a representative each from Qatar and the Philippines.

India has doubled its share of global commercial services exports to 4.4 per cent in 2022 from 2 per cent in 2005, according to a World Bank and World Trade Organisation (WTO) report. "China and India doubled their share of global commercial services exports from 2005 to 2022, from 3.0 per cent to 5.4 per cent, and from 2.0 per cent to 4.4 per cent, respectively," it said.

Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 episode 1 is going to be showcased on Crunchyroll and Netflix on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 11:56 pm JST. The season 2 of Jujutsu Kaisen will adapt the Gojo Past arc from the manga initially. The arc, which is also known as the Premature Death arc or Hidden Inventory arc, is focussed on Geto Suguru and Satoru Gojo. Geto Suguru and Satoru Gojo are friends and study at Tokyo Jujutsu High. They are asked to escort the Star Plasma Vessel to Master Tengen as the curse user groups look to conspire against the two. Now, let us see the timings of the new episode.

Vietnam has banned Warner Bros’s Barbie film from domestic distribution over a scene featuring a map that shows China’s unilaterally claimed territory in the South China Sea, reported Bloomberg Monday citing reports in VnExpress. The movie contains an ‘illegal image’ of disputed ‘nine-dash line’ used on Chinese maps to illustrate its claims over vast areas of the South China Sea, which Vietnam considers its continental shelf, the report says citing Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s cinema department.

commercial services exports to 4.4% in 2022 from 2% in 2005, the World Bank and World Trade Organization (WTO) said Monday. In a report titled ‘Trade in services for development’, they said that in India, South Africa and Türkiye, jobs directly linked to cross-border services exports account for more than 10% of total services sector jobs.

The recent mutiny in Russia revealed cracks in President Vladimir Putin’s regime and raised hopes in the West that his days in power were numbered. There are two reasons for caution: Autocrats have remarkable staying power and only rarely are replaced by a democratic government. Images of hundreds of heavily armed men rumbling in a convoy toward Moscow raised the possibility that the man who launched the Ukraine war and has dominated Russian politics for more than two decades could lose power.

Manufacturing across most of Asia deteriorated further in June as a weak Chinese economy sapped demand for the region’s goods. Factory activity remained stuck in contraction in neighbouring economies South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, according to manufacturing purchasing managers’ indexes published Monday by S&P Global and au Jibun Bank. Much of Asia’s manufacturing sector had pinned its hopes on a strong Chinese post-pandemic rebound, only to see weaker-than-expected trade with the world’s second largest economy.