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The Asia-Pacific region is emerging as a hub of digital innovation, offering unparalleled opportunities to accelerate digital inclusion and transformation towards sustainable development and shared prosperity. Government leaders, ministers, senior officials, digital experts and technology companies will come together at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial for Digital Inclusion and Transformation in Astana from September 3-5 to explore ways to accelerate digital innovation for sustainable development. The conference, co-hosted by the Government of Kazakhstan and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), aims to promote more inclusive digital economies and societies in the region, as well as…
Asia-Pacific’s two leading international development policy and finance institutions, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), today announced a significant strengthening of their collaboration through a renewed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In a critical decade for addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this new partnership aims to accelerate progress towards sustainable development in Asia-Pacific by 2030. The collaboration will focus on acceleration points to advance the SDGs by aligning community needs with national and local policy, service and investment choices. Activities will span joint knowledge creation, policy dialogue, technical assistance and project development across areas…
There is a strange symmetry in the vice presidential picks of the two presidential candidates. There are some superficial differences: Republican J.D. Vance is 40; Democrat Tim Walz is 60. Vance has a beard; Waltz is bald. The similarities go far beyond military service: Both men were selected as presidential candidates at exciting times: former President Donald Trump after a landslide victory in a debate against President Joe Biden and surviving an assassination attempt, and Vice President Kamala Harris after taking a better-than-expected lead in the polls. Both may reflect that poll leads can disappear and…
Voltronic Power Technology Corp. (TWSE:6409) shareholders will be smiling today after the analysts significantly increased their statutory forecasts for this year. Revenue forecasts for the year have been refreshed and the analysts are more optimistic about the company's sales pipeline. Following the upgrade, the current consensus from Voltronic Power Technology's five analysts is for revenues of NT$25b in 2024, which would represent a significant 22% increase on sales over the past 12 months. Earnings per share are expected to grow 13% to NT$45.89. Prior to this latest update, the analysts had been forecasting revenues of NT$22b and earnings per share…
Catcher Technology Co., Ltd. (TWSE:2474) has just released its latest quarterly financial results, and things are looking bullish. Catcher Technology delivered better-than-expected earnings, with revenue coming in at a better-than-expected NT$4.7b, and statutory earnings per share beating the analysts' forecasts by 12%. This is an important time for investors, as you can track a company's performance in its report, see what experts are predicting for next year, and see if there have been any changes to expectations for the business. We've gathered the latest statutory forecasts to see whether the analysts have changed their earnings model following these results. Check…
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) – Health Community Health Centers is wrapping up National Health Center Week with a Children's Health Day event. The event offered free school supplies, health screenings, bike helmets and coupons to local businesses. HCHC Interim Executive Director Natalie Bass said the organization is committed to supporting the community this week with the help of others in the community.”The most important thing is to remember that it takes all of us working together – healthcare workers, first responders, aid agencies, homeless shelters – to promote the health, wellness and safety of our community. No one person can do…
Just one week away from the 2024 ADCC World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada, athletes worldwide are entering the final phases of their preparation to fight on the biggest stage in grappling. With less than a majority of fighters making their first appearance, a handful of grapplers competing this year have spent the better part of the last decade competing worldwide to be crowned ADCC champion. A proving ground for the grappling elite, spectators can observe the changing of the guard in real-time as legends emerge every two years. Last year, Kade Ruotolo made history, becoming the youngest ADCC Champion in…
Zhejiang Jingko Integrated Technology (SZSE:002006) 2024 Q2 ResultsKey Financial Results Revenue: CNY 416.3 million (down 5.3% from Q2 2023). Net profit: CNY 40 million (down 19% from Q2 2023). Margin: 9.6% (down from 11% in Q2 2023). EPS: CNY 0.09 (down from CNY 0.10 in Q2 2023). SZSE:002006 Revenue and Revenue History 11 Aug 2024 All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing twelve month (TTM) period. Zhejiang Jinggong Integrated Technology's sales and profits fall short of expectations Revenues came in 59% below analyst expectations. Earnings per share (EPS) also came in 62% below analyst expectations. Looking…
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In the early hours of May 6, 2023, an explosion occurred at a bank in Bad Homburg, Germany, shattering glass up to 30 meters away. Two men entered the building and loaded an ATM with explosives. When the explosives detonated, the men stole 165,000 rupees ($180,287) in cash, jumped into a waiting getaway car and fled into the night. The theft took only minutes.Almost every day, or rather, every night, an ATM is blown up somewhere in Germany. Europe's largest economy is a prime target for sophisticated robbery operations by organized crime groups, because so few people rob banks that…