Why The Icon Of Rapid Air Travel Is No Longer In Production

Equally famous for its incredible engineering and inflight champagne parties, the Concorde was beloved by every person connected to it. Engineers, craftsmen, pilots, and customers all found the amazing supersonic airliner to be unrivaled by any...

‘Disgraceful’: U.S. Lobbying Blocks Global Fee on Shipping Emissions

The Trump administration has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations. The world’s largest maritime nations had been deliberating on adopting...

Shipping Emissions Charge Vote Delayed Amid US Pressure

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has postponed a crucial vote on implementing a global charge for shipping emissions, a decision that underscores the influence of the Trump administration on international climate negotiations. This...

Singapore to impose green aviation fuel levy on flights

PUBLISHED : 18 Oct 2025 at 13:20 SINGAPORE — Singapore’s parliament passed a bill on Tuesday introducing a fixed levy on departing flights to cut emissions and support the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by airlines. The levy will be paid...

Sarawak promotes sustainable tourism, indigenous heritage at Singapore fair

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Abdul Karim gets ready to perform the ribbon-cutting ceremony. — Sarawak Public Communications Unit photo KUCHING (Oct 18): Sarawak is being positioned as a premier sustainable tourism...

Singapore: BLOOM to Transform Digital Settlement Infrastructure

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched the BLOOM initiative, marking a significant advancement in Singapore’s digital settlement infrastructure. BLOOM, which stands for Borderless, Liquid, Open, Online, Multi-currency, is designed to...

Countries vote to delay implementation of carbon-free shipping plan

The 2023 IMO GHG (greenhouse gas) Strategy — the umbrella framework — envisages, in particular, a minimum 40% reduction in carbon intensity of international shipping (to reduce CO2 emissions per transport work) by 2030. File | Photo Credit: Getty...

Elevating Vietnamese agricultural products through biotechnology

HÀ NỘI — Biotechnology is considered a strategic sector, helping Vietnamese agricultural products gain economic advantages, improving exploitation efficiency and enhancing international competitiveness. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and...

Finance Minister Khanal meets with Singaporean Presiden...

WASHINGTON, Oct 18: Finance Minister Rameshore Prasad Khanal has met with the President of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, on the sidelines of the World Bank Group's annual meeting here on Friday. On the occasion of the meeting, Minister Khanal...

Global wellness tourism industry to be worth P75 trillion by 2028

October 18, 2025 | 5:49pm MANILA, Philippines — There are many reasons for a person to travel, and it can be as simple as the eagerness to improve one's well-being. Wellness tourism was among the topics discussed at the recent 2025 TravMedia...

Sultan Kudarat hosts major coffee events, strengthens global agri-industry ties

October 18, 2025 | 5:44pm SULTAN KUDARAT, Philippines — The province of Sultan Kudarat recently held three major coffee events, further establishing itself as a hub for the agri-industry and international collaboration. In line with its global...

OPINION | Lee Kuan Yew’s miracle | How multiracial equality built Singapore and what Fiji must learn

When Singapore separated from Malaysia in 1965, it was a fragile, poor, and deeply divided society. Poverty, unemployment, opium addiction, prostitution, and slums were everywhere. Racial riots between Chinese and Malays had shaken the island. The...

Bay Terminal construction to begin this year

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 17: Construction of the Bay Terminal at Chittagong Port is set to begin this year, with the authority calling it the future gateway of Bangladesh's maritime trade. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) officials said the long-awaited...

Industry Voices Disappointment and Concern as IMO Postpones Global Shipping Carbon Tax Vote

Governments at the International Maritime Organization decided to postpone for one year the adoption of what would have been the world’s first global carbon pricing system on international shipping at the Extraordinary Session of the Marine...

Tourism careers take flight at Singapore's first hospitality and tourism conference

The inaugural Singapore Hospitality & Tourism Conference (SHTC) 2025 is taking place today at Marina Bay Sands, in conjunction with ITB Asia. In addition to panel discussions, student attendees also have access to a career fair which offers close...

Trump torpedoes international deal to reduce shipping emissions 

Members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) have voted to postpone approving a plan to curb shipping emissions, after United States President Donald Trump threatened to impose sanctions on countries that supported the measure. The...

How Global Corporations turn Plastic into Fuel and Why Big Industry is Buying

If you have ever watched a viral clip of someone turning old packaging into liquid fuel with a microwave-style rig, you already know the hook. That do-it-yourself energy moment is real enough to spark curiosity. The bigger story, though, lives in...

Finance Minister Khanal meets Singaporean President

WASHINGTON D.C.: Finance Minister Rameshore Khanal met with Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on Friday on the sidelines of the World Bank Group’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the Embassy of Nepal said. During the meeting,...

singapore SM Lee to visit Argentina, UK from Oct 20 to 28, will speak at Chatham House

Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong will visit Argentina and the United Kingdom from Oct 20 to 28. The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) said in a statement on Friday (Oct 17) that SM Lee will visit Buenos Aires from Oct 20 to 24, followed by London from...

Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing Grows 4.44% in Early FY2025

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s large-scale manufacturing (LSM) sector grew by 4.44% during the first two months of the fiscal year 2025, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The report showed that 12 major industries recorded growth,...