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Sam Altman ‘excited’ as OpenAI starts hiring in this country for 2nd Asia office

OpenAI is establishing a Singapore office to meet rising AI demand in the Asia-Pacific, partnering with AI Singapore and local entities.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at the Seattle Convention Center Summit Building in Seattle, Washington.(AFP)

business

Published on Oct 09, 2024 07:30 AM IST

Bloomberg |

France renews vow to defend freedom of navigation as it showcases fighter jets in the Philippines

world news

Updated on Jul 28, 2024 07:07 PM IST

AP |

Chinese defense minister accuses US of causing friction with its support for Taiwan and Philippines

world news

Published on Jun 02, 2024 08:26 AM IST

AP |

Asia-Pacific’s loss of biodiversity: A hidden threat to food security

Halting deforestation, while enabling forest and landscape restoration, are vital components of addressing the challenge of biodiversity loss and climate change

Gurugram, India-July 05, 2023: A view of Aravali Safari Park land in Garat Pur Bas village; Safari Park project which is being developed in line with the biodiversity park concept in a 10,000-acre land parcel in the Aravalli region in Gurugram and Nuh Districts, in Gurugram, India, on Wednesday, 05 July 2023. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)

opinion

Published on May 22, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByJong-Jin Kim

US investment firm BlackRock on India: ‘Promising for investment opportunities’

India and Indonesia need to deepen their financial markets, including equity and currency markets, BlackRock said.

The lobby of Germany's branch of BlackRock, an American multinational investment company, is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany.(AP)

business

Published on Mar 05, 2024 11:54 AM IST

Reuters |

Bengaluru ranks 8th in annual housing price growth across APAC: Report

Registering a price growth of 7.1 per cent YoY in the second half of 2023, Bengaluru was ranked 8th on the Asia-Pacific Residential Review.

Bengaluru and Mumbai have found a place in the top 10 best-performing Asia-Pacific residential markets in terms of annual price growth, a report found.(Representative image)

cities

Published on Feb 07, 2024 02:40 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S

India, not China, to be Asia-Pacific’s growth engine: S&P Global Ratings’ report

The report attributed deepening property sector woes and high debt levels for weakening the growth momentum for China.

“We see India reaching 7.0% in 2026 (6.4%); Vietnam, 6.8% (4.9%); Philippines, 6.4% (5.4%); and Indonesia remaining steady at 5%,” ithe report said. (AFP)

india news

Published on Nov 28, 2023 08:47 PM IST

ByRajeev Jayaswal

Ireland looks to refresh age-old cultural, political ties with India

Ireland aims to strengthen its ties with India through increased trade, investment, and political cooperation, as part of its updated Asia-Pacific strategy. The country also plans to cooperate with China on global challenges such as climate change, while addressing differences and challenges posed by China's border disputes in the region. Ireland sees the historic cultural and political relations between India and Ireland as a foundation for further cooperation.

Ireland’s deputy prime minister Micheal Martin. (HT photo)

india news

Updated on Oct 25, 2023 11:29 AM IST

ByRezaul H Laskar

Quad and ASEAN must learn to work together

Ahead of the ASEAN leaders’ summit in Indonesia, cooperation between ASEAN and the Quad is crucial for stability in the Indo-Pacific.

opinion

Published on Aug 21, 2023 09:03 PM IST

ByManjari Chatterjee Miller

Climate change and water security in Asia-Pacific

This article is authored by Kumar Manish, assistant professor and Maharaj K Pandit, professor & dean, OP Jindal Global University.

Climate change(Representational photo / Creative Commons)

ht insight

Published on May 19, 2023 04:54 PM IST

ByHindustan Times

A look at nature-based climate solution

Authored by Kumar Manish and Maharaj K Pandit, assistant professor and professor & dean respectively, OP Jindal Global University.

Climate change (Shutterstock/Representative image)

ht insight

Published on May 15, 2023 10:59 AM IST

ByHindustan Times

Asian economic recoveries losing steam, says World Bank

Across the Asia-Pacific, economies are expected to grow at a 5.1% annual pace this year, up from 3.5% in 2022, the World Bank report said.

The report forecasts that growth in the region including China will pick up pace this year. (Representative Photo)

business

Published on Mar 31, 2023 02:53 PM IST

AP | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Asia's airlines treat passengers to more offers as tough Covid travel curbs ease

Malaysia and Vietnam are allowing domestic flights to resume from this week, India is lifting a domestic capacity cap while Singapore, Thailand and Fiji are opening without Covid-19 quarantine to vaccinated international travellers from select countries.

In this photo taken on October 9, 2021, a Singapore Airlines (SIA) passenger plane prepares for landing at Changi Airport in Singapore. Asia's airlines treat passengers to more flights and offers as tough Covid-19 travel curbs ease(Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)

lifestyle

Updated on Oct 13, 2021 12:43 PM IST

Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Sydney/singapore

The conversation India refuses to have

In the past few years, India has broken traditional silences on sexual abuse, on consent, and on the rights of sexual minorities. It’s time to break another traditional silence

It takes courage to push a conversation that evokes almost zero public sympathy in an audience that is inclined to believe that consent has no place on the marital bed(Shutterstock)

columns

Updated on Jan 08, 2021 08:01 PM IST

ByNamita Bhandare

Happy birthday Dia Mirza: When she said she wasn’t ‘envious’ of Priyanka Chopra, Lara Dutta

Dia Mirza turns 39 years old on Wednesday. On the special day, we are revisiting her interview from 2016 when she talked about her equation with Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta and how no one is envious or the other’s success.

Dia Mirza was the second runner-up at the 2000 Miss India pageant after Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra.

entertainment

Updated on Dec 09, 2020 07:13 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Entertainment Desk

Air passenger demand plunges as travel restrictions take hold: IATA

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for March showing that demand measured in total revenue passenger kilometres dived 52.9 per cent compared to the year-ago period.

March international passenger demand shrank 55.8 per cent compared to March 2019.(Unsplash)

lifestyle

Updated on May 01, 2020 07:10 AM IST

Geneva (Switzerland) | ByAsian News International

Impact of Covid-19 intensifies slump in Asia Pacific air passenger demand

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said air cargo demand too plummeted as Covid-19 infections spread to many countries across the world.

Airlines continued to operate dedicated all-freighter services with some airlines also operating cargo-only passenger aircraft flights

business

Updated on Apr 29, 2020 11:29 AM IST

Kuala Lumpur | ByAsian News International

‘Private players are leading the way across all sectors.

Sharad Mehra, Chief Executive Officer- Asia Pacific at Global University Systems, talks about the importance of quality higher education and role of private universities in the Education Founder Series.

brand stories

Updated on Mar 17, 2020 05:21 PM IST

ByHT Brand Studio

India deserves to be included in UNSC: Russian minister

Lavrov criticised the US-backed concept of the Indo-Pacific and a “rules-based world order”, saying they are either divisive or aimed at containing China.

Lavrov criticised the insistence of Western powers on a “rules-based world order” and said the focus should be on international law.

india news

Updated on Jan 16, 2020 02:07 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByRezaul H Laskar

Mastercard ambassador MS Dhoni launches ‘Team Cashless India’ to push digital payments

To garner support for the Team Cashless India campaign, MS Dhoni will interact with merchants and encourage them to ‘bat’ for a cashless India by accepting digital payments.

Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Co-President for Asia Pacific launch the 'Team Cashless India', a nationwide initiative to accelerate and adoption of digital payment.(PTI Photo)

india news

Updated on Oct 16, 2019 06:06 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Pakistan flunked 32 of 40 parameters at FATF review, China is its best chance

The FATF’s Asia Pacific group that met over two days in Australia’s capital Canberra to review the progress found that Pakistan was non-compliant on 32 of the 40 compliance parameters.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan(PTI file photo)

india news

Updated on Jun 20, 2020 06:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByShishir Gupta

IIT Guwahati tops list of ‘Top Universities in Asia Pacific’ region under the ‘Problem solving’ category

IIT Guwahati recently topped the list of ‘Top Universities in Asia Pacific’ region under the ‘Problem solving’ category.

education

Published on Aug 14, 2019 03:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Need prevention revolution to stop HIV’: UNAIDS regional director for Asia

Despite considerable scaling up of ART across the world on HIV, there were 1.7 million people newly infected with HIV in 2018. There are 2.14 million people living with HIV in India, with new infections rising in Assam, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand, and declining in Nagaland, Manipur, Delhi and Chhattisgarh.

Dr Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS regional director for Asia and the Pacific

india news

Updated on Aug 12, 2019 01:57 PM IST

Hindustan Times,New Delhi | BySanchita Sharma

‘Gurugram among top 5 IT hubs in Asia Pacific’

Anshuman Magazine, chairman and CEO, India, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa, CBRE said, “Improved access to incubator and accelerator programmes and a vast pool of skilled IT talent based in the Delhi-NCR and Bangalore have supported the cultivation of new ideas.

The report states that Gurugram has an office stock of 60million sqft, second highest in India after Bengaluru (155million sqft).(HT Photo)

cities

Updated on May 28, 2019 07:44 AM IST

Gurugram | ByHT Correspondent

Bengaluru overtakes Hyderabad to top list of world’s most dynamic cities: Survey

According to a survey by property consultant JLL, following Bengaluru is Hyderabad that is ranked second with Delhi at fourth, Pune at fifth, Chennai at seventh and Kolkata at fifteenth position featuring in top 20 cities.

A view of the Bengaluru airport. Bengaluru has emerged as the world’s most dynamic city, a recent survey by property consultant JLL said.(HT Photo)

india news

Published on Jan 15, 2019 06:57 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Mumbai | ByPress Trust of India

Global Open Innovation Contest 9.0 in Pune: win-win for NTT Data and startups

For the Indian leg, NTT Data tied up with TiE Pune to look out for startups who would qualify for the global contest.

Nitin Gupta, founder, Flyt Base,winner of TiE Pune NTT Data Open Innovation Contest 9.0 with Kotaro Zamma, head, open innovation and business incubation, NTT Data .(HT PHOTO)

cities

Updated on Jan 12, 2019 05:13 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByNamita Shibad

Indian carriers will need 2,300 planes worth billions in 20 years: Boeing

According to Boeing, India would need 1,940 single-aisle planes worth USD 220 billion and 350 wide-body aircraft valued at USD 100 billion.

Indian airlines are projected to need 2,300 planes worth USD 320 billion in the next 20 years amid unprecedented domestic passenger growth, aircraft maker Boeing said Wednesday as it raised the forecast for the country.(Bloomberg/Representative Imag)

india news

Updated on Dec 19, 2018 06:29 PM IST

New Delhi | ByReuters

4 airport VIP services that can make your journey a breeze

Easing the pain of jet-setting is a promise that a growing number of “airport concierge” companies are making to frequent fliers, whether they’re departing or arriving.

For anywhere between $100 to $4,000, fliers can book online, by phone, or through travel agents, and get expedited security access, help with getting VAT refunds, even access to private lounges.(Unsplash)

lifestyle

Updated on Nov 15, 2018 01:28 PM IST

Bloomberg | ByNikki Ekstein, Bloomberg

Credit Suisse ‘underweight’ on Indian equities

Global financial services major Credit Suisse in its strategy report said the MSCI India index has fallen by the least as against Indonesia and the Philippines.

Credit Suisse reiterated its underweight call on India in an Asia Pacific context.(Reuters/File Photo)

business

Updated on May 16, 2018 12:29 PM IST

Press Trust of India, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

What Indo-Pacific means for India

It is the most recent and the most nebulous (in terms of defining with clarity), and the most straightforwardly strategic in its orientation. From an Indian perspective, it appears a natural evolution of our ‘Look/Act policy’ as an increasingly larger share of our GDP is accounted for by external trade of which a growing proportion traverses through this region. The term also has obvious linkages to ‘Asia Pacific’, which has been in use for a long time but with the obvious difference that the Indo-Pacific strongly evokes a maritime perspective.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron in New Delhi, March 11, 2018. The visit of the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, saw a Joint Strategic Vision of India-France Cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region, and this document refers to India’s central position in the ‘Indo-Pacific’,(REUTERS)

opinion

Updated on Mar 31, 2018 03:25 PM IST

ByTCA Raghavan

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OpenAI is establishing a Singapore office to meet rising AI demand in the Asia-Pacific, partnering with AI Singapore and local entities.

France renews vow to defend freedom of navigation as it showcases fighter jets in the Philippines

Chinese defense minister accuses US of causing friction with its support for Taiwan and Philippines

Halting deforestation, while enabling forest and landscape restoration, are vital components of addressing the challenge of biodiversity loss and climate change

India and Indonesia need to deepen their financial markets, including equity and currency markets, BlackRock said.

Registering a price growth of 7.1 per cent YoY in the second half of 2023, Bengaluru was ranked 8th on the Asia-Pacific Residential Review.

The report attributed deepening property sector woes and high debt levels for weakening the growth momentum for China.

Ahead of the ASEAN leaders’ summit in Indonesia, cooperation between ASEAN and the Quad is crucial for stability in the Indo-Pacific.

This article is authored by Kumar Manish, assistant professor and Maharaj K Pandit, professor & dean, OP Jindal Global University.

Authored by Kumar Manish and Maharaj K Pandit, assistant professor and professor & dean respectively, OP Jindal Global University.

Across the Asia-Pacific, economies are expected to grow at a 5.1% annual pace this year, up from 3.5% in 2022, the World Bank report said.

Malaysia and Vietnam are allowing domestic flights to resume from this week, India is lifting a domestic capacity cap while Singapore, Thailand and Fiji are opening without Covid-19 quarantine to vaccinated international travellers from select countries.

In the past few years, India has broken traditional silences on sexual abuse, on consent, and on the rights of sexual minorities. It’s time to break another traditional silence

Dia Mirza turns 39 years old on Wednesday. On the special day, we are revisiting her interview from 2016 when she talked about her equation with Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta and how no one is envious or the other’s success.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced global passenger traffic results for March showing that demand measured in total revenue passenger kilometres dived 52.9 per cent compared to the year-ago period.

The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) said air cargo demand too plummeted as Covid-19 infections spread to many countries across the world.

Sharad Mehra, Chief Executive Officer- Asia Pacific at Global University Systems, talks about the importance of quality higher education and role of private universities in the Education Founder Series.

Lavrov criticised the US-backed concept of the Indo-Pacific and a “rules-based world order”, saying they are either divisive or aimed at containing China.

To garner support for the Team Cashless India campaign, MS Dhoni will interact with merchants and encourage them to ‘bat’ for a cashless India by accepting digital payments.

The FATF’s Asia Pacific group that met over two days in Australia’s capital Canberra to review the progress found that Pakistan was non-compliant on 32 of the 40 compliance parameters.

IIT Guwahati recently topped the list of ‘Top Universities in Asia Pacific’ region under the ‘Problem solving’ category.

Anshuman Magazine, chairman and CEO, India, South East Asia, Middle East and Africa, CBRE said, “Improved access to incubator and accelerator programmes and a vast pool of skilled IT talent based in the Delhi-NCR and Bangalore have supported the cultivation of new ideas.

According to a survey by property consultant JLL, following Bengaluru is Hyderabad that is ranked second with Delhi at fourth, Pune at fifth, Chennai at seventh and Kolkata at fifteenth position featuring in top 20 cities.

For the Indian leg, NTT Data tied up with TiE Pune to look out for startups who would qualify for the global contest.

According to Boeing, India would need 1,940 single-aisle planes worth USD 220 billion and 350 wide-body aircraft valued at USD 100 billion.

Easing the pain of jet-setting is a promise that a growing number of “airport concierge” companies are making to frequent fliers, whether they’re departing or arriving.

Global financial services major Credit Suisse in its strategy report said the MSCI India index has fallen by the least as against Indonesia and the Philippines.

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