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‘All about health’: Bebop takes dairy-free ice cream across APAC Bebop is targeting APAC markets with a dairy-free, plant-fat ice cream as it seeks to scale beyond Taiwan Bebop is dairy-free and made entirely with plant fats, using a blend of ingredients including cashew, coconut, almond, oats, soy and rice…

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The US is hitting records for the rapid growth of its energy storage market. That’ll go a long way to shoring up the grid, increasing reliability and also cutting emissions, since batteries can help store energy from intermittent renewables like wind and solar. Crucially, this is all happening with the…

Kazakhstan’s venture capital ecosystem is still young, but Askar Bilisbekov, CEO and board member of Alem Capital Management, sees room for growth through more institutional capital, stronger international links and deeper ties with China. “We’re still building our ecosystem,” Bilisbekov told TechNode in Astana. “Lots of missing parts in our…

Changes like increasing geological and glacial instability driven by the warming climate are a growing concern across the Himalayas. Our hearts go out to the thousands of families across Nepal, China, and around the world grieving their loved ones and searching for those missing after the recent catastrophic flash flood…

The iQOO 16 launch has been officially teased, with the company also confirming that an iQOO Pad Ultra is also coming soon. Both devices are already available for pre-order in China. In a post on Weibo, the vivo sub-brand revealed that the iQOO 16 and iQOO Pad Ultra will debut…

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The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has accused the Office of the President and Cabinet of unlawfully interfering in its staffing affairs, after its former deputy chief executive, Harris Potani, entered the Commission's offices on Monday despite having left the institution more than a year ago. Potani, who joined MEC in…

On 5 September 2026, the 30th anniversary gala of the British Chamber of Commerce South China (formerly the British Chamber of Commerce Guangdong) took place at the Garden Hotel in Guangzhou.  Business leaders, diplomatic envoys, government representatives, and guests from various sectors across China and the United Kingdom gathered to…

China is using the world’s most powerful geostationary weather satellite to track severe thunderstorms over Nepal and deliver real-time intelligence as the two countries continue search and rescue operations following last month’s devastating glacier collapse. The Fengyun‑4C satellite – launched in December 2025 and now positioned 36,000km (22,000 miles) above…