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As sustainable finance grows, global governments and stakeholders employ AI and regulations to tackle greenwashing and greenhushing, promoting transparent, authentic ESG investments and underlining the importance of ethical finance, transparency and innovation.
Despite the pandemic, China's 'Shop King' SKP welcomed more than 15 million customers last year - suggesting the days of mega malls and luxury department stores are far from done.
Driven by customer expectations, leading financial institutions and fintechs leaned into the challenges, taking giant leaps in technology to create new ways of banking that are changing the financial landscape in Asia and around the world Bank of America (BoA), United Overseas Bank (UOB), Mizuho and Deutsche Bank stood out at The Asian Banker Business Achievement Awards, held alongside The Future of Finance Summit 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand, on 14 June.
Surprise appearances from Hollywood darlings Jared Leto, Jeremy Pope and the plethora of models showing off head wear that stole the most gazes at the recent Love Parade fashion show. Hollywood Boulevard temporarily closed for Alessandro Michele's collection of both glamorous skin wear and equally spectacular headpieces.
How the streaming service is championing diversity with stereotype-busting roles for the likes of Thailand's Kitty Chicha Amatayakul and Vietnamese-born Lana Condor.
It was too hard to name just one out of everything we loved from the first run of 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Telecom's presentation of the Tony Award-winning musical, American Idiot. To say that it was good is an understatement. Trust us, you don't have to be a solid rock fan or a theater savant to enjoy it.
The Nickelodeon star is now the 'happiest human alive' according to her Instagram bio - and, with her 12 million YouTube subscribers, she could well help other LGBTQ+ kids and teens feel less alone.
This year's Preview Ball had guests rummaging through their high school (or college) closets. Of course, we couldn't help but take a second look at the different ensembles as a handful of them decided to think beyond a pair of specs and amplify their outfits with an array of quirky accessories.
Princess Diana openly discussed taboo subjects, Princess Mako plans to ditch her title for love, and Princess Esther decided to run for president of her country.
We took a tour at the 38 th anniversary celebration of Jul B. Dizon Jewellery recently held at The Conservatory in The Manila Peninsula and it was nothing short of sparkly. The event was literally glimmering with the beautiful pieces of jewelry from the latest collection of designer Janina Dizon.