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The advent of large language model (LLM) artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT could be a major boon for anti-fraud professionals – but as with any innovative technology, it must be handled with care as the risks are assessed, experts warn.…

Against the backdrop of a still growing apparel manufacturing industry, with a diversifying export portfolio and a billion-dollar local apparel market, the Bangladesh textile chemical industry is thriving. Indeed, locally-owned and international companies in this south Asian outsourcing hub are increasingly setting up plants to reduce their import-dependence for finishing chemicals.…

The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is pushing the European Union (EU) and the UK into paying more subsidies to attract battery electric vehicle (BEV) and battery production to Europe.

While the UK’s Advanced Propulsion Center (APC) forecasts 5 million more BEVs globally by 2030, requiring 3,306 gigawatt hours (GWh) in batteries, (1), the US and China may benefit more in production terms.…

Higher education students worldwide have been pushing solutions to target the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), a Higher Education Sustainability Initiative (HESI) global forum https://sdgs.un.org/HESI in New York heard yesterday (July 17).

Veronica Dzeagu, chief technical officer, All-Africa Students Union (https://aasuonline.org/…

The bounce back from Covid-19 lockdowns to the key south-east Asian economies of Malaysia and Singapore have seen robust growth in both countries, boosting paint and coatings sales, although the Malaysian market has some fragility this year.

Economic growth in both ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members have been robust with data from the World Bank showing Malaysia’s GDP expanding from USD337.34 billion in 2020 to USD406.31 in 2022 (1) – its population being 33.5 million people.…

SOUTH Asian clothing, textile and footwear manufacturers are innovating to utilise a common natural input, plentiful in their local sub-tropical and tropical climates – banana fibre. Growth is particularly marked in Bangladesh. Textile factories have started developing the fibre, blending them with cotton to make apparel, sending samples and receiving enquiries from European customers.…

Major non-sugar sweetener aspartame has been classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans” by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) joint expert committee on food additives (JECFA).…

Ukraine’s automotive assembly, parts and sales sectors are continuing to operate, despite the ongoing Russian invasion, which as of June 19 killed 9,083 civilians (UN figures) and crippled Ukrainian manufacturing.  

The country was once an automotive powerhouse within the Soviet Union, producing large volumes of ZAZ and LAZ vehicles.…

The establishment of Study in Greece (SiG) as a national agency supported by Greek state is the latest step in an ongoing process to unlock a world of educational possibilities and deepen international collaboration to revitalise higher education in the country.…

Consumers in the rich east Asian markets of Japan and South Korea are increasingly keen on heated tobacco and vape products, although regulatory hurdles are restricting sales growth.

E-cigarettes that contain nicotine have long been prohibited under Japan’s Pharmaceutical Affairs Act in 2010 (1), although products without nicotine are proving popular with young adults, aged up to 29, according to a study by the Osaka International Cancer Institute (2) published in 2022.…