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Guide to Setting Up a Retail Business in Vietnam
Vietnam Briefing
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June 16, 2025
Businesses seeking to expand in Vietnam’s retail market are advised to pay close attention to changes in the country’s legal and regulatory frameworks when adopting either a traditional sales, distribution, or omni-channel strategy. How to Open a...
Study: 64% celebrate Father's Day, but few influenced by social media
Marketing-Interactive
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A new study from YouGov revealed that for most consumers globally, Father’s Day is still about sentiment, not sales. Across 17 international markets, 64% of respondents said they celebrate Father’s Day, with 43% citing personal meaning as the key...
Germany intensifies efforts to clear mines in Syria
North Press Agency
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June 11, 2025
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The German special envoy to Syria, Stefan Schneck, announced on Tuesday that Germany is stepping up its efforts to clear landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) across Syria. In a post on X, Schneck wrote that mines...
Ultraviolette F77 now available on sale in Germany, Europe
Financial Express
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In October last year, the Ultraviolette F77 received UN ECE certification, enabling its sales in 40 countries, including those in the European Union. Ultraviolette is scaling new heights, slowly but gradually spreading its wings in the global...
PRODUCTION: Final Stage for Long Animated Film Born in the Jungle
The Film New Europe
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RIGA: The Latvian/Polish/Czech long animated film Born in the Jungle / Laimīgie by Edmunds Jansons is currently in late production. Pre-sales for France, Germany, Spain and Sweden were secured by French sales agent Dandelooo Cinema ahead of the...
Glamorous social media ‘astronaut’ faces NASA backlash after claiming she was picked to head to Space
New York Post
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June 13, 2025
A Brazilian social media star is facing backlash from NASA after she claimed she was selected as a future astronaut for private missions to the Moon and Mars. NASA jacket-wearing content creator Laysa Peixoto revealed that she was “going to space”...
Jury #2 has the Karen Read case — but have AI and the betting markets already cracked it?
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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In retrospect, what an innocent time that was, before Karen Read Derangement Syndrome inflamed dinner parties, medical visits, the sidelines of soccer games; before the sighs of a Superior Court judge became social media fodder; before a German...
German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jäger may be appointed head of BND – media
Ukrinform
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June 11, 2025
Chancellor Friedrich Merz is considering appointing Germany’s Ambassador to Ukraine, Martin Jäger, as the next head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND). That is according to Spiegel, Ukrinform reports. Jäger is expected to succeed Bruno Kahl...
An essential survival guide for tea drinkers in Germany
The Local - Germany
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June 12, 2025
Is Germany a nation of secret tea lovers? Columnist and tea lover Tom Pugh explains where to get the perfect 'cuppa', how to drink tea like an 'Ostfriesen', and where to buy the brands you crave from home. It’s no secret that British people love...
India drawn with Germany, Ireland and Namibia in Women’s Junior World Cup 2025 pool C
Daijiworld News
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June 13, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network- Santiago Santiago, Jun 13: India will face a tough challenge at the upcoming Women’s Junior World Cup 2025 as they have been drawn in Pool C alongside former champions Germany, European contenders Ireland, and African...
German ‘Nail Artist’ Günther Uecker Dies at 95
News Central TV
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June 11, 2025
Renowned German sculptor and installation artist Günther Uecker, famous for his striking use of nails in art, has died at the age of 95. From the 1950s, Uecker began hammering nails into everyday objects—furniture, televisions, canvases, and even...
German artist who ‘painted with nails’, Günther Uecker, dead at 95
Times of Malta
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June 11, 2025
German sculptor and installation artist Günther Uecker, best known for his mesmerising artworks using thousands of nails, has died at age 95. His works, created from the 1950s saw him hammer nails into furniture, TV sets, canvases and a tree...
Media: ambassador to Ukraine may be appointed as head of German intelligence
European Pravda
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is apparently preparing to replace the head of the Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and is considering Martin Jäger, the current German ambassador to Ukraine, for the position. As reported by German newspaper...
Germany Weighs Ban on Right-Wing Mag
American Renaissance
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June 10, 2025
The federal administrative court in Leipzig has started to hear the case regarding the ban of German right-wing magazine Compact. In what was seen by right-wing commentators as an attempt to curb press freedom and silence conservative voices, the...
Germany Warns of Potential Russian Threat to NATO
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) Germany’s foreign intelligence agency (BND) head has suggested that Russia could potentially target NATO countries after the conclusion of the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Bruno Kahl made this statement as part of his defense for a...
G7 Summit opening in Canada with focus on trade, wars and not riling Trump
The Economic Times
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June 16, 2025
When US President Donald Trump last came to Canada for a Group of Seven summit, the enduring image was of him seated with his arms folded defiantly as then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel stared daggers at him. If there is a shared mission at this...
German artist who ‘painted with nails’, Guenther Uecker, dead at 95
Digital Journal
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June 11, 2025
German artist Guenther Uecker during an exhibition in Duesseldorf on February 5, 2015 - Copyright AFP/File Patrik STOLLARZ Katharina WIECHERS German sculptor and installation artist Guenther Uecker, best known for his mesmerising artworks using...
German court to rule on banned right-wing extremist magazine
Deutsche Welle
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June 10, 2025
In July 2024, then Interior Minister Nancy Faeser banned Compact magazine. She justified the move, saying: "It's a central mouthpiece for the right-wing extremist scene. This magazine incites against Jews, people with ethnic migrant backgrounds...
Frankfurt Airport outlines retail experience for forthcoming Terminal 3
Business Traveller
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June 16, 2025
Brands which will open units with the new terminal include Boss, Montblanc, Capi Electronics, jewellery and watch firm Christ, Sunglass Hut, Tumi, Longchamp and Victoria’s Secret. There will also be ‘Germany On My Mind’ and ‘Germany’s Selection’...
Samsung Ads changes channels with appointment of The Digital Voice™ as lead PR Agency
Marketing Communication News
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June 12, 2025
The Digital Voice™ named agency of record for PR, content and events for Samsung Ads across UK, EMEA and MENA Samsung Ads has appointed The Digital Voice™ to lead its PR, communications strategy, outreach and events in the UK, EMEA and MENA...