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The story of Bangkok’s Thai-Belgian Bridge
The Nation Thailand
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August 17, 2025
The Thai-Belgian Bridge was inaugurated in 1988 to mark 130 years of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Belgium. According to the Belgian Embassy in Bangkok, the project was intended as both a practical solution to the city’s growing...
Europe’s Courts Are Playing at Diplomacy: The Dangerous Implications of Belgium’s Block on Arms to Israel
EUToday
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August 17, 2025
28The decision by a Belgian court to prohibit the transit of military equipment to Israel via the port of Antwerp is not merely a legal curiosity. It is emblematic of a growing tendency within Europe for national courts to insert themselves into...
Business : B. Grimm Urges Faster ASEAN Energy Integration To Harness Laos' Hydro And Malaysia's Solar Capacities
Bernama
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August 17, 2025
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) – The groundwork for ASEAN energy integration has long been laid, but sharper focus and faster action are needed to propel renewable energy to the next level by harnessing each member’s...
Logistics tycoon, Taiwo Afolabi, maintains supremacy
The Sun Nigeria
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August 16, 2025
By Funsho Arogundade Everyone dreams of becoming a billionaire, but very few take the time to understand how billionaires actually make their money. Beyond talent and ambition, the real secret lies in their business models —leveraging compound...
Stadiums become main event for Saudi construction
MEED
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August 15, 2025
The kingdom has already made significant progress in preparing to host the major events by awarding multibillion-dollar contracts for major stadiums Saudi Arabia’s construction industry is gearing up for billions of dollars worth of work as the...
MHC-Associated Peptide Proteomics (MAPPs) as a Tool for Assessment of Immunogenicity Risk Potential of Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibodies
LCGC International
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Biotherapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) can elicit unwanted immune responses in patients, potentially leading to anti-drug antibody (ADA) formation, reduced efficacy, or safety concerns. The major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-associated...
Belgian’s Bel20 index hits 18-year all-time-high
Euro Weekly News
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August 14, 2025
he Bourse in Brussels, which houses the country's Stock Exchange. The building was erected from 1868 to 1873 in the Neo-Renaissance style | Credit: Oleksandr Osipov/Shutterstock Belgium’s Bel20, the index of the country’s 20 largest publicly...
Belgium records 12.5 per cent drop in exports to US in second quarter
Belga News Agency
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August 14, 2025
Belgian exports to the United States fell by 12.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 compared to the same period the previous year, according to figures released on Thursday by the National Bank of Belgium. This decline follows a surge of over...
Darth Maul or Mercedes driver? F1 star stuns fans with mad helmet hair selfie
GPFans
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August 17, 2025
Mercedes F1 reserve driver Valtteri Bottas left fans stunned when he posted a Darth Maul-esque selfie on social media this weekend. The Finn was compared to the Star Wars villain in the comments section of a recent selfie, posted after taking part...
Belgian supermarkets recall fish and cheese products over listeria risk
Belga News Agency
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August 14, 2025
Several major Belgian supermarket chains have recalled fish and cheese products due to fears of listeria contamination. This follows the confirmation by Belgium’s public health institute, Sciensano, of the first Belgian listeria case connected to...
Large-scale hydro leek cultivation launched in Ypres, Belgium
Fresh Plaza
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August 15, 2025
A 3,000 m² production basin that yields as many leeks annually as 1.5 to 2 hectares in an open field? What until recently seemed like a vision of the future has now become reality. On the Boudry family farm in Ypres this spring, the first...
Logistics firm CMA CGM confirms its position as A350F launch operator
FlightGlobal
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French logistics giant CMA CGM has confirmed its air cargo division will be the launch operator for the Airbus A350 freighter. The cargo and shipping firm has eight A350Fs on order. It refers to the A350F in a new entry on its social media channel...
What if Belgium left NATO?
Strategic Culture
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August 15, 2025
By Carl-Alexandre ROBYN Join us on Telegram, Twitter, and VK. Contact us: info@strategic-culture.su For our small Kingdom, the balance between collective solidarity and budgetary sustainability is increasingly difficult to maintain. And let us not...
Alternative getaways (8): Belgium – more than shopping and beaches
RTL Today
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August 15, 2025
Belgium, just over the border, surprises with culture, nature, and flavours beyond chocolate and waffles, making it ideal for a spontaneous escape. Many Luxembourgers know Belgium from shopping trips to Maasmechelen, Knokke, or visits to the...
Big mother energy: JADE to open for Chappell Roan in Scotland!
Gay Times
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August 15, 2025
The pop gods are real, because JADE has been announced as the opening act for Chappell Roan in Scotland (!!!). As her dream-pop ballad ‘The Subway‘ dominates the charts, Roan will play her biggest Scottish shows to date at the Royal Highland...
Belgium: Delhaize ends use of plastic containers for strawberries
Fresh Plaza
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August 13, 2025
Delhaize is now selling Belgian strawberries in new cardboard packaging, replacing plastic. This switch to cardboard will result in a substantial reduction in plastic use: In 2025, Delhaize expects to save 17,000 kilograms of plastic. In the long...
India’s diamond workforce faces crisis amid US duties
Mint
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August 17, 2025
Mumbai: The cancellation of trade talks between India and the US could jeopardize the jobs of 1.73 lakh workers in India's gems and jewellery sector in the current festive season, as per industry estimates collated by a commerce ministry-backed...
Calls to reopen Iron Rhine railway so troops can go east quickly
The Times
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The historic Iron Rhine railway route, linking the Belgian port of Antwerp with Germany’s industrial Ruhr region, was built for trade but its strategic military value as a rapid east-west link has been evident since its construction in the 19th...
Saudi Arabia, Belgium Discuss Boosting Investments in Aseer
Asharq Al-Awsat
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August 14, 2025
A delegation from Saudi Arabia’s transport sector, led by the Transport General Authority (TGA), has visited the United Kingdom (UK) Department for Transport in London to activate the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between both countries...
Industry First: ATEN Digikvmtm Sets The Pace With FIPS 140-3 Compliance For Mission-Critical Security
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) By embedding the latest FIPS 140-3 encryption module, ATEN DigiKVMTM aligns with the most advanced cryptographic standards issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This integration strengthens...