SINGAPORE, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Supreme Court of Singapore and the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of China successfully concluded the Ninth Singapore-China Legal and Judicial Roundtable (Roundtable) in Shenzhen on 18 November 2025, reaffirming their strong commitment to bilateral judicial cooperation and mutual learning.

The Singapore delegation, led by The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, was on a two-day visit to Shenzhen from 17 to 18 November 2025. The Roundtable was co-chaired by Chief Justice Menon and His Excellency Zhang Jun, Chief Justice of the SPC. The two Chief Justices also held their annual Singapore-China Chief Justices Bilateral Meeting during the visit.

Established in 2017, the annual Roundtable serves as a vital platform for judicial cooperation and the mutual exchange of ideas and experiences, with the two judiciaries alternating as hosts. This year’s agenda focused on contemporary issues critical to the administration of justice, including Judicial Education and the Comprehensive Training and Development of Judges, which was presented by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon; The Court’s Role in Supporting and Safeguarding the Arbitral Process in International Arbitration, presented by Justice Steven Chong; Strengthening the Administration of Justice through the Reliable and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence, presented by Justice See Kee Oon; and Achieving Best Outcomes in Family Justice, presented by Justice Teh Hwee Hwee.

Chief Justice Menon also delivered the opening and closing remarks at the Roundtable.

The Singapore delegation engaged in extensive site visits to gain practical insights into the operations of the Chinese courts. These included visits to the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, the First Circuit Court of the Supreme People’s Court, the China International Commercial Court, and the Qianhai Cooperation Zone People’s Court.

A memorable stay package and dining program this festive season at a Bali beachfront resort.

BALI, Indonesia, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Experience the enchanting allure of Bali this festive season, where joyful celebrations blend seamlessly with the island’s rich cultural traditions. At The Ritz-Carlton, Bali, the holiday stay package unfolds in an atmosphere of elegance, warmth, and heartfelt hospitality. Nestled along the pristine shores of Nusa Dua, the resort invites you to embrace a time of connection, relaxation, and discovery, wrapped in the beauty of the island.

The festive journey begins the moment guests arrive, greeted by ocean breezes, tropical scents, and the gracious smiles of the Ladies and Gentlemen. A selection of welcome fruits sets the tone for a memorable tropical holiday, while a well-appointed suite or villa becomes a sanctuary of comfort and tranquility.

Begin each morning with a lavish breakfast at Senses, where international flavors and local culinary delights welcome the day with flair. Villa guests may also enjoy the privilege of 24-hour in-villa breakfast—an intimate way to savor the start of each day in complete privacy. As part of your festive stay, a one-time Christmas or New Year’s Eve buffet dinner awaits at Senses Restaurant, offering a vibrant feast of seasonal dishes, live culinary stations, and the joyful spirit of celebration. More festive dining program such as Festive Afternoon Tea and other exciting dining offers can be seen on the festive booklet or visit website.

Wellness seekers will find serenity at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, a luxury spa Nusa Dua, where traditional Balinese healing meets modern relaxation. Enjoy complimentary access to the spa’s hydro-vital facility, including steam room, sauna, cold plunge, hot whirlpool, and refreshments.

Families are welcomed with a fun-filled holiday-themed activity at Ritz Kids, offering daily activities and poolside play designed to inspire curiosity and delight. Moments of joy continue with koi fish feeding, a simple yet charming activity loved by guests of all ages.

“The festive season is a cherished time of togetherness, and we are delighted to welcome guests to celebrate it with us.” says Go Kondo, General Manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Bali. “Our Ladies and Gentlemen have thoughtfully curated experiences that honor both the spirit of the holidays and the beauty of Balinese culture. We look forward to creating memorable moments that our guests will treasure long after their stay.”

For more information, visit website at ritzcarltonbali.com or email at rc.dpssw.reservation@ritzcarlton.com

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About The Ritz-Carlton, Bali

Built on a sprawling 12.7 hectares white beach front and elevated cliff top settings, The Ritz-Carlton, Bali feature 313 oceanfront suites and villas, enjoying the unobstructed view of the Indian Ocean and the resort’s lush garden. Completing the experiences, a glass elevator connects the cliff and the beach-front, five restaurants and bars, The Ritz-Carlton Ballroom and meeting facilities, a wedding chapel, as well as The Ritz-Carlton Spa. Ladies and gentlemen at The Ritz-Carlton, Bali is proudly presents the timeless charms of Indo-Balinese hospitality.

About The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC

Delivering the Gold Standard in service in coveted destinations around the world, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC currently operates more than 120 hotels in over 35 countries and territories. From iconic urban destinations to stretches of paradise in untouched corners of the earth, The Ritz-Carlton offers the opportunity for true discovery and transformative escapes that stay with guests long after they depart. Committed to thoughtful innovation, The Ritz-Carlton encompasses two groundbreaking brand extensions, Ritz-Carlton Reserve and The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Ritz-Carlton Reserve is a collection of rare estates set apart from the world, where personalized care and cultural immersion are paramount. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection translates the brand’s legendary service and hospitality for sea, reimagining the ultra-luxury cruising category. For more information or reservations, visit the company website at www.ritzcarlton.com, for the latest company updates, visit news.marriott.com and to join the live conversation, use #RCMemories and follow along on Facebook, X, and Instagram. The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR). The Ritz-Carlton is proud to participate in Marriott Bonvoy®, the global travel program from Marriott International. The program offers members an extraordinary portfolio of global brands, exclusive experiences on Marriott Bonvoy Moments and unparalleled benefits including complimentary nights and Elite status recognition. To enroll for free or for more information about the program, visit marriottbonvoy.com. The Ritz-Carlton is committed to supporting the destinations where it operates through Community Footprints, the company’s social and environmental responsibility program.

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — KuCoin Institutional, the institutional arm of global crypto exchange KuCoin, today announced a strategic partnership with Ceffu, a leading institutional-grade custody and digital asset infrastructure provider. The partnership marks another milestone in KuCoin Institutional’s mission to advance secure, compliant solutions for global professional investors, and it signals our commitment ahead of future product integration.

Building on KuCoin Institutional’s continuous efforts to enhance its custody ecosystem, this collaboration with Ceffu extends the strategic direction established through previous partnerships with licensed custodians. Together, KuCoin Institutional and Ceffu will empower institutions with the highest standards of asset protection, compliance assurance, and operational segregation, enabling investors to trade confidently while maintaining full control over their assets.

“Institutional trust begins with infrastructure — the foundation of security, transparency, and compliance at every level,” said BC Wong, CEO of KuCoin. “Our partnership with Ceffu reinforces this vision, further strengthening our institutional custody ecosystem. By working with trusted partners like Ceffu, we continue to ensure our clients can access global markets with confidence and institutional-grade safeguards.”

“Security isn’t a feature, it’s the foundation institutions build on,” said Ian Loh, CEO of Ceffu. “Our mission has always been to deliver custody infrastructure that meets the highest standard of security, compliance, and operational governance. By partnering with KuCoin, we’re extending that trust-first foundation to more global institutional players who share the same commitment to uncompromising protection.”

Through this partnership, KuCoin Institutional and Ceffu have begun working together on new initiatives designed to enhance the infrastructure supporting institutional participation in digital assets. While the details of the joint developments will be shared in due course, the collaboration is set to introduce new standards of security, compliance, and operational oversight for institutions engaging in digital asset markets.

This partnership follows the recent launch of KuCoin Institutional, part of KuCoin’s brand upgrade that positions it as the preferred platform for institutional investors worldwide. The initiative highlights KuCoin’s “trust first” approach, featuring enhanced services such as VIP trading desks, deep liquidity access, customized OTC solutions, and expanded custody partnerships—now further strengthened through the collaboration with Ceffu. Together, these efforts reflect KuCoin Institutional’s long-term vision to build a robust institutional custody ecosystem, working alongside licensed partners like Ceffu to advance trust, innovation, and compliance across the global digital asset industry.

About KuCoin Institutional
KuCoin Institutional is the institutional business arm of KuCoin, dedicated to serving professional investors, funds, and corporate clients with secure, compliant, and efficient digital asset solutions. By integrating advanced trading infrastructure, liquidity access, and institutional-grade custody partnerships, KuCoin Institutional bridges traditional finance with the digital economy.

Learn more at: www.kucoin.com/institution

About Ceffu
Ceffu is a compliant, institutional-grade custody platform offering custody and liquidity solutions that are ISO 27001 & 27701 certified and SOC2 Type 1 & Type 2 attested. Their multi-party computation (MPC) technology, combined with a customizable multi-approval scheme, provides bespoke solutions allowing institutional clients to safely store and manage their virtual assets.

Learn more at: www.ceffu.com

FONTAINEBLEAU, France and SINGAPORE and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Singapore has leapfrogged Switzerland to take top spot in the latest Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), riding on its strength in cultivating adaptable, digitally fluent and innovation-ready workforces in the age of artificial intelligence.

This year is the first time the city-state topped the annual ranking, which was launched by INSEAD in 2013 as a benchmark for policy thinking on labour markets, work organisation and talent flows.

High-income European economies continue to anchor the top 10 in this edition, but this year’s GTCI report is also notable for the decline of several major economies, including the United States which slid from 3^rd to 9^th place.

Themed “Resilience in the Age of Disruption“, this year’s GTCI – the 11^th since 2013 –examines how nations and economies are building talent systems capable of weathering disruptions. The ranking of 135 economies is based on 77 indicators, including soft skills and AI talent concentration, across six dimensions: Enable, Attract, Grow, Retain, Vocational and Technical Skills, and Generalist Adaptive Skills.

“True resilience in talent is turning adversity into a catalyst for innovation, adaptability and renewed purpose,” says Felipe Monteiro, GTCI Academic Director and Senior Affiliate Professor of Strategy at INSEAD.

“Resilience means learning how to bounce forward, not just bounce back from the inevitable shocks and crises.”

Lily Fang, INSEAD’s Dean of Research and Innovation, says: “This year’s report should be seen as much more than a race between nations. It offers leaders thoughtful points of reflection on how to integrate powerful technologies, such as AI, into the grand pursuit of human progress.”

This year’s ranking also marks the launch of a new partnership between INSEAD and the Portulans Institute, a non-profit research outfit based in Washington D.C.

“This collaboration brings renewed depth and clarity to the GTCI at a time when rapid technological change, geopolitical uncertainty and profound societal transitions make dependable talent metrics more essential than ever,” says Rafael Escalona Reynoso, CEO of Portulans Institute.

Singapore’s strengths

Singapore stands apart in the latest ranking for the constant evolution of its educational system and its forward-looking approach to nurturing an adaptive and innovation-driven workforce, says the GTCI report.

The city-state was ranked first in Generalist Adaptive Skills for a workforce armed with the soft skills, digital literacy and innovation-oriented thinking that today’s fast-shifting landscape demands. Singapore’s ability to retain talent also surged seven spots to 31^st.

“Economies that cultivate adaptable, cross-functional and AI-literate workforces tend to be better positioned to convert disruption into opportunity and sustain long-term competitiveness,” says Paul Evans, Emeritus Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD and co-editor of the report.

“This year’s results underscore that talent competitiveness is not solely a function of income level, but of strategic policy orientation, institutional quality and effective mobilisation of human capital resources.”

GTCI 2025: Top 20 Countries  

Doing more with less

One of the defining messages of GTCI 2025, which is audited by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, is that the ability to translate investments into meaningful outcomes will set economies apart in the talent race.

Israel along with Singapore and South Korea stood out for their ability to get better talent outcomes with fewer resources. This was also true for some lower-middle income countries such as Tajikistan, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Even low-income countries, including Rwanda demonstrated strong foundations for talent development.

Evans observes, “Economies that align education, labour and innovation systems towards adaptive talent development can achieve high performance even with modest income levels.”

By the regions 

Regionally speaking, there were few surprises. Europe continues to dominate the ranking, accounting for 18 of the top 25 positions including major economies such as Germany (17^th), France (19^th) and the United Kingdom (12^th). In Asia and Oceania, Australia (10^th) and New Zealand (18^th) outscored Singapore in retaining talent but fell behind in General Adaptive Skills. China’s decline from 40^th to 53^rd reflected a less favourable business climate and labour market, though the report acknowledges that insufficient data could also have played a part.

North America’s capacity to cultivate and deploy skilled talent across sectors is reflected in the US’ (9^th) and Canada’s (14^th) strong rankings – despite the US’ poorer showing compared to 2023.

North Africa and Western Asia were led by Israel (23^rd) while the United Arab Emirates (25^th) topped the region in attracting talent and developing skills, although it lagged in high-level skills.

Chile (39^th) came out top in Latin America and the Caribbean, followed by Uruguay (42^nd) and Costa Rica (44^th). However, neither Brazil nor Mexico, the region’s two largest economies, managed to feature in the top 50.

Looking ahead, Escalona Reynoso observes, “What matters most today are adaptive capabilities: the ability to collaborate, think across disciplines, innovate under pressure and navigate fast-moving, tech-driven environments.

“These are the skills that increasingly define a country’s competitiveness — and the GTCI now captures this reality more clearly than ever.”

More information and media resources
Download the full report and infographics here. Follow #GTCI2025 online.
Read more about the GTCI 2025 findings here. 

GUANGZHOU, China, Nov. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CIFM / interzum guangzhou 2026 will kick off the “Smart Revolution” chapter from 28 to 31 March at Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, China. Gathering over 1,600 global leading enterprises, the exhibition spans the entire furniture production sector serving as a premier platform for intelligent production, sustainable materials, high-end customization, and other core solutions. Registration is now open for worldwide furniture professionals to join this landmark event.

Global Excellence Assembled

Building on Koelnmesse’s global network, the 2026 exhibition strengthens its authority with benchmark brands from nearly 30 countries and regions. The German Pavilion, Turkish Pavilion, and Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association Pavilion will make a stunning return, presenting cutting-edge technologies and products.

The International Machinery Zones in Area B will spotlight intelligent manufacturing, showcasing the future of automation, digitalization, and flexible production for woodworking and upholstered furniture. Once again officially recommended by the European Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers (EUMABOIS), interzum guangzhou 2026 has been selected as its exclusive woodworking machinery event partner in China. Industry leaders including BIESSE, CEFLA, Freud, HOMAG, Leitz, LEUCO, Paolino Bacci, PYTHA Lab, WEINIG, and Wemhöner will showcase their world-class technologies.  

The International Halls for furniture production materials in Area C serve as an innovation hub for interior materials, hardware and components, textiles and upholstery accessories, offering eco-friendly, high-performance products and international solutions for future design.

Powering Growth Through Signature Events

Anchored in the “Smart Revolution” theme, interzum guangzhou 2026 will present a lineup of premium events. In 2026, the “Vitality of Sustainable Innovation to Life (VSIL) Forum” will focus on “Emotional Smart Manufacturing—Where Emotion Meets Intelligence,” bringing together suppliers, designers, and brands to explore the journey from design inspiration to supply chain implementation and brand commercialization.

Addressing technical bottlenecks in high-end customization, the “Boundless Innovation Forum” will feature a dedicated session: “Wood Vision—2026 Wood Veneer Finishing Technology Innovation.” Focusing on material, craftsmanship, and technology, it will foster a Sino-European exchange for high-end woodworking, delivering in-depth analysis of end-to-end solutions for veneer texture treatment, precise coating, and effect customization.

Furthermore, a variety of supporting events will run concurrently to empower industry growth. The highly anticipated interzum guangzhou Award will continue driving innovative product commercialization, offering a spotlight for forward-thinking solutions. Business matching services will delve into buyer needs, bridging supply and demand through precise matching to accelerate business conversion.

CIFM / interzum guangzhou 2026 is the core platform for industry insights, international resources, and business growth. Visit the official website (www.interzum-guangzhou.com) to register and secure your complimentary access at this annual premier event.

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About the Organisers
Koelnmesse GmbH

Koelnmesse generated more than 400 million euro in revenue worldwide in 2019 and has a workforce of more than 1,000 people. As a city trade fair location in the heart of Europe, it is home to the third-largest trade fairgrounds in Germany and ranks among the top ten in the world, with approximately 400,000 m² of hall space and outdoor area. Each year, Koelnmesse organises and manages around 80 trade fairs, guest events and special events in Cologne and in the most important markets all over the world.
www.koelnmesse.com 

China Foreign Trade Centre Group, Ltd.

The China Foreign Trade Centre Group, Ltd. is a highly qualified and experienced exhibition company. For more than 50 years, it has been organizing the China Import and Export Fair (also known as the Canton Fair), the largest trade fair in China. It is also the organizer of CIFF (China International Furniture Fair –Guangzhou), Asia’s biggest furniture trade fair.

Koelnmesse – Global Inspiration for Living, Contract and Public Spaces

Koelnmesse is the world’s top trade fair organiser for the areas of Living, Contract and Public Spaces. Alongside the trade fair duo imm cologne and idd cologne (interior design days cologne), other formats hosted at the trade fair hub of Cologne such as ORGATEC, interzum, FSB, spoga+gafa and aquanale are among the most internationally renowned and established industry gatherings. These fairs comprehensively represent the interior and design segment, the furniture and interior construction industries’ supplying sections, the kitchen world, all topics for the modern working world, garden lifestyle as well as modern work environments, the garden lifestyle, public spaces, sports and leisure facilities, along with saunas, pools and wellness centres.

Beyond that, Koelnmesse is strategically expanding its portfolio in international growth markets. The imm brand family now includes imm india and La Feria De Diseño Medellín – powered by imm cologne in Colombia. The ORGATEC brand has established a global footprint with ORGATEC Tokyo, ORGATEC India, and ORGATEC WORKSPACE Saudi Arabia. The international presence of the interzum brand extends to interzum guangzhou, interzum bogota, interzum jakarta, and the interzum forum italy. The FSB brand is also internationally active, with the FSB Sports Show Riyadh and the FSB Forum Italy in Bergamo.

Further information: https://www.interzum.com/en/trade-fair/interzum/industry-trade-fairs/

Upcoming events:

interzum guangzhou, Guangzhou, China, 28-31 March 2026

interzum bogota, Bogotá, Colombia, 12-15 May 2026 

interzum forum italy, Bergamo, Italy, 4-5 June 2026

interzum jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia, 23-26 September 2026

interzum, Cologne, Germany, 11-14 May 2027

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