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PageGroup (LSE: PAGE) Q2 gross profit beats forecast as Americas and Asia drive recovery
PageGroup’s second-quarter gross profit beat expectations and PAGE shares rallied sharply, but the recovery remains divided between growing markets and a weak European core. The next test is whether better placement conversion, higher-value recruitment and a leaner cost base can produce durable earnings growth.
ADNOC L&S (ADX: ADNOCLS) is spending $225m per ship. Will 2029 charters justify the price?
ADNOC L&S orders four LNG carriers for $900 million, betting 2029 demand and long-term charters will support fleet growth despite vessel oversupply risk.
China faces coordinated diplomatic challenge over sweeping South China Sea claims
Fourteen nations and the EU reaffirmed the 2016 South China Sea ruling, intensifying legal pressure on Beijing as dangerous maritime clashes continue.
Why Iran’s latest Strait of Hormuz warning could revive global inflation pressures
Iran says Hormuz is closed, while Washington says ships can pass. The confrontation threatens global oil supplies, diplomacy and inflation across Asia.
Typhoon Bavi hits eastern China after 2.8 million evacuate as flood threat moves inland
Typhoon Bavi has struck eastern China twice, triggering the evacuation of more than 2.8 million people and disrupting thousands of flights and train services as authorities prepare for several days of flooding far beyond the Zhejiang coast.
Philippines rejects Chinese Batanes claim as Luzon Strait flashpoint widens
Manila has dismissed Chinese scholars’ claim over Batanes as baseless, but the argument has exposed how the island province near Taiwan is becoming a sharper test of sovereignty, military access and Pacific deterrence.
Taiwan warns China is creating new status quo as coast guard pressure expands
Taiwan says Beijing’s military, coast guard and maritime pressure is changing the Taiwan Strait one step at a time, without triggering the kind of single crisis that forces an international response.
China submarine missile test alarms Pacific as Australia, New Zealand and Japan object
China described the July 6 submarine-launched missile test as routine military training, but Pacific governments said limited notice and Beijing’s rapid military expansion created a fresh regional security concern.
China-Russia Joint Sea-2026 drills off Qingdao deepen Pacific military alignment
China and Russia will begin Joint Sea-2026 near Qingdao before a Pacific patrol, deepening naval coordination watched across the Indo-Pacific.
Taiwan revives anti-communist military classes as China deploys record naval force
Taiwan has revived anti-communist military classes as Taipei tracks more than 110 Chinese ships and warns of infiltration and maritime pressure.