Healix International has made a series of senior appointments in Melbourne and Malaysia as it looks to expand its Asia-Pacific operations, adding leadership capacity in travel risk advisory and medical assistance. The company has appointed Julian Heath and Grant Strudwick as Directors of Travel Risk Advisory in Melbourne, and Karen Howden as Operations Manager, Medical [...]

Amidsta deepening fossil fuel-driven energy crisis that has triggered the declaration of a state of emergency in multiple Pacific nations, Ministers and senior officials from Tuvalu, Samoa, Fiji, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and Vanuatu concluded the PortVila II: PSIDS Ministerial Dialogue on the Global Just Transition by launching The Tassiriki Call for a Fossil [...]

Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) ministers and senior officials are due to meet in Port Vila, Vanuatu, from April 13–15 for the third Pacific Ministerial Dialogue on the Global Just Transition, as several island nations face fuel supply disruptions linked to the Iran war. The Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative said Fiji has increased petrol [...]

Dataiku has appointed Andrew Boyd as Senior Vice President and General Manager for Asia Pacific and Japan, tasking the enterprise technology executive with leading the company’s go-to-market strategy and regional operations across ASEAN, South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. The company said Boyd will focus on expanding enterprise adoption, strengthening strategic partn...

The International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA) has launched DocCheck, a reference and data intelligence service intended to support document verification and authentication for its members. According to IOTA, the service has been available to members since mid-January 2026 and provides access to a global reference database covering passports, identity documents, and b...