Pairach Piboonrungroj

02/10/2026

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will set the stage for the 2026 Annual Meetings with a speech in Singapore on October 7.

Hosted by the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, the event will also feature a conversation with the President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam and the IMF Managing Director.

https://www.imf.org/en/news/articles/2026/10/07/sp100726-2026-annual-meetings-curtain-raiser?cid=sm-com-meta-am26-mdcr

26/09/2026

Free virtual event. Join us.

27/08/2026

20/07/2026

Do you have a bold vision for the planet and the AI expertise to back it up? 🌍🤖

Apply for the inaugural Google DeepMind Accelerator: AI for the Planet programme! We’re seeking APAC-based startups, researchers & non-profits using frontier AI to tackle environmental challenges. Get equity-free support, access to specialised frontier models, tailored tech training, expert Google mentoring, plus Cloud credits & TPUs!

Ready to scale your impact? Apply here ➡️ https://goo.gle/4vKmirr

22/03/2026

A vital route for global trade, the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 25% of seaborne oil, alongside key LNG and fertilizer flows.

Ongoing disruptions are raising risks for energy markets, supply chains and vulnerable economies.

UNCTAD analysis: https://ow.ly/VjPc50YwIq9

22/03/2026

🌳 Healthy forests mean healthy communities.

🌲 Forests are the economic backbone of many rural communities by supplying foods, medicines, fuel and income, as well as benefits such as cooling effects, clean water and soil stabilization.

22/03/2026

Forests are disappearing fast.

In 2024 alone, 6.7 million hectares of tropical primary forest were lost.

That’s 18 football fields every minute.

Healthy forests sustain livelihoods, food systems and climate stability.

👉 Learn more: go.undp.org/3ns

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10/03/2026

⏰ Deadline for Submissions!

We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline for the APacCHRIE 2026 Conference has been extended to 25 March 2026!

Don’t miss this opportunity to share your research and be part of the conversation this May in , !

Registration and hotel reservations are now open. Check out our website for more details: https://www.apacchrie2026.org/registration/hotel_information.html

The featured sessions in the conference will include:
🌟 Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research – 50 Years and On: A Special Session with Editor
🌟 Deans Panel
🌟 Meet the Journal Editors: Insights from Editors of Leading Journals in Hospitality & Tourism
🌟 Research Marathon
🌟 Industry Panel Session
🌟 Unique Excursions

For the Main Conference, please submit your abstract/full paper to: [email protected]

For the Youth Conference, please submit your abstract/full paper to [email protected]

See you in Japan!

01/03/2026

🔑 Risk informed planning is key to urban resilience.

To ensure that cities are liveable and resilient in the face of climate and disaster risks, we need to consider the…
🌱 Natural environment
👥 People living in urban areas
🏙️ Quality of the built environment
💰 Local and global economy

The connections among these elements show that risk-informed urban planning facilitates many other benefits.

Discover how we can ensure liveable cities in a risky world 👉 https://ow.ly/cc5p50YiYq9

25/02/2026

The challenge for AI would be “how could we ensure that the road to the AI destination is a good road.”