BlackRock is making changes at the top as the $6.4 trillion manager continues its pivot towards Asia-Pacific

BlackRock US global investment giant BlackRock has appointed Geraldine Buckingham as chair and head of BlackRock Asia Pacific, as the $ 6.4 trillion manager continues its Asia-Pacific pivot. Buckingham, global head of corporate strategy at BlackRock, will succeed Ryan Stork from February 2019. The shift comes as BlackRock continues to consider Asia-Pacific as one of its […]

She's Transforming Cancer Care in the Asia-Pacific Region

When Cathie Reid purchased her first pharmacy in 1998, her goal wasn’t to change cancer care in Asia. She simply wanted to improve health care delivery in her native Australia — a natural objective for someone who started working in a pharmacy when she was 16. And, knowing that cancer treatment was the largest component […]

Lavrov: US antimissile deployment in Asia-Pacific ‘disproportionate’ to Pyongyang threat

Published time: 20 Mar, 2017 09:37 South Korea’s decision to deploy the THAAD antimissile system from the US is disproportionate to the threat posed by North Korea, which was voiced as justification by both Seoul and Washington, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “We have drawn attention to the serious risks posed by the deployment […]