US–China rare-earth ‘cliff’ moves from November to January, but nothing is settled
China’s suspension of its toughest rare-earth export curbs was due to lapse on Nov 10. A two-month truce extensio…
Asia-Pacific
India: RBI opens special dollar window for IOC, HPCL, BPCL from Monday
The Reserve Bank of India will supply the state oil companies’ entire daily dollar needs directly, taking India&rs…
Samsung posts record ₩107.4T Q3 profit, first Korean firm past ₩100T
Samsung estimated Q3 operating profit at ₩107.4 trillion ($80.28B), the first time a Korean company has topped ₩100 …
Onsemi cuts Synaptics deal to $5.7B, and both stocks jump
onsemi amends its Synaptics takeover to an all-cash $123/share deal worth $5.7B, down from $7B, after a rival bid. Both …
Nippon Paint buys Akzo's Southeast Asia paints arm for $1.35B
Nippon Paint Holdings said on Monday it agreed to acquire Akzo Nobel's decorative paints businesses in seven Asia-Pacifi…
AI-driven hackers hit all five of South Korea's biggest banks
South Korea’s financial sector is on high alert after an aggressive, multi-day cyberattack targeted five major com…
Nike plays hard to get in China to win back its lost glory
After nine straight quarters of falling China sales, Nike is pulling back from easy-to-reach online channels and control…
India's Two-Speed Story:
India's tax revenue is growing at its fastest pace in six months, and the government still sees growth above 7%. Yet for…
China fuel export halt
Chinese refiners have suspended almost all refined fuel exports for October 2026 to rebuild domestic stocks. The world's…
India: RBI may hike rates for the first time since cuts, decision on 7 Oct
The yields and bond rates are rising everywhere in the world. India's central bank follows suit, further buoyed by confi…
Japan's factory mood hits 8-year high, more BOJ hikes in view
The big manufacturers' index rose to +24 from +22 in June, just below the forecast of +2…
China's cabinet pledges more stimulus as growth slows
Premier Li Qiang's State Council pledged faster bond issuance, new housing support and more stimulus as China's growth s…
Four for a Fifth Seat: Central Europe Lines Up Behind India's Security Council Bid
UN General Assembly week produces hundreds of handshakes, but some of them move the architecture. On the sidelines of th…
Beijing Shows Its Silicon: Alibaba's Chip Reveal Sets the Table for the Xi-Trump Summit
The most consequential business meeting of 2026 begins on Wednesday, and Beijing has already fired the opening shot. On …
Harrison.ai Launches Open Platform to Transform Access to Medical Imaging AI
Harrison.ai announced the Harrison.ai Open Platform, a new paradigm that eliminates platform fees and enables single-i…
Nxera Pharma Launches Restructuring to Focus R&D and Drive Long-Term Growth
Nxera Pharma Co., Ltd. announced a focused restructuring designed to concentrate investment and resources on efficient…
Galux AI Platform Generates High-Affinity Therapeutic Antibodies With Minimal Design Sets
-Galux, a South Korean biotech pioneering AI-driven protein therapeutics design, announced new experimental findings d…
datma and Rhythm Biosciences Explore Federated Real-World Data Collaboration for Cancer Risk Prediction
datma, a leader in federated real-world data access, and Rhythm Biosciences Ltd (ASX:RHY), a leading developer in pred…
Ernexa Therapeutics Selected for Japan Entry Acceleration Program to Advance Cell Therapy Pipeline
Ernexa Therapeutics, an industry innovator developing novel cell therapies for the treatment of advanced cancer and au…
Avnet and Weston Robot Collaborate to Advance Physical AI for Intelligent Industrial Inspection
Avnet and Weston Robot announced a collaboration to accelerate the adoption of Physical AI in industrial environme…
Puncture Robotic Unveils AI-Powered HAIRO Hair Transplant Robot at WCHR 2026
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping medical aesthetics, and hair restoration is undergoing a significant techno…
UniX AI Unveils Panther Wheeled Dual-Arm Humanoid Robot and Begins Global Deliveries for Real-World Service Applications
UniX AI, a global humanoid robotics service provider specializing in R&D, mass production, and real-world deployment…
Mastercard Report Highlights Asia-Pacific’s Rising Corporate Travel and AI-Driven Tourism Trends
Drawing on Mastercard’s aggregated and anonymized data, the report finds that the rapid expansion of technology …
PhilWeb Highlights Digital Innovation and Scalable Technology Solutions at SiGMA Asia 2026
PhilWeb Corporation, the premier gaming technology infrastructure provider in the Philippines, reinforced its position a…
Paribu Expands Into DeFi With Hyperliquid Perpetuals and Polymarket Markets
Paribu, Türkiye's leading digital asset platform, has launched DeFi access, covering DEX trading, perpetual contr…