Before President Donald Trump left the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, he announced the creation of the Board of Peace and called it a “new international oversight body”, though several key US allies were not present at a charter-signing ceremony. Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Elon Musk appeared at the…
Suranjana TewariAsia Business Correspondent, Singapore Getty Images One in seven people in the world use TikTok. Yet for the company behind such a cultural phenomenon, the last few years have been a rollercoaster. Concerns over the app first surfaced more than five years ago, prompting President Trump, in his first term, to sign an executive…
Xiaomi logo at an exhibition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on November 1, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Xiaomi saw its shares pop over 2% in trading on Friday after it announced a stock buyback program worth up to HK$2.5 billion ($321 million). The repurchase plan comes as the…
A 79-year-old doctor in Mumbai knew all too well what it meant to have a heart problem. He had undergone angioplasty for two blocked arteries back in 2022, and he thought that was the worst of it. But about a year later, he started feeling short of breath, even after small walks. The tests this…
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TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC’s Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean. Source link
Jonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent, Bangkokand Sen Nguyen,Bangkok VIETNAM NEWS AGENCY/HANDOUT/EPA/Shutterstock To Lam will lead the party and country for the next five years Welcome to the new era of “national rise”! That was the pitch made by Vietnam’s most powerful figure, Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, as he faced the nearly 1,600 delegates…
Did you know that some countries actually have more than one capital? Yes, before the idea of a single, all-powerful capital turned into a global norm, some nations chose a different path, one where power was deliberately spread out rather than concentrated in one city. These countries opted for the core functions of government to…
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Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter British actor Delroy Lindo says he was half-asleep when he found out he got his first Oscar nomination Awards pundits were taken by surprise from the first two words spoken at the Oscar nominations on Thursday. “Elle Fanning, for Sentimental Value,” said hosts Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, as they kicked off…