Oil prices: Trump, Iran issue mixed messages on talks in Qatar
People walk along the Corniche area in Doha, Qatar, on June 29, 2026. United States and Iranian negotiators…
China factory activity grows faster than expected in June on tech export demand
LIANYUNGANG, CHINA – JUNE 28: An employee works on the carbon fiber production line at the Lianyungang base…
China industrial profits stay resilient as economy leans on factories
HUAIBEI, CHINA – JUNE 23: A worker produces smart switches at an equipment manufacturing enterprise on June 23,…
Amazon adds new funding, lifting India AI and cloud investment to $48 billion
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaking with CNBC at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan.…
Inside India newsletter: Humans are teaching robots to do AI
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India” —…
Inside Anthropic’s race to secure international AI data centers
Anthropic is racing to increase its AI compute capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, as the company scrambles to…
Morgan Stanley raises China humanoid robot shipment forecast as adoption picks up
An exhibitor demonstrates a Unitree Robotics G1 humanoid robot at the Humanoids Summit in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday,…
MSCI keeps South Korea as emerging market, delays Indonesia review amid downgrade risk
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – 09 DECEMBER: People walk past the Korea Exchange (KRX) building, as stock markets in…
South Korea chip workers’ bonuses puts central bank on inflation alert
An employee counts genuine South Korean 50,000 won banknotes in this arranged photograph at the Counterfeit Notes Response…
Why Japan’s intervention and a rate hike didn’t prop up the yen more
The yen rose on Monday, helped by comments from Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda who left the…
Japan core inflation holds steady in May, matching expectations despite energy price concerns
An employee at the Celsior Wadamachi supermarket in Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Soaring food costs…
Inside India newsletter: Anthropic curbs ignite AI debate in India
Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India” —…