INSEAD Day 4 - 728x90

BYD logs record EV sales in 2025

It sold 2.26m EVs vs Tesla's 1.22 by Sept end.

Google to invest $6.4bn

The investment is its biggest-ever in Germany.

Pfizer poised to buy Metsera

The pharma giant improved its offer to $10bn.

Ozempic maker lowers outlook

The company posted tepid Q3 results.

Kimberly-Clark to buy Kenvue

The deal is valued at $48.7 billion.
  • The French head of state was also due to meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as well as opposition leaders Benny...

    Macron was due to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to express France's "full solidarity" with Israel after that attack, the French presidency said

    He is expected to call for the "preservation of the civilian population" in Gaza, amid Israel's relentless bombardment, and as it prepares for a ground invasion

  • Many states including Jordan on behalf of an Arab group of nations, Russia, Syria, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Combodia formally requested...

    Five of the 15 member states had supported the text, which condemned all violence against civilians

    US vetoed a second resolution put forward by Brazil as the text did not mention Israel's right to defend itself

  • Tehran, Iran--A treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership between Russia and Iran is about 85 percent ready, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey...

    Lavrov said the work on the treaty is at an advanced stage with several issues yet to be agreed upon, and that negotiations are going on

    Iran hosted the meeting on the South Caucasus in Tehran, attended by foreign ministers of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Armenia

  • Beirut, Lebanon - US troops have been redeployed to the eastern Mediterranean, forty years after one of the deadliest attacks...

    On October 23, 1983, a suicide bomber targeted an American military barracks at Beirut International Airport, resulting in the loss of 241 US service members, primarily Marines

    The recent deployment of US forces in the eastern Mediterranean, including the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and other warships, is widely viewed as a message to Iran

  • Abu Dhabi, UAE-- The UAE and Canada have reviewed bilateral ties at the first joint committee meeting in Abu Dhabi...

    Both sides highlighted the importance of the inaugural joint committee meeting for ramping up collaboration between the two countries to achieve shared goals

    The two sides discussed cooperation across a range of fields, including defense and security, climate change, food security, trade and investment, innovation, and education

  • Volker Turk exhorted for a ceasefire as the first step in order to save the lives of civilians through the...

    The Gaza Strip is suffering from severe shortages of water, electricity, fuel and food

    More than 5,000 people have been killed in the enclave in Israel's bombing campaign

  • Deep-tech companies in the Middle East are facing challenges due to limited funding and inadequate R&D centers, leaving entrepreneurs seeking...

    Deep-tech companies in the Middle East are facing challenges due to limited funding and inadequate R&D centers, leaving entrepreneurs seeking a more supportive ecosystem

    Startups struggle to monetize intellectual property, and despite universities' support to develop IPs, the main challenge for them is achieving sustainability and profitability

  • MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Monday for "unhindered access" for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, in a...

    The United Nations says Gaza needs about 100 aid trucks a day to meet the needs of its 2.4 million people, nearly half of whom have been displaced.

    The US has vowed to ensure a "continued flow" of relief items into Gaza, where Israel has cut off most water as well as food, power and fuel supplies.

  • Turkey and Hungary are the only NATO members yet to ratify Sweden's membership request, which came after Stockholm dropped its...

    NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Monday urged a quick vote by Turkey's parliament to approve Sweden's membership.

    Erdogan has put pressure on Sweden to take measures over Quran burnings at protests in the country that have angered many in Muslim countries.

  • RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA – A total of 52 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed at the Saudi-Korean Investment Forum here....

    The private sector inked 48 MoUs in sectors ranging from transportation, tourism, energy, technology, infrastructure and cybersecurity.

    The pacts aim to enhance investments between Saudi Arabia and South Korea which reflect the efforts towards collaboration between the two nations.