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.
  • Over 15 years, Türkiye invested over $50 billion in hospitals and technology, positioning cities like Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, and Izmir...

    Over 15 years, Türkiye invested over $50 billion in hospitals and technology, positioning cities like Istanbul, Ankara, Antalya, and Izmir as leading medical treatment hubs

    Turkish hospitals provide all-inclusive health packages covering travel and accommodation, while its booming hair transplant sector offers treatments at quite competitive prices

  • World calls for restraint as Palestinian death toll reaches 232 and Israeli casualties cross 200, prompting a vow of retaliation...

    World calls for restraint as Palestinian death toll reaches 232 and Israeli casualties cross 200, prompting a vow of retaliation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

    The UNSC plans an emergency session as Biden backs Israel, while Israel's "Swords of Iron" operation persists and Hamas launches a comprehensive attack, evading Iron Dome

  • Rights campaigner Narges Mohammadi "celebrated" her Nobel Peace Prize with fellow detainees in their Tehran prison cell, her family said....

    Mohammadi has spent much of the past two decades in and out of jail for her campaign against the mandatory wearing of a hijab.

    After the Nobel announcement, US President Joe Biden called on Iran to free Mohammadi, hailing her "unshakable courage".

  • Moscow, Russia - Russian Vladimir Putin on Saturday announced the start of gas supplies to Uzbekistan via Kazakhstan, a boost for...

    Despite being home to a wealth of natural  resources including gas, the Central Asian country of Uzbekistan has faced energy shortages.

    Russian gas exports decreased by 21.5 percent in 2022 - as its largest buyer the European Union drastically reduced imports.

  • ABU DHABI, UAE - Emiratis are casting their votes on Saturday, the main day of the Federal National Council elections,...

    Voting started at 8am and ended at 8pm, amid impressive turnout from members of electoral colleges to cast their votes.

    The election was a landmark event in the country's history, as it saw the highest voter turnout in any previous election.

  • Beirut, Lebanon - Shelling by government forces targeting several locations in rebel-held northwest Syria killed seven civilians including four children...

    The Damascus regime has been bombing opposition-held areas in apparent retaliation for an attack on a military academy graduation ceremony.

    "Seven civilians, including four children, were killed in ground bombardment by regime forces on several locations" on Saturday, a war monitor said.

  • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has signalled its willingness to increase oil production to earn goodwill for a historic...

    Saudi officials have reportedly informed the White House that they are open to raising oil production if crude prices remain high, the WSJ reported

    Saudi Arabia's offer to increase oil production in 2024 represents a shift from its stance last year when it rejected a US request to raise production to lower oil price

  • Dubai, UAE - The majority of Arab youth are against the normalization of relations with Israel, with Palestinians and Iraqis...

    The normalization is opposed by the 98% of youth in Saudi Arabia, the biggest Arab power which is currently engaged in talks to normalize relations with Israel

    Other Arab countries with most opposition among youth to any normalization with Israel include Libya (98%) followed by Sudan (97%), Jordan (97%), Kuwait (86%) and others

  • Hamas militants fired barrages of rockets at Israel from multiple locations across the Palestinian territory, according to the accounts of...

    Hundreds of residents fled their homes in eastern Gaza to move away from the border with Israel.

    Hamas appealed to fighters in the West Bank and "our Arab and Islamic nations" to join the battle.

  • Slamming the Nobel Committee for what he called as "false claims", Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said the committee awarded the...

    The spokesperson said the prize was a "deviation from its initial objectives"

    Nobel committee chairwoman hailed Mohammadi for her "brave struggle"