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.
  • Tehran, Iran— Assailants on motorbikes shot dead nine people, including a woman and two children, during protests in two separate attacks...

    A senior judicial official in Khuzestan province said that three suspects were arrested and the hunt was on for others after first attack on protesters and security forces in Izeh

    It is the second attack that the Iranian authorities have blamed on "terrorists" since nationwide protests flared over Amini's death

  • Among the agreements was Saudi investment for South Korean refiner S-OIL's Shaheen project, which would build petrochemical production facilities in...

    Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Seoul Wednesday. His Asian tour is aimed at shoring up the Gulf nation's ties with Saudi's biggest energy market.

    During the visit, the two governments and companies from both countries signed about 20 deals in areas from agriculture to railways.

  • Ukraine is one of the world's top grain producers, and Russia's invasion of the country blocked 20 million tons of...

    The agreement would be in force for "120 days considering the winter conditions", and there could be "new arrangements" after the winter season

    An international source close to the negotiations also confirmed to AFP that the parties concerned agreed to extend the deal

  • "I think we must not politicize sport," said Macron, whose national team is defending the title they won in Russia...

    French president, who will go to Qatar if France reach the semi-finals, said it was "a very bad idea to politicize sport."

    France begin their defense of the World Cup trophy against Australia on Tuesday before also playing Denmark and Tunisia

  • An Israeli official told AFP that the strike on the tanker was "an Iranian provocation" that aimed to "disrupt the...

    The Pacific Zircon was "hit by a projectile 150 miles off the coast of Oman" on Tuesday

    The tanker was carrying 42,000 tonnes of gas oil and bound for Buenos Aires

  • In an interview with AFP, Qatar's Labor Minister Ali bin Samikh Al Marri said "racism" was behind the onslaught on...

    Qatar's chief World Cup organizer said attacks on the Gulf state had been launched because it "competed as equals and snatched" the World Cup from rival bidders.

    Qatar's media has spoken of a "systematic conspiracy" by European rivals. Al Sharq newspaper slammed "the arrogance" of some European countries.

  • The tanker was "hit by a projectile approximately 150 miles off the coast of Oman ... on 15 November," the...

    "There is some minor damage to the vessel’s hull but no spillage of cargo or water ingress," it said. It was not immediately clear who launched the projectile.

    The Bahrain-based United States Fifth Fleet said it was "aware of the incident". UK Maritime Trade Operations, a British monitor, also said it knew of the incident.

  • The 27-nation bloc has also placed an embargo on Russia coal. While it has not banned natural gas imports from...

    The EU will ban most imports of Russian crude oil next month

    Ankara has increased imports of Russian crude since the Ukraine invasion in late February, the think tank said

  • The G77+China block of more than 130 developing nations called in a position paper for a special fund "for assisting...

    The need for such "loss and damage" financing, which has emerged as a make-or-break issue at COP27, is urgent, the largest negotiating bloc at the talks said

    US and the EU have suggested that expanding current channels for climate finance might be a more efficient approach than creating a new one

  • The two leaders discussed mutual ties, including the agenda of the summit. 

    The two leaders discussed mutual ties, including the agenda of the summit

    Saudi Arabia and the UAE are close allies and share extensive political and cultural ties