Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack damaged the vital crude conduit, adding to mounting disruptions to energy flows across the Middle East as the
Leading US artificial intelligence companies OpenAI and Anthropic are cutting the prices of some of their models as they compete to retain cost-conscious customers increasingly turning to cheaper alternatives from Chinese rivals.
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China is beginning to tackle a long-running problem threatening parts of its commercial property market: the expiry of land leases underpinning office towers, shopping malls and warehouses across the country. The issue
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India’s Tamil Nadu state is set to sign investment agreements worth about 150.5 billion rupees ($1.58 billion) for more than a dozen new projects by overseas companies, according to a government source,
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Meta said on Thursday it had removed more than 750,000 accounts it suspected were operated by Australians under the age of 16 since the country introduced a world-first ban on social media
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Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has accused two tax officers of accepting bribes from listed pulp producer Toba Pulp Lestari in connection with alleged under-invoicing that prosecutors estimate caused state losses of
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Chinese automotive parts companies have quietly increased their control over parts of Europe’s car supply chain, acquiring local suppliers as Beijing seeks to expand its industrial presence in Europe amid growing resistance
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Prices for the busiest shipping routes through the Panama Canal have reached record levels as falling water levels linked to an intensifying El Niño and strong demand connected to the Iran war
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Singapore Airlines has booked operating losses of about S$1bn ($780mn) on its investment in Air India less than two years after taking a 25 per cent stake in the Indian carrier, raising
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Australia’s industrial umpire has approved new minimum standards requiring food and grocery delivery workers to receive hourly rates above the national minimum wage and to be covered by injury insurance while working.
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Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as negotiations between the United States and Iran over a peace deal and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz reached an impasse, adding to uncertainty across
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