Blackstone plans to double its investments in India to $100 billion within five years, with chief operating officer Jonathan Gray describing the country as the firm’s best-performing market and expressing confidence in
A former senior executive at a major U.S. defense contractor has been ordered to pay $10 million in restitution after admitting to stealing and selling highly sensitive hacking tools to a Russian
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Global shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk says it is facing a financial hit of around $500 million per month due to disruption caused by the ongoing Middle East war, with its chief executive
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Oscar-winning director James Cameron and Disney are facing a lawsuit from actress Q’orianka Kilcher, who alleges that her facial likeness was “extracted, replicated and commercially deployed” in the creation of the Avatar
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Beijing’s evolving approach to conflict, increasingly focused on cognitive and digital domains alongside traditional military capabilities, has drawn concern from former US defense officials and analysts who say the implications extend far
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A year after a tense confrontation in which Pakistan’s air force relied heavily on Chinese-supplied aircraft and missile systems to repel a large-scale Indian air operation, Islamabad is now preparing for a
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A highly unusual sexual harassment lawsuit involving JPMorgan Chase has gripped Wall Street and spilled into mainstream culture, after claims surfaced that a male former investment banker was subjected to coercive and
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A growing labor dispute at Samsung Electronics has escalated into a high-stakes confrontation over how the spoils of the global AI boom should be distributed, with workers threatening an extended strike if
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A deepening energy shock triggered by disruptions in Iranian oil flows has ignited a widespread plastics crisis across Asia, sending prices of key packaging materials soaring and threatening shortages of essential goods
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A mounting aviation dispute has erupted between European Union regulators and airlines over passenger compensation rules, as soaring jet fuel costs and widespread flight cancellations put the region’s air transport system under
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Singapore has secured the highest monitoring rating from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for its efforts to combat money laundering and financial crime, even as the country continues to grapple with
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Hanoi has ordered a sharp escalation in intellectual property enforcement across Vietnam, mandating at least a 20 per cent year-on-year increase in cases for May, following a critical warning from the United
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A fierce family conflict at the heart of one of Malaysia’s most powerful corporate dynasties has escalated into a full-scale boardroom and courtroom battle, paralysing decision-making at Cahya Mata Sarawak and casting
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China’s fast-rising artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek is reportedly nearing a valuation of around $45 billion as fundraising discussions accelerate, with the country’s most powerful state semiconductor investment fund preparing to lead the
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A senior US administration official has accused China of slowing its efforts to take back Chinese nationals living illegally in the United States, escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing just days before
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European Union regulators are expressing growing concern over Tesla’s Full Self-Driving (FSD) system, highlighting safety risks such as speeding, performance on icy roads, and potential driver misuse, even as the Dutch regulator
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