The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has expressed frustration over the prolonged delay of a vital consignment of Russian potash fertilizers intended for Sri Lanka, blaming Western authorities for holding the shipment
A former employee of South Korean semiconductor manufacturer SK Hynix has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for leaking information on semiconductor manufacturing technology to a Chinese company, Yonhap news agency
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A massive cyberattack on Tata Electronics, Apple’s manufacturing partner in India, has exposed sensitive product information and prompted renewed scrutiny of the country’s ambitions to become a global manufacturing powerhouse. While analysts
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The ship tracker in Kota Kinabalu, where I am — on the eastern edge of Malaysia — shows that 281 ships passed through the Malacca Strait on July 14, compared with 134
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The narrow waters of the Strait of Hormuz have long been a flashpoint for geopolitical tensions, but recent developments suggest the stakes are now far higher than oil shipments or regional security.
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Less than a day after signaling a reopening, Iran has once again tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, one of the most strategically vital waterways on the planet. The abrupt
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“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the Strait will help to make sure that nothing bad happens there.” ~ President Donald Trump The Overview The contemporary tensions in
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Tankers carrying liquefied natural gas from the United States and other suppliers are increasingly diverting from Europe toward Asia as spot prices surge amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. The redirection
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Commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to an almost complete standstill for a seventh consecutive day, with only ships linked to Iran making crossings in the past 24
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The launch of Operation Epic Fury and the subsequent wave of retaliatory Iranian strikes across the Middle East have rapidly escalated into a crisis with far-reaching economic consequences. What began as a
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Axel Springer, the German media conglomerate behind Bild, Politico, and Business Insider, has thrown its weight behind a £500 million bid for the Telegraph Media Group, forming a consortium led by Manchester-born
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