Bussiness
Bangladesh’s ‘missing billionaires’: A wealth boom and stark inequality
Dhaka, Bangladesh: Abutting the posh Gulshan Club and overlooking the serene Gulshan Lake in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, a 14-storey building is nearing compl
New Zealand scraps ‘burp tax’ on livestock after backlash from…
Centre-right coalition gov’t says it will focus on ‘practical tools and technology’ to reduce agricultural emissions.New Zealand has scrapped plans for a
Banana giant must compensate victims of Colombian paramilitary: US court
Surviving family members awarded $38.3m after Chiquita found liable for funding armed group that killed their relatives.A court in the United States has ordered
US stock market hits new record ahead of interest rates…
S&P 500 gains 0.3 percent ahead of US Federal Reserve’s latest decision on interest rates.The US stock market has hit record highs ahead of the Federal Re
Apple unveils long-awaited AI strategy, partnership with OpenAI
CEO Tim Cook says new AI features are the ‘next big step for Apple’.Apple has revealed a slew of new artificial intelligence-powered features backed by a pa
Detained Uganda anti-pipeline activist released
Environmental Governance Institute says Stephen Kwikiriza in ‘poor condition’ after ‘severe beatings’ in detention.An activist with an environmental gro
India’s Modi urged to set ‘ambitious’ economic agenda after poll…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) campaigned on India’s sizeable economic expansion in the lead-up to the country’s r
Gaza unemployment since start of Israel’s war soars to nearly…
International Labour Organization says joblessness in occupied West Bank stands at almost 32 percent, resulting in a combined total of more than 50 percent.Unem
Samsung workers in South Korea take industrial action for first…
National Samsung Electronics Union, which represents tens of thousands of people, is pushing for better wages.Staff at Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s
Rahul Gandhi seeks probe into stock market moves during India…
Exit poll projections of big wins by Modi’s alliance sent stock markets surging a day before votes were counted.Opposition Indian National Congress leader Rah
Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death could face new charges, state…
Truong My Lan accused of illegally transferring $4.5bn in latest development in country’s biggest-ever fraud case.A Vietnamese real estate tycoon sentenced to
In China, weight-loss drugs are becoming big business
Taipei, Taiwan – Ozempic is big business in China. Last year, the Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk doubled its sales of the diabetes drug in the count
