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China’s Services Trade Grows 8.3% in H1 2026, with Travel and IP Exports Surging
China’s services imports and exports hit nearly 3.78 trillion yuan in the first half of 2026. Travel services exports ju...
Smart Manufacturing Fuels China's Machinery Sector to 6.4% Growth in H1
China's machinery industry value added rose 6.4% in H1 2026, outpacing the broader industrial sector, with intelligent e...
Shenzhen Set to Host APEC as China Builds on Decade of Mega‑Summits
Ahead of the November APEC gathering in Shenzhen, Beijing is spotlighting a run of diplomatic mega‑events that have show...
Rockstar Games to debut exclusive GTA 6 extended look on Netflix ahead of YouTube launch
Rockstar Games will stream an extended GTA 6 preview exclusively on Netflix on August 27 before making it available on Y...
SBI Q1 Standalone Net Profit Rises 10.2% to ₹21,121 Crore as Gross NPAs Fall to 1.47%
India’s largest bank reports a 10.23% on-year increase in quarterly standalone net profit, driven by lower provisions an...
India to face Pakistan on Sept 5 as Women's T20 Asia Cup schedule revealed
The Asian Cricket Council has unveiled the fixtures for the eighth-team tournament, running from August 28 to September ...
Trump targets birth tourism with new orders, Indian visitor visa applicants face tighter scrutiny
Two new executive orders narrow birthright citizenship eligibility and crack down on birth tourism, weeks after the Supr...
Payments Council of India warns sustained investment needed to run UPI, backs merchant fees on large merchants
The industry body says small merchants and consumers will be shielded from charges, but large merchants may need to pay ...
China's Big Five Banks Return to 5-Year Large-Denomination CDs—But Savers Have Moved On
All five state-owned banks have resumed 5-year large-denomination CD offerings at yields as low as 1.60%, but deposit ch...
Five-Year Bank CDs at 1.60%: How Fixed-Income WMPs Are Offering Savers a Better Deal
State banks' five-year large CDs are back at 1.60% with limited online quotas. Fresh data shows over 90% of comparable R...
Gold Soars Past $4,300 as UBS Sees ‘Buy-on-Dips’ Case, BCA Flags More Records
Gold surged 6% this week to break above $4,250, reversing a 30% correction from January’s peak. UBS says falling real yi...
AI Spending Jumps 110% but Data Silos Stall Enterprise Progress, Says ServiceNow Report
A new survey of 4,500 executives reveals investment in AI more than doubled, yet fragmented data and weak governance pre...
Bulgaria Leads EU in Services Output Growth, Posts 8.1% Surge in May
Bulgaria’s services production grew 8.1% year-on-year in May, the fastest in the EU, far outpacing the bloc’s average of...
SK Hynix Bets $38 Billion on AI Memory Boom with Two New Fabs
The South Korean chip giant will build massive DRAM and NAND plants to feed AI demand, but production won't begin until ...
Gallup: Only 20% of Global Employees Engaged in 2025, Prompting Shift to Holistic Employee Experience
New Gallup data reveals a persistent global engagement crisis, with just 12% of European workers feeling connected to th...
EPA Moves to Let New Hampshire Exit Ozone Transport Region and Scrap Vehicle Emissions Testing
Proposed rules would withdraw the state from the regional ozone compact and remove its inspection program, shifting regu...
Dodge Unveils 2027 Charger Super Bee with 600-HP Twin-Turbo Inline-Six
Dodge introduces a high-performance Super Bee variant of its gas-powered Charger, packing 600 horsepower, track-ready ha...
Bulgaria's Economy Has Grown Three Times Faster Than the EU Since 2007, Doubling Its Share
Eurostat data shows Bulgaria's GDP jumped 257% from 2007 to 2025, dwarfing the EU's 74% growth and doubling its share of...
Bulgaria's Retail Sales Jump 7.1%, Ranking Third in EU Growth
Robust wage gains and low unemployment pushed Bulgarian retail sales up 7.1% year-on-year in June, trailing only Luxembo...
Hormuz Strait Uncertainty Keeps Oil Market Under Pressure as Iran Proposes Fees and Restrictions
Oil futures climbed on Friday after Tehran's plan to impose fees and block 'hostile' vessels from transiting the Strait ...
Peer Review Decade: How ENIC-NARIC Centres Strengthened Recognition Through Quality Assurance
A 10-year analysis finds the ENIC-NARIC peer review tool helps recognition centres uncover blind spots, implement the Li...
Meta Fined $567M, Told to Cap Teen Time at 90 Hours a Month in Landmark Ruling
A New Mexico judge fines Meta and orders it to block users under 18 from spending more than 90 hours per month across Fa...
Novo Nordisk Shifts $600 Million U.S. Media Account to Omnicom
Danish drugmaker hands agency-of-record duties to Omnicom starting Q4 2026, moving from WPP’s Wavemaker as it doubles do...
Argentina's $606 Million Airport Plan Stalled as Regulatory Indecision Grows
Aeropuertos Argentina waits for a contract extension to fund terminal expansions as passenger numbers hit records. Indec...
Munich Re Slashes Revenue Forecast as Pricing Cools in Reinsurance; Shares Fall 3%
Munich Re lowered its 2026 group revenue target by €2 billion after a 5.5% price decline at July renewals. While profit ...
70 Years After Marcinelle Mine Disaster, Belgium Still Working to Identify the Last 14 Unknown Miners
Commemorations mark the 70th anniversary of the Bois du Cazier fire that killed 262 men. A forensic team is using modern...
Val d'Isère’s Summer Hiking: From Lakeside Walks to Alpine Treks
Val d'Isère transforms into a hiker's haven in summer, offering everything from lakeside strolls to multi-day traverses ...
The Nazi Plan to Build a Library for a World Without Jews — and the Note That Reconnected a Family
Czech researchers are unravelling the forgotten Nazi project that looted Jewish books across Europe. A letter used as a ...
Thomson Reuters Launches Own AI Model, Raises Revenue Outlook
The information group lifted its full-year growth forecast to about 8% and revealed its in-house AI model Thomson, targe...
U.S. Navy's Trump-Class Nuclear Battleships Could Cost $275 Billion, CBO Says
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the proposed 15-ship class of nuclear-powered battleships would far outstrip t...