US project commitments from South Korean companies totalled $21.5bn last year, more than any other country
Staff of late Alexei Navalny accuse another dissident of ordering assault on one of their own
Industry rushes to switch to clean energy as cost of state power network becomes crippling
Thousands of factories depend on the retailer but rivals are putting pressure on a model based on speed and thin margins
Puzzle: find White’s endgame win
Midea would have found the public markets less welcoming had it listed 5 years ago
Plus Mexico’s judicial fallout
Lavish training institute on tropical island under review as firm reels from fallout from its audits of failed property developer
Potential agreement comes despite fears Beijing will choke critical minerals supplies in response
Fintech has not previously offered app or currency cards in country despite having 4,000 staff present
Overproduction, tariffs and weak demand increase competition with a glut of low-cost goods
Innovations around EM indices are required with more thematic benchmarks
Brussels drafts alternative funding solution to circumvent a Hungary veto on extending Russian assets freeze
App’s lawyer urges a federal appeals court to throw out rule requiring its Chinese owner to divest it or be shut down
Masoud Pezeshkian uses first press conference to deny sending missiles to Russia for Ukraine war
Planned $17bn friendly tie-up between Shin Kong and Taishin would be country’s biggest financial sector merger
The whole world risks losing from the rivalry between Washington and Beijing
Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance shot up by as much as 130% on trading debut
Also in this newsletter: EU asylum applications stable amid frenzied immigration debate
Libertarian president insists country must learn to live within its means
America’s trade pact partners take advantage of White House freeze on new permits to compete on gas exports
Export controls are necessary, but they are not a complete competitive strategy.
Lula has staked his international reputation on the environment, but he must also find the money to alleviate poverty at home
$4bn secondary listing is exchange’s biggest offering since 2021 but does not signal a revival, say analysts
Planned listings follow 2023 launch of Hong Kong’s first Saudi equities ETF, which has attracted $1.25bn in assets
