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Global ports operator DP World attracted Dh854 million ($232.5 million) in investments in the first four months of this year, with nearly half coming during the wartime months, in a sign of investor confidence.
NASDAQ-LISTED Hotel101 Global Holdings Corp., the hospitality arm of Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)-listed DoubleDragon Corp., on Monday said that its 680-room Madrid hotel had racked up more than 100,000 euros (approximately P7.18 million), in recurring room revenues in a single day on May 19, 2026.
VISAYAS and Mindanao are emerging as the country’s next major real estate growth hubs amid rising business costs and changing market demands, according to property consultancy Prime Philippines.
Nickel prices on the London Metal Exchange surged as much as 2.6% to $19,050 a ton after Shanghai Metals Market said upwards of 15% of high-grade nickel pig iron capacity at Indonesia's Weda Bay Industrial Park will undergo rotational maintenance in the coming months, according to Bloomberg.
MY last domestic column concluded a series on political dynasties. For nine weeks since, this space tracked a global apocalypse: a catastrophic war ignited by a megalomaniac Trump that decapitated Iran’s leadership, devastated the Middle East, and wrecked the global economy. Yet, following this American defeat — a d…
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ON May 8, the World Bank issued an Implementation Status Report (ISR) for the Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, a flagship infrastructure project envisioned more than a decade ago as the backbone of a modern, efficient public transportation network in the Philippines’ rapidly growing second city. The significant…
Shares in German prosthetics firm Ottobock fell over 10% in Europe on Tuesday after a U.S.-based hedge fund made allegations about the conduct of its owner.
The Islamic regime’s latest wave of financial crackdowns is aimed at shielding its loyalists while ensuring that Iranians who do not subscribe to the regime’s Shi’ite ideology or fall in line with the regime’s demands continue to bear the brunt of the country’s deepening economic crisis, experts told The Jerusalem P…
Talkback legend’s luxury goods include largest single-owner collection of prestige watches ever to come to Australian market
Trader Patrick Casey works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Israeli police is operating a special department in the occupied West Bank to monitor foreign journalists who wish to enter Israel or the occupied Palestinian territory.
A Bedouin shepherd leads her goats at the hamlet of Khan al-Ahmar in the West Bank, Jan. 31, 2023. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)
An Israeli settler was filmed attacking cats in the occupied West Bank on Monday, days after another settler was filmed brutally beating a dog in the same area.
Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich has said he will sign an order to displace an entire village in the occupied West Bank, shrugging off the possibility of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant.
US equity futures are lower, set for a 3rd drop in a row, as traders waited for futile signs of progress toward a peace deal in the Middle East. and as tech and small cap stocks reacted adversely to higher bond yields around the globe, but nowhere more so than in Japan, where many tenors are trading at record lows, …
SpaceX's imminent initial public offering is set to be the biggest stock debut in history — but the sheer scale of the launch could squeeze investor demand for other new listings, market watchers suggest.
The attack is understood to have occurred at a restaurant inside the Shanghai World Financial Center, at center, seen from the Bund. © Reuters
Domestic investors played a crucial role in helping the Indian equity market avoid a "freefall" after foreign investors sold billions worth of equities last year, the chief executive of the country's oldest stock market told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" on Tuesday.
A “For Sale” sign is displayed outside a home on Friday, July 11, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Business leaders back deeper bilateral energy trade after the US president floated new agreements in Beijing, but analysts question commercial viability
Business leaders back deeper bilateral energy trade after the US president floated new agreements in Beijing, but analysts question commercial viability
Football Australia is bracing for another massive financial loss, triggering a sweeping internal restructure that will see it shed over 20 per cent of its workforce – and an admission from chief executive Martin Kugeler that the game has failed to harness the rise of the Matildas and the success of a home World Cup …
One month after we reported that the Trump administration was in talks with U.S. manufacturers about converting idle civilian industrial capacity into weapons production, as conflicts across Eurasia deplete critical weapons stockpiles, Ford Motor signaled Monday morning that it is prepared to support a Western defen…
From the Dayton, Ohio, suburbs to boardrooms in Dallas, the employees fueling AT&T's next wave of growth aren't fresh-faced college graduates with expensive four-year degrees. They're skilled, blue-collar workers ready to get their hands dirty — and AT&T can't find enough of them.
The Middle East has never suffered from a shortage of wealth or weapons. Its deeper problem has been the inability of states to transform power into stability, and prosperity into strategic resilience. Some countries built large militaries yet failed to protect themselves from internal fragmentation. Others embraced…
Moody's Ratings warned Tuesday that rising shareholder returns and policy-driven lending expansion could pressure Korean banks’ capital buffers, even as the country’s banking system remains broadly sound.
Constituents of the Nikkei Asia300 Investable Index are selected based on factors such as market capitalization, trading value and sales growth.
For everyday punters looking at medical technology companies, the best opportunities often come from identifying a drug that makes other multi-billion-dollar treatments work better. That is the main idea behind Melbourne-based medical company Amplia Therapeutics.
A new Hilton hotel scheduled to open in 2028 in Gijang, a coastal county on the northeastern edge of Busan, will pitch itself to a growing market of travelers who combine vacations with spa retreats and medical procedures.
Kenneth Tung, who previously led bank’s financial sponsors group in Asia-Pacific, also awarded legal costs
Kenneth Tung, who previously led bank’s financial sponsors group in Asia-Pacific, also awarded legal costs
Citibank Korea said Tuesday it will provide $100 million in syndicated financing alongside the Export-Import Bank of Korea to support Korean equipment parts supplier KoMiCo’s expansion in the US semiconductor market.
Premier Li Qiang says boosting AI-powered manufacturing can help drive new growth for the economy
Premier Li Qiang says boosting AI-powered manufacturing can help drive new growth for the economy
Yields on U.S. Treasurys were slightly lower early Tuesday, easing losses in the previous session as traders weigh up central banks' response to renewed inflation fears.
The federal government’s tax changes will combine with higher interest rates to take steam out of the nation’s housing market, the Reserve Bank’s chief economist has signalled, while warning that businesses are likely to keep lifting prices as the war against Iran drags on.
Celebrity deals highlight strengthening recovery in luxury property market after transactions more than double in first quarter
Celebrity deals highlight strengthening recovery in luxury property market after transactions more than double in first quarter
As he marks two years in office, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is presiding over a brisk tech-powered economy but faces an opposition-controlled legislature and major diplomatic challenges. (Photo by Chungi Chen)
SEOUL, May 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solutions Ltd. said Tuesday it has joined hands with Japan's Honda Motor Co. to expand their joint footprint in the Vietnamese electric-powered motorcycle market.
Bank refines 2030 profit plans, citing city’s role as a superconnector in wealth and global capital flows, with automation trimming costs
Bank refines 2030 profit plans, citing city’s role as a superconnector in wealth and global capital flows, with automation trimming costs
A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates’ sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There were no reports of injuries or radiological release, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the Iran ceasefire remains tenuous.
The Bank of Korea warned in an internal report that a planned strike by Samsung Electronics workers could shave as much as 0.5 percentage point off South Korea’s economic growth this year.
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Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
Industrial AI software firm draws W14tr in orders ahead of Wednesday's stock debut
Chief Executive says unique local conditions and passenger experience will determine city’s ride-hailing cap
Chief Executive says unique local conditions and passenger experience will determine city’s ride-hailing cap