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HANOI -- Vietnamese fintech unicorn MoMo posted its first full-year profit in 2024, quietly delivering what many of Southeast Asia's tech giants are still chasing -- profitability. The milestone comes ...
Crucial to any decision is Alain Bouchard, co-founder, executive chairman and significant shareholder of the Canadian convenience store operator. In his mid-70s, he is still closely involved in the ...
It is Kuala Lumpur's misfortune that its most iconic architectural feature is the Petronas Towers. The twin erections of glass and steel stand as monuments to the fact that oil money can buy you one ...
TOKYO -- With rivalries among the U.S., China and other powers intensifying, ASEAN can play the role of mediator by using the ...
BENGALURU -- Arjun Rao wanted to go off the beaten track with his venture capital firm Speciale Invest, convinced that he could strike gold with startups dealing in robotics, rockets and chips and ...
TOKYO -- Fanuc has developed a robot arm system that can remotely copy the movements of skilled workers with the help of ...
TOKYO -- The United Nations is expected to adopt standards for preventing recidivism that are modeled on the highly regarded Japanese approach built on public-private partnerships and a cadre of ...
NAGOYA, Japan -- A growing number of Chinese robotics startups are setting up facilities in Aichi prefecture in central Japan, aiming to automate the home of the country's auto industry amid a ...
WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies are rushing to import merchandise from China within a 90-day window after the world's two largest economies agreed to temporarily reduce tariffs and begin discussions to ...
RIYADH (Reuters) -- U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States after the oil power accorded him a gala welcome at the ...
Washington and Beijing agreed Monday to slash their new tariffs on each other by 115 percentage points, with 24 percentage ...
TOKYO -- Japan's Asahi Kasei will cut the time that automakers need to fine-tune in-vehicle sound systems by 70% using its ...