Norwegian telecom operator Telenor posted quarterly core earnings below market expectations on Wednesday and flagged a negative adjustment of 500 million Norwegian crowns ($49.8 million) related to ...
US-South Korea compromise trade deal welcomed by Hyundai Motor and markets
A trade deal reached by the U.S. and South Korea on Wednesday at their leaders' summit is a best-case compromise to untangle a deadlock in tariff talks that had raised questions about the Asian ...
SECP Holds High-Level Consultation on Reforming Pakistan’s Cost Audit Regime
SECP holds consultation in Islamabad to reform Pakistan’s cost audit regime, aiming for transparency, efficiency, and business-friendly compliance.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella to visit India in December, sources say
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is set to travel to India in December, his second visit to the South Asian country this year where he plans to hold meetings with top government officials, two ...
EU to probe sale of Anglo’s nickel business to China-backed MMG
Transaction has attracted criticism from groups that say it will reinforce Beijing’s control of critical metals market ...
Sri Lanka, Japan strengthen maritime ties
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer Akebono (DD 108) arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday morning on an official visit. The dignitaries were warmly received by Japanese Ambassador to Sri ...
Sri Lanka’s Anti-drug Drive Targets Narco-politics and Organized Crime Networks
The NPP government seems willing to act against drug traffickers and manufacturers who have ties with politicians.
Unseasonably heavy snowfall halts Everest tourism in Nepal, Tibet
The Nepali and Chinese sides of the Everest region were closed to tourism on Wednesday due to unseasonally heavy snow, and a helicopter crashed in deep snowdrifts as it tried to rescue stranded ...
Amnesty says US strike on Yemen prison that killed dozens of African migrants may be war crime
D UBAI, United Arab Emirates — An American airstrike in April on a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that killed over 60 detained African migrants should be investigated as a possible war crime, ...
Malaysia’s ban on raw rare earths exports remains despite U.S. deal, trade minister says
Malaysia will maintain a ban on the export of raw rare earths to protect its domestic resources, despite signing a critical minerals deal with the United States this week, the trade minister said on ...