Pakistan remains on the US Intellectual Property Watch List in the 2026 Special 301 Report. Washington will continue monitoring. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan Remains on US Intellectual Property Protection and Enforcement Watch List
Pakistan has remained on the US Watch List in the 2026 Special 301 Report, which reviews how America’s trading partners protect and enforce intellectual ... ( read original story ...)
Battered Chinese property stocks primed for comeback as industry shows signs of turning
Early signs of a recovery present a buying opportunity for property stocks, which have been under pressure since home prices peaked in 2021 Chinese property stocks are poised for a comeback, as ... ( read original story ...)
UAE leaves OPEC in major blow to global oil producers’ group
The United Arab Emirates said on Tuesday it was quitting OPEC, dealing a heavy blow to the oil producers' group as an unprecedented energy crisis triggered by the Iran war exposes discord among Gulf ...
War-battered Syria now sells itself as a safe corridor amid regional conflict
Ahed Badawi lived for more than a decade in Bahrain, a small Gulf country that — unlike her native Syria — rarely made headlines. It provided a refuge for her, her sister and their elderly mother ...
North Korea forces coastal fish farms to ditch Chinese partners, upending trade deals
North Korea is forcing coastal fish farms to replace existing Chinese trading partners with state-designated ones.
The long con: How North Korean spies spent months in-person to drain $285 million from Drift
For the first time ever, North Korean hackers are carrying out in-person attacks on crypto and becoming faster and more sophisticated, says TRMLabs global head of policy.
NICCI, NBI to jointly host Nepal Business Summit 2026
Kathmandu, May 1 -- The Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI) and the Nepal Business Institute (NBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly organise the Nepal Business ...
Iraq’s Hotels, Restaurants Closing amid Regional Tensions
From Rudaw. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Nearly 60% of Iraq's hotels, restaurants closed amid regional tensions Ap ...
Iran’s monthslong internet shutdown is crushing businesses in an already battered economy
Iran’s 90 million people have been cut off from the global internet for most of 2026, one of the world’s longest and strictest national shutdowns.