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  • Tuesday, 1 October, 2024
    Inside BusinessJune Yoon
    Connected cars pose real risks

    Rising use of specialised software in EVs raises important questions about privacy and safety for drivers around the world

    Journalists prepare to ride self-driving cars during a media tour of Baidu’s autonomous ride-hailing services at the Apollo Park in Beijing
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd
    Qatar Airways agrees to buy 25% stake in Virgin Australia

    Australia’s second-largest carrier would return to long-haul flying as part of the deal

    Virgin Australia planes lined up at departure gates at Sydney airport
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    OpenAI
    SoftBank to invest $500mn in OpenAI

    Japanese group led by Masayoshi Son set to join $6.5bn funding round that would value start-up at $150bn

    Sam Altman
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    Rightmove PLC
    Murdoch’s REA abandons pursuit of Rightmove

    Australian group walks away after UK property site rejects fourth takeover bid

    People walk past an estate agent's window displaying property listings in London
  • Monday, 30 September, 2024
    Rio Tinto PLC
    Rio Tinto chief urges western governments to speed up clean energy transition

    US’s IRA programme yet to have ‘significant impact’, says Jakob Stausholm as he opens London Metal Exchange week

    Jakob Stausholm
  • Sunday, 29 September, 2024
    InterviewFood & Beverage
    Bacha Coffee to open on Paris’s Champs-Elysées as it fends off rivals in Asia

    Singapore-headquartered company pursues international expansion while battling fierce homegrown competition

    The exterior of a Bacha Coffee store in Singapore, featuring a grand entrance with illuminated arches and a large sign displaying “Bacha Coffee 1910 Marrakech”
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    Rightmove PLC
    REA makes fourth offer for Rightmove and repeats call for talks with board

    Australian bidder says its latest offer values UK property listings group at £6.2bn

    A row of modern terraced houses with bay windows and tiled roofs in Hoylake, U.K.
  • Friday, 27 September, 2024
    News in-depthAlimentation Couche-Tard Inc
    Alain Bouchard, ‘pathological entrepreneur’ swooping on 7-Eleven

    Canadian retail entrepreneur has built a single shop into a 16,700-site global convenience store empire

    Alain Bouchard
  • Thursday, 26 September, 2024
    LexHong Kong
    There is no quick recovery from Hong Kong’s property slump Premium content

    Despite last week’s interest rate cut, new home sales have only fallen further

    Tourists relax by the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Hong Kong
  • Thursday, 26 September, 2024
    #techAsia
    Neta founder’s crystal ball and US targets smart auto tech Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    Chinese electric vehicle brand Neta displays the electric vehicle NETA S
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    Rightmove PLC
    Rightmove rejects third offer from Murdoch-owned REA

    Australian property listings group chief says offer for UK rival is a ‘compelling proposition’

    REA chief Owen Wilson sitting in a chair
  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
    LexElectric vehicles
    Leapmotor jumps into Europe’s troubled auto market Premium content

    Shifting production to Europe will give the carmaker an edge over Chinese rivals

    A Leapmotor T03 small electric vehicle in light blue color is displayed outdoors on a grass-like surface
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    LexGeely Automobile Holdings Co Ltd
    On China tariffs, Geely goes made in Vietnam Premium content

    Trade restrictions may start a new trend of automakers assembling EVs overseas

    People gather round a Geely Zeekr 001 electric vehicle on display at a showroom in Shanghai, China
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    News in-depthUS presidential election 2024
    Trump flags made in China: how tariff-flouting campaign kit flooded the US

    US manufacturers say wrongly labelled online goods are eroding their election-year hopes

    Donald Trump supporters fly a flag at a rally for the former president in Las Vegas, Nevada, this month
  • Tuesday, 24 September, 2024
    Chinese business & finance
    Huawei laptop reveals China’s progress towards tech self-sufficiency

    A look inside the bestselling Qingyun L540 shows how the campaign to use locally made components is progressing

    Combination image of a Huawei laptop, elements from its motherboard, and the stars from the Chinese flag.
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    Woolworths Ltd
    Australian retailers sued over ‘illusory’ discounts on Tim Tams and cat food

    Consumer watchdog accuses Coles and Woolworths of ‘misleading’ consumers on prices of staple goods

    A view of several packages of Tim Tam cookies, on display at a local grocery
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    Rana Foroohar
    There are no easy answers for US Steel

    Nippon’s proposed acquisition faces some legitimate pushback

    Illustration of two small figures pushing two gian puzzle pieces together but they won’t interlock as they aren’t the right shapes
  • Monday, 23 September, 2024
    Rightmove PLC
    Murdoch’s REA raises Rightmove bid to £6.1bn

    Australian property listings group criticises lack of engagement by UK target’s board

    Rooftops of brick residential houses with chimneys in Guildford, UK, with green fields and trees in the background
  • Sunday, 22 September, 2024
    BYD Co Ltd
    China’s BYD raises car export hopes in Pakistan after being spurned by India

    Planned assembly plant in the country would mark carmaker’s first venture into south Asia as it expands globally

    Several grey BYD electric vehicles are lined up inside an illuminated, tunnel-like structure within BYD's factory in Rayong, Thailand.
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    Trafigura
    Trafigura set to name Richard Holtum as chief executive

    Trading house to announce as early as next week that head of gas, power and renewables will succeed Jeremy Weir

    Richard Holtum speaks on stage at the Gastech Conference in Houston, Texas
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    The Big Read
    Can cricket replicate the success of the Indian Premier League?

    The franchise has inspired a flurry of fast-paced competitions designed to draw in untapped audiences, but the field is getting crowded

  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    Aerospace & Defence
    US and Taiwan seek to strengthen drone supply chain to keep out China

    Co-operation would be part of wider western ‘de-risking’ because of security fears over Chinese products

    A soldier stands next to the AeroVironment Switchblade drone
  • Friday, 20 September, 2024
    LexFoxconn Technology Group
    Why Foxconn’s next bid for growth is a room on wheels Premium content

    The stakes for the parent group riding on Sharp’s new electric minivan may not make for a comfortable ride

    The Sharp LDK+ minivan on display in Tokyo
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    John Thornhill
    Time is running out for TikTok in the US

    The social media platform is threatened with a ban but remains wildly popular among users, including Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

    Participants hold signs in support of TikTok outside the Capitol Building in Washington
  • Thursday, 19 September, 2024
    #techAsia
    Tech’s climate cost and TikTok’s day in court Premium content

    The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times

    A wind turbine operates near a coal-fired power plant and a highway in New Taipei City, Taiwan
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