Editor’s Pick

India’s tobacco industry was jolted this week after the government announced a sharp increase in excise duties on cigarettes, setting off a broad market reaction. The policy shift triggered a…

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has released new research that sheds light on how Chinese AI developers are adapting to hardware constraints while continuing to push model performance forward.The paper…

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD saw its sales growth slow markedly in 2025 as competition in its home market intensified, even as it remained on track to overtake Tesla as…

China’s tech story was full of unexpected resilience in 2025.The year began with predictions of stagnation and ended with record exports, headline-grabbing AI breakthroughs, and a triumphant New Year’s speech…

Alibaba stock price has remained in a bear market after plunging by ~20% from its highest point in 2025. It dropped to a low of $146 in December and then…

Palm oil prices extended their decline for a second session, slipping to the lowest level in two weeks as weakness in crude oil markets coincided with softer export data from…

Gold prices saw a bounce-back in key Asian markets this week, trading at a premium in India and China for the first time in roughly two months, as a recent…

New car registrations for Tesla fell sharply in several key European markets in December, underscoring the company’s mounting challenges across the region even as it posted record sales in Norway,…

European markets and politics closed the year on sharply diverging trajectories.London stocks delivered their strongest performance since the financial crisis, while geopolitical and fiscal strains deepened across the continent.Germany signaled…