China is the global leader in renewable energy expansion, adding new projects to the grid almost as fast as the rest of the world combined in 2022. Story Published at: March 08, 2023 at 06:36AM
China’s energy transition sees ‘staggering’ progress on renewables — and a coal power boom
Singapore’s Sea Group turns profitable for the first time
Tech giant Sea posted a quarterly profit for the first time as the company pledged to move towards profitability last quarter.Story Published at: March 08, 2023 at 05:29AM
Vietnamese EV maker VinFast remains optimistic despite challenging entry to U.S. auto market
VinFast CEO says that there is a lot of room for players in the U.S. market as the world moves towards electric vehicles. Story Published at: March 08, 2023 at 05:27AM
White House endorses new Senate TikTok bill, urges Congress to pass it ‘quickly’
The White House threw its support behind a new bipartisan Senate bill that would give the Biden administration the power to ban TikTok in the U.S.Story Published at: March 08, 2023 at 12:49AM
Next-gen mobile internet — 6G — will launch in 2030, telecom bosses say, even as 5G adoption remains low
6G, the next generation of mobile internet after 5G, is likely to launch in 2030, top telco executives told CNBC.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 11:42PM
Treasury Secretary Yellen warns that losses tied to climate change could ‘cascade through the financial system’
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a “delayed and disorderly transition” to a net-zero emissions economy could create shocks to the financial system.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 07:01PM
‘Our movement is unstoppable’: Exiled Belarusian opposition leader speaks out after receiving 15-year prison sentence
A Minsk court on Monday, which convicted Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in absentia, found her guilty of treason and conspiracy to seize power.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 03:00PM
‘Let’s bring France to a halt’: Oil refineries blocked and trains halted by pension reform protests
Unions want to get two million people onto the streets and are turning to rolling strikes, as they protest plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 10:55AM
Commercial real estate has a ‘shock coming’ as return-to-office plans fall short, CEO says
Offices in the future could work in a similar way to gas stations, Mark Dixon, CEO of flexible office company IWG, told CNBC.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 10:46AM
How China’s shifting growth picture could hit global markets
China’s economy will be forced to recalibrate because of a “fractured” global order, and the new drivers of growth will “disappoint” global markets, according to David Roche.Story Published at: March 07, 2023 at 09:54AM