Chinese EV battery giant CATL posts 33% surge in Q1 profit
The world's leading maker of electric vehicle batteries, Chinese firm CATL, posted a 32.9 percent jump in first quarter profit, even as demand for electric vehicles slows.
Read moreUS grounds helicopter company behind fatal New York tour
US regulators on Monday issued an emergency order grounding the helicopter tour company behind last week's deadly crash in New York.
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China's economy likely grew 5.1% in Q1 on export surge: AFP poll
China is expected to post first-quarter growth of around five percent on Wednesday, buoyed by exporters rushing to stave off higher US tariffs but still weighed by sluggish domestic consumption, analysts say.
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S. Korea govt plans $4.9 bn more help for semiconductors as US tariff risk bites
South Korea on Tuesday announced plans to invest an additional $4.9 billion in the country's semiconductor industry, citing "growing uncertainty" over US tariffs.
Read moreHarvard sees $2.2 billion in funding frozen after defying Trump
Elite US university Harvard was hit with a $2.2 billion freeze in federal funding Monday after rejecting a list of sweeping demands that the White House said was intended to crack down on campus anti-Semitism.
Read moreIsrael demands hostage release for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas
Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, which the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war.
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Palestinian student detained at US citizenship interview
US immigration authorities on Monday arrested another Columbia University student who participated in pro-Palestinian campus protests, detaining him as he attended an interview to become an American citizen.
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Argentina's peso sinks after currency controls eased
Argentina's peso slumped more than 11 percent against the US dollar Monday, after Javier Milei's libertarian government loosened currency controls to win a $20 billion IMF bailout.
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LVMH sales dip as Trump tariffs dent luxury tastes
Luxury giant LVMH saw sales fall two percent to 20.3 billion euros ($23 billion) in the first quarter of 2025 as US President Donald Trump's tariffs shook the global economy, the company said on Monday.
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Israeli demands hostage release for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas
Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, that the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war.
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