Chinese researchers working on an ambitious space based solar power project say the technology could eventually serve purposes beyond clean energy generation, including the possibility of weakening typhoons and wirelessly recharging satellites across space. Duan Baoyan, the chief scientist behind China’s “Zhuri” space solar......
Asian currencies recorded their steepest losses of 2026 this week as the fallout from coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran drove investors toward the U.S. dollar, pushing the South Korean won beyond a key threshold not seen since the global financial crisis. The won weakened past the psychological level of 1,500 per dollar early Wednesday......
Asian stock markets fell sharply on Wednesday as escalating tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran rattled investor confidence and pushed oil prices higher across global markets. South Korea’s Kospi index plunged as much as 10 percent, triggering circuit breakers that temporarily halted trading. Other major regional benchmarks......
Toyota and Stellantis have withdrawn from Tesla’s European carbon emissions pooling arrangement for 2026, according to newly filed documents with the European Union, removing two of the largest contributors to a coalition that analysts once estimated could generate more than €1 billion annually for the electric vehicle manufacturer. The......
Apple introduced six new devices in two days as part of one of its most ambitious spring product launches in recent years, with at least one additional announcement expected during a hands on media event scheduled for Wednesday. The rollout began Monday, March 2, when the company revealed the iPhone 17e and the iPad Air powered by the M4......
Morocco is moving ahead with a new legal framework for its digital ecosystem just as it steps up efforts to position itself as a key player in global talks on artificial intelligence governance. The draft “Digital X.0” framework law, now under review by the General Secretariat of the Government, is designed to regulate the use......
Governments across the Asia-Pacific region are accelerating evacuation plans and reinforcing energy security measures as escalating hostilities in the Middle East disrupt global oil flows and unsettle financial markets. Countries including China, India, Pakistan and Australia have mobilized diplomatic and logistical resources to assist citizens......
BYD’s luxury brand Denza is preparing to launch an updated Z9 GT electric shooting brake that claims up to 1,036 kilometers of range on China’s CLTC test cycle, or 644 miles, a figure that would place it among the longest-range production electric vehicles on the market. The new model improves range by about 64 percent compared......
The surge in oil prices following US and Israeli strikes on Iran is creating fresh revenue opportunities for crude exporters far from the fighting. As Brent crude jumped as much as 13 percent to above 82 dollars a barrel after the attacks, countries such as Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, and Guyana are emerging as key suppliers for importers......
Apple has opened what it calls its most ambitious spring product rollout by unveiling the iPhone 17e and a refreshed iPad Air as the first devices in a three-day sequence of launches capped by a “special Apple experience” on 4 March in New York, London, and Shanghai. The campaign departs from the company’s traditional single......
Safe-haven currencies strengthened at the start of the week as investors reacted to a sharp escalation in the conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel, driving money out of risk assets and into traditional shelters. The Swiss franc rose to its strongest level against the euro since 2015, while the Japanese yen also firmed as foreign......
Apple is preparing one of its most intensive early year launch cycles in recent memory, with a three day series of announcements scheduled to begin on Monday, March 2 and run through Wednesday, March 4. Rather than staging a traditional keynote, the company is expected to reveal new hardware and chips through press releases and online materials,......
The escalating US and Israeli campaign against Iran is prompting fresh warnings that Washington risks overextending its military at the expense of its stated priority of deterring China in the Indo-Pacific. President Donald Trump has said the strikes launched on 28 February will continue as long as necessary, committing aircraft, ships, and......
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