Thai billionaire plans US$20.5bil telco, energy merger
Thai billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi plans to merge his listed power company with an affiliate that owns the nation’s most-valuable mobile…
New Zealand may miss 2035 emission target
New Zealand could miss its 2035 emissions reduction target, despite being on track to meet climate-change goals for 2022 to…
Europe’s green hydrogen targets need reality check
The European Union’s (EU) plan to rapidly expand its green hydrogen market is “overly ambitious”, according to the bloc’s spending…
Next wave of investment to come from S. Korea
Vietnam expects a strong investment wave from South Korea amounting to tens of billions of US dollars soon, according to…
China’s central bank uses hedge fund tactic to tame bond bulls
China’s central bank is readying a bold new experiment in global monetary policy – taking a leaf out of the…
Chinese tycoon guilty in US of US$1bil investor fraud
Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui, whose crusade against the Communist Party attracted allies including Donald Trump associate Steve Bannon, has…
Australia’s No. 2 pension fund to scoop up smaller Qantas rival
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), the nation’s second-largest pension, agreed to merge with smaller rival Qantas Super, in the latest sign…
Attracting foreign visitors is a hard sell
Guilherme Carvalho made his first visit to China this month, and the Italian said one of the main factors behind…
PepsiCo inks fertiliser deal to cut emissions
PepsiCo Inc has struck an agreement with fertiliser giant Yara International ASA to secure lower-emission crop nutrients for farmers it…