Oil prices edge higher as US–Venezuela tensions rekindle supply concerns

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Ukraine prepared to drop NATO membership demands

Asian stocks slide on renewed tech concerns

Tech

UK govt says plans crypto regulation from 2027

Asia

Bangladesh plans rockets, satellites, and a space industrial park

Asia

China retail sales growth slows to three-year low

World

Tether makes all-cash bid for Juventus, but Agnelli family resists sale

World

Mexico approves new tariffs of up to 50% on China and others

Asia

India’s Russian oil imports set for six-month high

Asia

Bangladesh’s 1st satellite turns profitable after six years

Asia

Amazon to invest invest $35bn in India by 2030

Spotlight

The US is already at war with Venezuela

On Wednesday, the United States hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela – a new move in the ongoing aggression against the South American nation by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

Can Canada wait out the trade war with the US?

Canada`s Prime Minister Mark Carney appears in no rush to resume trade talks with the US.

‘Elite capture’: How Pakistan is losing 6 percent of its GDP to corruption?

Islamabad, Pakistan – A new assessment by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded that corruption in Pakistan is behind an economic crisis driven by “state capture” – where public policy is manipulated to benefit a narrow circle of political and business elites.

How the Nexperia chip crisis upended auto supply chains - again

A factory next to a weed-ridden lot in China`s industrial south has become a global choke point for automotive chips, upending a sector that just a few years ago swore it wouldn`t be caught again by supply-chain disruptions.

Creating space for renewables

As a nation dealing with challenges with respect to our energy needs and also the impact our chosen energy mix will have on our environment, it is important that Bangladesh gets this right.

Opinion

The US is already at war with Venezuela

‘Elite capture’: How Pakistan is losing 6 percent of its GDP to corruption?

Creating space for renewables

Cloudflare, AWS outages expose hidden weaknesses in the Internet

How to really deal with climate change?

Paying heed to IMF’s revenue warning

As the shutdown drags on, here’s how it can drag down the economy

The predictable unpredictability of Trump’s oil sanctions

Asian Biz

Bangladesh plans rockets, satellites, and a space industrial park

Bangladesh has moved a step closer to entering the global space economy, commissioning a feasibility study on whether the country can build its own rockets, satellites, and even a dedicated space industrial park.

China retail sales growth slows to three-year low

China’s retail sales growth slowed to its weakest pace in nearly three years in November, highlighting ongoing challenges in reviving domestic consumption, official data showed on Monday.

Asian stocks slide on renewed tech concerns

Asian stock markets fell on Monday, tracking losses on Wall Street as renewed concerns about the tech sector weighed on investor sentiment.

India’s Russian oil imports set for six-month high

India is on course to import the most Russian crude in six months this December, even after new U.S. sanctions targeting Russia’s two largest oil exporters came into effect on 21 November.

World Biz

Oil prices edge higher as US–Venezuela tensions rekindle supply concerns

Oil prices rose on Monday, recovering part of last week’s losses, as worries over possible supply disruptions linked to escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela outweighed ongoing concerns about global oversupply and uncertainty surrounding Russia–Ukraine peace talks.

Tether makes all-cash bid for Juventus, but Agnelli family resists sale

Mexico approves new tariffs of up to 50% on China and others

Oil extends gains after US seizure of tanker off Venezuela

Tech

UK govt says plans crypto regulation from 2027

Nvidia weighs boosting H200 chip output amid strong China demand

US states move to block Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee

Bitcoin’s 2025 rollercoaster may end on a low

Aerospace & Defence

Ukraine prepared to drop NATO membership demands

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Ukraine is prepared to drop its demand for Nato membership in exchange for strong security guarantees from the United States and European partners, as efforts intensify to advance peace talks with Russia.

Global pilots raise alarm over India’s decision to relax rest rules for IndiGo

Global pilot groups have voiced strong concerns after India temporarily relaxed strict pilot rest regulations for IndiGo, saying the move could compromise aviation safety by worsening pilot fatigue.

Ukraine urges NATO to boost air defense support in Brussels talks

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal met NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Brussels on Monday, calling for additional air defense systems as Russia continues its missile and drone attacks.

Global airlines race to fix Airbus jets; US reports little disruption

Global airlines scrambled to fix a software glitch on Airbus A320 jets on Saturday as a partial recall by the European planemaker halted hundreds of flights in Asia and Europe and threatened U.S. travel over the busiest weekend of the year.