Category: Business

Truong My Lan, a 68-year-old Vietnamese property magnate, has petitioned authorities to reassess the valuation of her 726 assets, currently estimated at approximately 253.5 trillion Vietnamese dong (about $9.7 billion). She claims these assets are undervalued and has requested the inclusion of an additional 440 properties in the assessment. Lan’s goal is to raise the […]

One big talking point to emerge from the UK government’s recently announced plans to reform the immigration system was the proposal to end recruitment of social care workers from overseas. Anyone who has experienced the sector recently will know that it is hugely dependent on workers from abroad. So the move – laid out in […]

After more than three years and 14 rounds of negotiations, the UK and India have finally announced a free trade agreement (FTA). UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will formally sign the deal on a visit to India later this year. This is the biggest and most economically significant bilateral trade deal the UK has struck […]

In December 2024, Japan launched a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing collaboration between Japanese companies and African startups. This move underscores Japan’s commitment to fostering economic growth in Africa and expanding its business footprint on the continent. Key Highlights: These efforts reflect Japan’s proactive approach to engaging with Africa’s dynamic markets, aiming to create mutually […]

Gilead Sciences has announced an $11 billion investment to enhance its U.S. manufacturing and research capabilities. This move is in response to anticipated tariffs from the Trump administration, which is currently investigating the pharmaceutical sector. The investment is part of a broader industry trend, with companies like Johnson & Johnson, Merck, and Novartis collectively pledging […]

My new research suggests there is a stubborn pattern in academic publishing. My co-author and I examined some 8,000 articles published in the world’s most reputable economics journals to study citations, which are where academics cite previously published research in their papers. We found papers whose lead author had a Chinese surname received on average […]

CoStar Group has secured approval from Nine Entertainment, Domain Holdings’ parent company, for a significant $3 billion acquisition deal that will take the Australian digital real estate company private. CoStar, a U.S.-based real estate information provider, had already acquired 16.9% of Domain and will now purchase the remaining 83.1% of shares under a Scheme of […]

Nominations are now open for the 2025 EFF Awards! The nomination window will be open until Friday, May 23rd at 2:00 PM Pacific time. You could nominate the next winner today! For over thirty years, the Electronic Frontier Foundation presented awards to key leaders and organizations in the fight for freedom and innovation online. The EFF Awards celebrate the […]

The US president called it a “very big deal”. The UK prime minister said it was “fantastic, historic” day. For sure, Keir Starmer and his team will have been delighted that the UK was first in line to negotiate adjustments to Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs announced on “liberation day” just a few weeks ago. But […]

Encrypted chat apps like Signal and WhatsApp are one of the best ways to keep your digital conversations as private as possible. But if you’re not careful with how those conversations are backed up, you can accidentally undermine your privacy. When a conversation is properly encrypted end-to-end, it means that the contents of those messages […]