Vice was known for edgy news and lifestyle content, with a digital-first model that disrupted the traditional media landscape. Vice Media has become the latest digital media company to falter after a meteoric rise. The...
As sanctions cut off major Russian banks from much of the West’s payment systems, finding ways to pay for the crude India imports from Russia has become a challenge. India has emerged as a major buyer...
Lebanese olive oil has become unaffordable for many in the crisis-ridden country. As inflation bites and the US dollar reigns supreme, poorer people are forced to part with their traditional local diet. Imad Waresbi is...
At the end of April, India officially became the world’s most populous nation. With a fast-growing economy and a young population, will there be an economic bonus to add to the potent symbolic one? According...
The Korean tech giant, Samsung owed the slump in profits to weakened demand for memory chips, as the end of lockdown diminished previous demand for new computers and smartphones. South Korean tech giant Samsung has reported its lowest...
Chile is to cut the working week from 45 to 40 hours — a stark contrast to the 48 hours of toil across the rest of Latin America. From four-day weeks to remote work, DW...
Hundreds of people waited in line outside the new Apple store in the financial hub Mumbai. The company is planning to boost its production in India — the second-largest smartphone market in the world. Apple...
Loans through mobile apps have skyrocketed in Kenya. While this fintech industry provides easy-to-access credits, it has become a nightmare. Experts fear the largely unregulated market could lead to a credit crisis. James Wachira is...
A report released on Wednesday found that wind and solar energy made up a record high 12% of global electricity generation in 2022. Meanwhile EU countries are lagging behind with wind power expansion. All renewable...
An unexpected OPEC production cut announcement has pushed up the price of oil. Besides reducing the amount of oil for sale, the move could also play into the hands of Russia and refill its war...
Hungary wants to become a key producer of electric vehicle batteries. Government spending has attracted investments, including a new Chinese gigafactory. The sound of whirring, rattling and bleeping fills the springtime air as excavators and...
Three decades after China enshrined the goal of a “socialist market economy” in its constitution, the era of “reform and opening up” appears to have ended, say experts. Thirty years ago, on March 29, 1993, China formally...
