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Business News | Get Sennheiser's Best Audio Equipment at Unbeatable Price at Amazon Prime Day 2025
BusinessWire India New Delhi [India], July 10: Sennheiser, a global leader in audio innovation, has announced exclusive offers on its premium product lineup for the upcoming Amazon Prime Day 2025, taking place from July 12 to July 14, 2025....

Asia report: Markets mixed as Bank of Korea holds interest rates
South Korea’s central bank held interest rates steady, while Trump unveiled a 50% tariff on Brazilian imports starting 1 August, and confirmed a similar duty on copper imports would take effect the same day. “Brazilian assets suffered a decline...

Can India be a South Asian tech titan in the making?
India has been embracing technology at a high rate. The world has expectations from the South Asian economy as technology know how advances. Recently, South African company Prosus’ CEO Fabricio Bloisi said that he believes India will produce a...

NextGen Summit 2025: Capital flows rise but gaps in tech, talent & policy remain
India’s chemicals and petrochemicals industry is in the midst of a strategic transformation, spurred by a surge in investments, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. With demand rising in specialty chemicals, advanced materials, and clean...

Thailand and Mongolia celebrate diplomatic relations and strengthen bilateral cooperation
Celebrating Mongolia’s National Day and Naadam Festival Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of 1.56 million square kilometres (603,909 square...

From Canada to every corner of Asia: Which countries have received Trump's tariff letters?
The Trump administration has resumed its aggressive push for bilateral trade deals by notifying more than 20 countries of impending tariff hikes. The formal notifications, delivered via presidential letters and social media posts this month,...

Youth Voices from Central Asia —— 'Our Dreams Come True in China-Central Asia Cooperation'
Fresh off the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, the outcomes reveal vast opportunities for deeper cooperation between China and Central Asia. As the vibrant tapestry of China-Central Asia cooperation unfolds, it showcases the...

Business News | Schneider Electric Partners with Horizon Industrial Parks for a State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu
VMPL Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], July 10: Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced its plan to develop a manufacturing facility for its Schneider Electric IT Business at...

Business Brief: Trading milk, chocolate and TACOs
Suddenly, tacos are back on the menu. The latest fronts this week in U.S. President Donald Trump’s crusade against trade barely garnered a yawn from markets. Are investors right to bet that on the worst of his trade threats, “Trump Always Chickens...

Asia’s oldest elephant, lovingly called ‘grandma’, dies at 100
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Big tech’s new AI ad tools could disrupt the agency model
For the last few months, Swiggy, India’s hyperlocal food delivery platform, had been involved in the beta testing of Google’s advertising-focused AI solutions to boost its reach to audiences. One of these solutions was an improved version of...

Pakistan to decide on sending hockey team to India for Asia Cup, Junior World Cup post after reviewing security situation
Pakistan will review the security situation before taking a call on sending its national hockey team to India for the upcoming Asia Cup and the Junior World Cup later this year, PTI reported. The report said that a top government official has said...
Pakistan to review security threats before sending hockey team to India for Asia Cup and World Cup
File picture of Pakistan hockey team players at a practice session in Chennai | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan Pakistan is set to review the security situation in India before deciding whether to send its national hockey team for the upcoming Asia Cup...

Business News | Ongoing, Past Trade Pacts to Enhance India's Participation in Global Value Chains: Rajesh Agrawal
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Rajesh Agrawal, Special Secretary, Department of Commerce, emphasised the significance of India's ongoing and past Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations in enhancing India's participation in global value chains...

The surging demand for skills training in a rapidly changing global economy
With more than 175 million users, Coursera is the largest online learning platform in the world. It currently offers more than 16,000 courses in collaboration with 370+ partners. Students can also earn a distinct credential from the platform – a...

Business News | Sensex, Nifty End on Negative Note as IT Stocks Drag; Markets See Selling at Higher Levels
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10 (ANI): Indian equity benchmarks concluded the day in the red territory, weighed down by weakness in IT stocks. The stock markets on Thursday witnessed selling pressure at higher levels. At the end of the...

Business News | CarePal Group Co-Founder & CEO Piyush Jain Awarded 2025 Harvard Kennedy School Alumni Innovation Award
NewsVoir Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 10: Piyush Jain, Co-Founder and CEO of CarePal Group and Impact Guru, has been awarded the 2025 Alumni Innovation Award from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) Alumni Board at Harvard University. Piyush, a...

Business News | VAHDAM® India Ranks 17 on India's Great Mid-size Workplaces 2025
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], July 10: VAHDAM® India, a leading homegrown wellness brand bringing India's finest teas, herbs, and botanicals to the global stage, has been honored as one of India's Great Mid-size Workplaces 2025, securing an...

Business News | Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd Honoured with the Golden Peacock Award for Occupational Health & Safety 2025
PRNewswire Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 10: Himadri Speciality Chemical Ltd has been awarded the prestigious Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety Award 2025 by the Institute of Directors (IOD), India, in recognition of its unwavering...

China's economy likely grew 5.2% in Q2 despite trade war, poll shows
hina's economy is expected to have expanded more than five percent in the second quarter thanks to strong exports, analysts say, but they warned Donald Trump's trade war could cause a sharp slowdown in the final six months. The world's...