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China's consumer price wars hit Botox and skincare, driving costs down

China's $38 bn medical aesthetics sector may face a price war, following trends in other industries that gave shoppers 50-cent meals and $4,200 electric vehicles, pushing costs sharply down

China's EV boom burdens auto insurers with mounting, chronic losses

Over the past year, some Chinese insurers have hiked premiums or backed away from selling EV policies, leaving vehicle owners struggling to find affordable coverage

Govt plans 'bodyguard' satellites after risky near-miss in orbit

The government wants to develop so-called bodyguard satellites to identify and counter threats to orbiting spacecraft

Trump's $100K H-1B visas alarm skilled immigrants aiming for US jobs

Trump's H-1B visa announcement jolted firms that have long relied on it to bring in global talent, especially in California's tech-heavy economy that relies on trained programmers, analysts, engineers

Taliban rejects Trump's demand to return Bagram air base to US control

Trump has long criticised his predecessor Joe Biden over the tumultuous US withdrawal from Afghanistan

New World's Adrian Cheng launches ALMAD to tap digital, tokenised assets

The move marks the latest chapter in the career of one of Hong Kong's best known property executives

Trump renews pressure on European countries to stop buying oil from Russia

The EU has already passed a ban that will prohibit importing petroleum products refined from Russia crude starting next year

Chinese savers have $23 trillion with few attractive options beyond stocks

So far, retail investors haven't driven the rally - local institutions and foreign inflows have, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc

Trump to host Erdogan as Turkey closes in on 250 Boeing jet order

President Donald Trump announced Friday in a social media post that he'll host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Washington on Sept 25

Trump predicts US govt could shut down on Oct 1 amid funding stalemate

Democrats are demanding a boost to health care spending while Republicans refuse to go along and instead back a simple bill to keep the lights on through Nov 21

iPhone 17 launch frenzy: Long queues, scuffles outside Apple stores

Apple unveiled the iPhone 17 series in the price range of ₹82,900 to ₹2,29,900, which became available in India starting Friday for customers who have pre-booked the device

Trump's war on media expands with suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show

'Jimmy Kimmel is not a talented person,' Trump said. 'He had very bad ratings, and they should have fired him a long time ago'

Adani's regulatory challenges not over as other Sebi probes continue

While there's nothing to indicate whether the conglomerate will face any fines or regulatory censure on pending matters, it means that there'll likely be more Sebi orders on the Adani Group

Israel's long war in Gaza, mass call ups strain high-tech economy

Israel is preparing for a long war, endangering the lives of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, many of whom have faced displacement several times over

Trump halts $400 mn Taiwan military aid amid push for China trade deal

Beijing sees Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy of 23 million people, as part of its territory and has regularly protested US arms transfers as provocative

Singapore seeks African carbon credits as rivals chase critical minerals

The Southeast Asian city-state aims to increasingly tap African countries for carbon credits as part of a drive to boost trade with the continent and meet its own net zero ambitions

Who is Brendan Carr? The regulator behind Jimmy Kimmel's suspension

Since Carr began leading the FCC in January, he has continued pulling from that playbook, making his priorities known and leaving the door open for companies to take steps to please him

Kim Jong Un calls AI-powered drone development top military priority

Kim inspected weapons, surveillance vehicles and multipurpose drones at North Korea's Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Complex

UK's MI6 agency launches dark web portal 'Silent Courier' to recruit spies

MI6 said it was harnessing the anonymity of the dark web for the first time to allow potential agents living in Russia and around the world to mitigate the risks against them

Trump says may extend China truce alongside TikTok talks with Xi Jinping

Trump said the deal on TikTok would be done "in conjunction with China" and that the US is getting "a 'fee plus' for just making the deal."