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Spice Board of India tells Everest, MDH to give details of quality checks

The companies' products are hugely popular in India and are exported to countries in Europe, Asia and North America

Apple's Q1 smartphone shipments in China down by 19%, worst since 2020

Apple lost its crown as the biggest smartphone seller in China to rival Vivo

China turns heat up on cross-border investments in local govt debt: Report

Local governments in China have the authority to grant QDLP licenses, and Hainan has been one of the most active issuers of such approvals

Adobe to bring tool for AI image generation to Photoshop this year

Adobe is developing its own image-generation AI system called Firefly, which is trained on data that Adobe has rights to, in order to avoid copyright infringement claims against users

China acquires recently banned Nvidia chips in Super Micro, Dell servers

While the US bars Nvidia and its partners from selling advanced chips to China, including via third parties, the sale and purchase of the chips are not illegal in China

Taiwan hit by dozens of earthquakes; sees no major damage, casualties

Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said the spate of earthquakes starting Monday afternoon - which it put at about 180 - were aftershocks from the large April 3 quake

PepsiCo Q1 results: Net revenue rises to $18.25 billion, beats expectations

Several rounds of price hikes in the U.S. have led consumers in the region to push back on the company's sodas and juices as sticky inflation makes customers cautious with their spending

UK businesses expand at fastest pace in 11 months, shows PMI survey

Last month the Bank of England estimated the economy grew just 0.1% in the first quarter and would do only slightly better in the second

No decision yet on ADNOC LNG project tie-up after Nikkei report: Mitsui

Other oil majors Shell, BP and Total Energies are also expected to invest, the report said

India sugar demand surges amid heat wave, elections; set to hit record high

But this year demand is above average as heat waves and election rallies boost consumption of ice-cream and soft drinks, said Avantika Saraogi, executive director at Balrampur Chini Mills

Pakistan eyes news IMF loan by early July: Finance Minister Aurangzeb

The country's current $3 billion arrangement with the fund -- which it secured last summer to avert a sovereign default -- runs out in late April

Renault Q1 sales lifted by financing arm, 2024 profit rises 2% at $12.5 bn

The Renault group sold 549,099 units during the first quarter, up 2.6% from the same period in 2023

April business growth at near 14-year high on robust demand, show PMIs

The reading has been consistently above the 50-mark separating expansion from contraction since August 2021

Electric car sales likely to rise but affordability in focus, says IEA

Ten million of those vehicles are expected to be sold in China

Here's what the gag order mean in Donald Trump's hush money trial case

Here's why Justice Juan Merchan imposed the gag order and what it bars the Republican presidential candidate from doing

Musk slams Australian court over 'censorship' of alleged X terror posts

The pushback by the world's third-richest person sets up a new front in the battle between the world's largest internet platforms and countries and nonprofits

Boeing expects slower growth in 787 production rate and deliveries

Boeing said its 787 production rate was five per month during the last quarter of 2023

More than 70% global workers exposed to climate change risks: ILO

Some countries have improved heat protections for workers, such as Qatar, whose policies came under scrutiny ahead of the 2022 soccer World Cup

China state fund Central Huijin Investment pours $41 bn into markets in Q1

The purchases helped China's CSI300 blue-chip index bounced back roughly 14% from five-year lows hit in February

HR tech startup Rippling valued at $13.5 bn after latest funding round

The round was led by tech investment firm Coatue with participation from Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, Greenoaks, and other existing investors