Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government is working with Huawei Technologies to install a wide-ranging surveillance system across the country in an effort to identify and target insurgents or terrorism activities, according to a person familiar with the discussions.
As firms try to break the M&A logjam, appetite is growing for quirky junior financing such as preferred equity, PIK debt and mezzanine loans.
China’s salt associations said domestic supply of the condiment is ample after consumers ramped up their buying over concerns about Japan’s Fukushima nuclear wastewater release.
Japan’s release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea has sparked outrage across China, triggering a ban on imports and pushing consumers to vent their anger. Some have even started hoarding salt.
The owner of PT Inti Bangun Sejahtera is exploring options for their controlling stake in the Jakarta-listed telecommunication tower company amid strong demand for digital infrastructure in Southeast Asia, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
China has made a number of pledges recently to revive the economy’s recovery and improve the business environment as concerns about the growth outlook continue to mount.
A member of Thailand’s influential Shinawatra clan and two leading banking executives are among contenders for the finance minister’s job as Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin picks his team to run Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy.
Zepto, an instant grocery startup founded by a duo of Stanford University dropouts, both 20, raised fresh funds at a $1.4 billion valuation, creating a rare Indian unicorn amid a gloomy venture funding climate.
Technology stocks are in trouble, with the buzz around artificial intelligence set to be overshadowed by the effects of higher-for-longer interest rates, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists.
Dubai-based crypto exchange BitOasis raised a round of funding led by the Indian digital-asset platform CoinDCX.
