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Asian Stocks Post Biggest Gain in Four Months on AI Optimism

Asian stocks posted their biggest gain in nearly four months as investors piled into chipmakers, after blockbuster earnings from major tech firms reinforced optimism over AI demand.

What becomes of your estate after your demise?

This is not merely a question of temporal logistics; it is an existential reality that every believer must confront before spending a lifetime amassing wealth and properties. When we observe the world around us, the transience of human…

Investors react to BOJ's decision to hold rates

AI boomtowns worsen divide in China’s split-screen economy

In Hefei, the heart of China’s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world’s appetite for AI hardware. In Changchun, the rust-belt home of gasoline-powered carmaking, officials admitted to "unprecedented” difficulties…

BOJ holds rates at 1%, warns of underlying inflation exceeding 2% target

The decision comes as speculation continues to swirl around whether the Bank of Japan will hike rates at a faster pace.

The growing business of making snow from the sun

Sunergise chief executive Paul Makumbe said the business had seen more growth in past 12 months than in the eight years before

Sony posts 40% rise in Q1 profit, beating estimates

Sony hikes profit forecast on gaming strength

How China's changing economy is reshaping trade with South Africa

As Beijing shifts towards high-tech industries, trade with Pretoria is entering a new phase, from Chinese green technology exports to greater access for South African goods.

Oil falls more than $1 on greater flows despite US-Iran war

North Korea’s Economy Expands on Russia Arms Deals, China Trade

North Korea’s economy expanded for a third straight year in 2025, boosted by arms exports to Russia, stronger trade with China, and Kim Jong Un’s drive to develop regional industries, according to estimates by South Korea’s central bank.

Wellington City Council proposes wide-ranging job cuts

RNZ understands the proposals could affect about 50 people working in a range of council areas.