The EU will set out on Wednesday how the 27-country bloc hopes to slash its dependence on American and Asian technology, and favor European digital alternatives.

China's central bank is making a broad push to increase the use of digital yuan at home and abroad, several industry sources said, setting Beijing on a different – and potentially competing – path from the United States in shaping the future of money.

To increase understanding of how loyalty programs drive customer retention, the APEC Loyalty Trends Report 2026 by Marriott Bonvoy writes a new playbook for travelers in Indonesia and the surrounding region.

Japanese tech investor SoftBank will spend 75 billion euros (US$87.5 billion) on artificial intelligence infrastructure in France, its founder Masayoshi Son told a French newspaper in an interview released Saturday.

Across Indonesia, women continue to break barriers and step into roles once considered unconventional. That spirit is reflected in the growing presence of women across technical and leadership roles—opening new pathways across industries that are rapidly evolving.

The trade agency said it would impose additional duties of 12.5 percent on the remaining 45 countries that it investigated.

Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking above 160 yen as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf after US-Iran peace talks stalled.

Oil rose while Asian equities firmed Monday as a surge in artificial intelligence-linked stocks helped offset uncertainty over US-Iran talks.

World stocks stood at record highs on Friday and oil futures eyed the steepest weekly drop for nearly two months as traders waited for details on a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend the US-Iran ceasefire.