India's central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said, which could reduce reliance on the US dollar as geopolitical tensions rise.

Initial figures showed platforms were taking meaningful action to remove underage users, Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said.

Noting broad internal support for the decision, Powell said the Fed remains "well-positioned" to assess when or whether another rate cut may be needed.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States and South Korea will work out a solution when asked about his surprise Monday announcement that he would increase tariffs on imports from the Asian ally to 25 percent.

German companies' investments in China hit a four-year high in 2025, according to data compiled for Reuters, underscoring how US President Donald Trump's trade war is pushing industries and governments to boost business ties elsewhere.

Hong Kong’s attractiveness for both Mainland Chinese and international businesses has reached a record high, as shown in the latest survey, which recorded 11,070 companies based in the city in 2025.

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posted record quarterly profits Thursday, riding massive market demand for the memory chips that power artificial intelligence.

Instagram-owner Meta on Wednesday boosted its capital spending plans for the new year by 73 percent in the pursuit of "superintelligence," an effort to offer deeply personalized artificial intelligence to its large social media user base.

Every day, thousands of Indonesians donate blood and plasma, often unaware of the complex scientific and safety-driven processes that transform a single donation into life-saving therapies. As Indonesia advances toward domestic production of plasma-derived medicines, the “donor-to-drug” journey is becoming increasingly relevant for patients, healthcare professionals, policymakers and the wider public.

PT North Sumatra Hydro Energy (NSHE), which runs the Batangtoru hydropower facility, is among the 28 firms whose permits were revoked after the floods. The company is controlled by China's state-run SDIC Power Holdings Co. Ltd.

As investors have grown increasingly nervous about their exposure to US assets, other currencies and gold have shot up in the past couple of weeks.