Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei arrive in China, leaving Japan without pandas for first time in 50 years
Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo said goodbye to its last two giant pandas, ending more than 50 years of panda presence in Japan as Xiao Xiao...
Month: January 2026
H&M posts higher 2025 earnings despite muted sales growth
H&M’s 2025 profits rose to $2.1 billion despite slower sales, driven by tighter cost control, smarter inventory, and a stronger product mix.
Surplus food marketplace Too Good To Go launches in Japan; expands global food waste fight
Surplus food marketplace Too Good To Go has launched in Japan, its first entry into Asia. The Japan launch features a Station Search Function...
FinTech, AI, and enterprise software drive MENA’s venture capital boom
Venture capital in MENA surged 74% YoY to over $3 billion, defying global slowdown trends. Saudi Arabia and the UAE led deal activity, while...
Boeing revenue hits $89.5 billion in 2025, highest since 2018, as asset sale lifts profit
Boeing returned to annual profitability in 2025 as revenue hit $89.5 billion, the highest since 2018, driven by a $10.6 billion asset sale and...
Luxury giant LVMH posts 5% dip in annual revenue amid luxury market stabilization
French luxury group LVMH posted a 5% dip in annual revenue on a reported basis and 1% organically, as the retail giant navigated a...
Ingka group brings IKEA secondhand marketplace to Sweden, targeting 170,000 listings by 2026
Ingka Group, IKEA’s largest franchise operator, is launching its secondhand marketplace in Sweden on Wednesday, enabling customers to buy and sell pre-owned IKEA furniture...
NVIDIA doubles CoreWeave stake with $2 billion investment to power AI growth
Nvidia is investing $2 billion in AI cloud provider CoreWeave to accelerate the buildout of over 5GW of AI data center capacity by 2030...
IATA World Legal Symposium to tackle liability challenges in aviation
IATA will host its 2026 World Legal Symposium in Warsaw from February 17 to 19, bringing aviation law experts together to tackle evolving liability...
TikTok finalizes majority US-owned joint venture ahead of Trump deadline
TikTok has finalized its majority US-owned USDS joint venture, securing data and algorithms while keeping the platform open to 200 million US users and...
NVIDIA and telecom operators deploy distributed AI grids for ultra-fast services 
Oscars 2026: From ‘Sinners’ to ‘One battle after another,’ here are the night’s big winners 
Faster pickups, lower costs: IKEA China rolls out self-driving vehicles to boost efficiency, cut delays 
From code to car: BMW brings humanoid robots into German production lines