The Chamber of Deputies is expected to vote this Wednesday (6/5) on the bill that creates a regulatory framework for the exploration of critical minerals in Brazil. The agenda was defined by the President of the House, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), on the eve of the meeting between the President of the United States, […]

Commodities Port on Gulf of Oman provides alternative, but Iran strike shows stability still needed The United Arab Emirates supplies roughly 40% of Japan’s crude oil. © Reuters RYUTO IMAO and MASATOSHI IDA TOKYO — Japan has agreed to buy an additional 20 million barrels of crude oil from the United Arab Emirates, Nikkei learned […]

Technology Country looks to become digital technology hub for Southeast Asia TikTok Shop is one of the top three players in Thailand’s surging e-commerce market. © Reuters BANGKOK — The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has approved a plan by a local TikTok unit to invest 842 billion baht ($26.2 billion) to expand data center operations […]

Vietnam’s President To Lam and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 6. © Reuters KIRAN SHARMA May 6, 2026 19:29 JST Updated on May 6, 2026 22:48 JST NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam held wide-ranging discussions on Wednesday […]

Vietnam’s President To Lam and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 6. © Reuters KIRAN SHARMA May 6, 2026 19:29 JST Updated on May 6, 2026 20:25 JST NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam held wide-ranging discussions on Wednesday […]

Finance Financial Action Task Force also notes improvements in fight against crime Paris-based FATF wants Singapore as a global financial hub to penalize criminals laundering dirty money there more severely.  © Reuters SINGAPORE — A global money laundering watchdog on Wednesday found room for improvement in Singapore’s fight against dirty money flows, and called for higher […]

Vietnam’s President To Lam and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 6. © Reuters NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese President To Lam on Wednesday held wide-ranging discussions on cooperation in sectors such as energy, critical minerals, rare earths and supply chain […]

Education Future of human intelligence: National strategy aimed at children, starting at age 3 Marwan, a father of four, says today’s children will have to grow up with AI. (Photos by Shun Kato) Generative artificial intelligence has begun to take over human thinking in many ways, presenting challenges to how the intellect is cultivated and used. Despite the […]

Iran was Yen touches 155 to dollar; South Korea, Taiwan shares hit fresh highs amid chip frenzy Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Musandam, Oman, on May 1.  © Reuters LORRETTA CHEN May 6, 2026 11:46 JST Updated on May 6, 2026 17:57 JST HONG KONG — Markets across Asia rallied and the yen […]

Energy Financial risks remain despite scramble to cut fossil fuel imports Christoph Brand, CEO of Swiss energy company Axpo group believes cost and regulatory barriers will limit any nuclear renaissance. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Axpo) TOKYO — The chief executive of Swiss energy company Axpo Group has cast doubt on the revival of nuclear energy, even as […]