EU and India say 'good progress' made towards trade deal

Brussels is pressing to seal an agreement with New Delhi
10 January 2026, 13:00 PM

FTA with Latin Mercosur bloc could boost garment trade: BGMEA

Garment makers discuss bilateral trade with the Uruguayan ambassador in Dhaka
8 January 2026, 13:46 PM

World Bank warns Bangladesh public of fake loan scams

The global lender issued a statement today
8 January 2026, 12:58 PM

South Korea brings AI into the physical world at CES 2026

Hyundai Motor Group, LG Electronics and Doosan are set to showcase their latest AI robotics technologies
8 January 2026, 07:45 AM

Nvidia requires full upfront payment for H200 chips in China, sources say

Nvidia's standard terms for Chinese clients have previously included advance payment requirements
8 January 2026, 06:50 AM

Samsung Electronics forecasts record profit in fourth quarter

Its strong forecast comes on the back of soaring demand for high-performance memory chips
8 January 2026, 06:39 AM

US lays out plan for marketing Venezuelan oil after Maduro ouster

Venezuela's state petroleum firm separately said that talks for the sale of crude oil to the United States had begun,
8 January 2026, 06:33 AM

CPA would strengthen Bangladesh-EU ties: visiting EU top official

Paola Pampaloni, acting managing director for Asia-Pacific at the European External Action Service, is now in Dhaka
7 January 2026, 14:26 PM

China's power edge brings mixed AI blessings

The Nvidia boss warned in November that "China is going to win the AI race"
7 January 2026, 07:41 AM

Venezuela to export $2 billion worth of oil to US in deal with Washington

Trump says agreed volume to supply is 30-50 million barrels
7 January 2026, 05:46 AM

Trump announces plan to sell Venezuelan oil as US signals it is in talks with Caracas

US estimates killed about 75 people in the raid in Caracas.
7 January 2026, 03:58 AM

Tesla slump burnishes Elon Musk’s futurist cred

A Model S is not an iPhone, a fact less obvious back in 2022. Then, electric-vehicle pioneer Tesla accounted for every dollar of profit generated from battery-powered rides. In that sense, it was similar to Apple, whose trailblazing smartphones became a recurring financial gift. The automaker’s CEO, however, has been steering the $1.4 trillion company into artificial intelligence, self-driving and beyond, fantastical initiatives that look more prescient now.
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM

9 Japan companies team up on EV battery production; seek to streamline process to compete with China

Participants include Hitachi, Ltd, Ricoh Co and JTEKT Corp, which is affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp
6 January 2026, 10:51 AM

Gold hits one-week high on Fed rate-cut bets, Venezuela turmoil

Spot gold was up 0.4 percent at $4,463.63 per ounce
6 January 2026, 10:48 AM

Vietnam runs trade surplus of over $20 billion in 2025

Exports in December stood at $44 billion, up 12.6 percent from November
6 January 2026, 09:55 AM

Trump tariffs to bite in 2026, Thai exports may shrink

Thailand’s economy is also expected to expand only modestly.
6 January 2026, 08:20 AM

Trump administration sets meetings with oil companies over Venezuela, source says

The upcoming meetings will be crucial to the administration's hopes to boost crude oil production and exports from Venezuela
6 January 2026, 07:20 AM
6 January 2026, 07:14 AM

OECD finalizes deal on global minimum tax with US carveout

The deal contains two "pillars," the second of which sets a minimum global tax rate of 15 percent
6 January 2026, 07:10 AM