Yearly Archives: 2025

Alibaba soars but Europe, Asia stocks mixed

[ad_1] Alibaba rocketed 15 percent after bumper results after hours on Friday, including a surge in AI revenue. Photo: ALAIN JOCARD / AFP/FileSource: AFP Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba soared on Monday but Asian and European markets were mixed after Wall Street retreated from record highs. Alibaba rocketed almost 20 percent …

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Chinese cluster now world’s top innovation hotspot: UN

[ad_1] Hong Kong is part of the world’s top innovation cluster. Photo: Philip FONG / AFPSource: AFP Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou has overtaken Tokyo-Yokohama to become the world’s top cluster for innovation, the United Nations said Monday. The UN’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said the Chinese cluster had leapfrogged its Japanese …

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Malawi’s fuel crisis hangs over upcoming elections

[ad_1] Malawi goes to the polls this month with severe shortages of petrol, for which motorists are forced to queue, among its many economic troubles. Photo: Amos GUMULIRA / AFPSource: AFP In early morning gloom, a long line of vehicles winds around the lone fuel station in Dedza district in …

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