China’s Henan burnishes reputation as center for cutting and polishing synthetic diamonds
In China, 80 percent of lab-grown diamonds are made in Henan province.
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Mobile World Congress 2022: Samsung’s gadgets to clash with Chinese newcomers
Samsung Electronics is the largest smartphone maker in Europe by shipments, but has seen its gap with Chinese competitors narrow.
Flying taxi deals take off amid private aviation boom
Catering to businesses and high net worth individuals, private aviation has come some way with renewed investments.
Singapore flags concern to India over ban on Sea gaming app Free Fire: Sources
This was the first sign of diplomatic intervention after India's move spooked investors.
Indian police arrest former official at top bourse NSE: Source
Anand Subramanian, a former top adviser to the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) former CEO Chitra Ramkrishna, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in…
GS Retail latest to adopt chicken-frying robots
The operator of Korea’s convenience store chain GS25 said it had forged a partnership with Roboarte, the food tech startup behind Robert Chicken that uses robot arms to fry…
Market demand fails to energise Cambodia’s bird’s nest market
Reasons cited include the inability to officially export bird’s nests to China and a lack of investment capital from interested parties.
Bangladesh’s uniform exports fetch half a billion dollars
Of over $31 billion garment exports from Bangladesh, defence dresses fetch between $400 million and $500 million annually.
Possibility of strike looms at Samsung as gov’t wage arbitration fails
The company's four union groups formed a collective bargaining group and have been talking with management since October.
India’s leading iron ore producer registers highest growth this year
India’s National Mineral Development Corporation registered a 125% growth for the first nine months of financial year 2022.