SoftBank buys ABB's robotics arm for $5.38bn
October 08, 2025 European tech giant ABB has agreed to divest ABB’s robotics division to Japan’s SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion. ...
SoftBank buys ABB's robotics arm for $5.375bn
October 08, 2025 Tech giant ABB has agreed to divest its robotics division to Japan’s SoftBank Group for an enterprise value of $5.375 billion.
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Indonesian governor’s plan to shame ‘laziest’ staff on social media spurs debate
Published: 5:40pm, 8 Oct 2025Updated: 5:48pm, 8 Oct 2025 An Indonesian official is planning to shame the “laziest” civil servants in his province on...
Philippines and Japan signal defence pact’s depth via aid to quake-hit Cebu
The Philippines and Japan have activated their new defence pact through a joint mission focused on delivering humanitarian aid following the deadly earthquake in...
Pentagon nominee hints at Aukus changes, says Taiwan should ‘pay its way’
The Aukus defence technology-sharing pact between the US, Britain and Australia could be made more “sustainable”, according to the Donald Trump administration’s pick as...
15 killed in India after landslide topples bus amid extreme rain
At least 15 people were killed late on Tuesday after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India’s northern state of Himachal...
Brics is slowly but surely chipping away at US dollar dominance
The United States’ use of its currency as a foreign policy tool has jolted much of the Global South. Sanctions, financial restrictions and US...
Electric Cars and the “Green Transition” – Part 2: The Challenge Behind Hà Nội’s Push for Electric Vehicles
Thạch Hãn wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on October 2, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into...
Singapore executes Malaysian diamorphine trafficker Pannir Selvam
Singapore has executed 38-year-old Malaysian Pannir Selvam Pranthaman for smuggling drugs into the island republic in 2014. Advertisement Singapore-based non-governmental organisation Transformative Justice Collective...