By AFPThe US Department of Justice said on Tuesday it would demand that Google make profound changes to how it does business and even consider the possibility of a breakup, after the tech juggernaut was found to be running an illegal monopoly.Determi...

By AFPTaiwanese tech giant Foxconn said on Tuesday it is building the world's largest production plant for US hardware leader Nvidia's GB200 "superchips" that power artificial intelligence servers.Foxconn, also known by its official name Hon Hai Prec...

By AFP/Alice Philipson and Lam NguyenDitching a lucrative career in finance, Vu Dinh Tu opened a coffee shop without telling his parents and joined a wave of young Vietnamese entrepreneurs using espressos to challenge family expectations around work....

By AFP/Glenn ChapmanFear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as to when the technology will turn a profit, raising talk of AI overenthusiasm.The mystery deepens when it comes to predicting whi...

By AFP/Beiyi SeowUS Trade Representative Katherine Tai defended stiff tariff hikes against countries like China, arguing that paired with investment, they were a "legitimate and constructive" tool for re-invigorating domestic industries.Tai's comment...

By AFPGlobal food prices rose in September at their fastest rate since March 2022, with sugar prices surging as dry weather and fires damaged Brazilian sugarcane crops, the Food and Agriculture Organization said Friday.The FAO Food Price Index reache...

By AFP/Françoise KADRIFarmer Chedliya Mzrighi, who is working her field along with other women in northwest Tunisia, has little hope that things will change after the country's election on Sunday."We have nothing here," said the 47-year-old in the im...

By AFP/Oliver Hotham and Mary YangChina's meteoric rise as the world's powerhouse of electric vehicle production makes Western efforts to curb their exports a tough sell -- and means they could even stifle the fight against climate change, analysts w...

By AFP/Julie ChabanasRising childcare costs in the United States are forcing many parents, often mothers, to work fewer hours or none at all -- fueling concern among voters who feel the pinch in today's economy.Childcare is among American households'...

By AFP/Bruno KalouazIn the semi-abandoned village of Ulken on a giant steppe, Anna Kapustina, a mother of five, hopes controversial plans to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant will breathe life into her ailing hometown.On the shore of the h...

By AFP/Nathalie AlonsoFrench energy giant TotalEnergies has announced plans to increase its oil and gas production until 2030, as it seeks to reassure investors about its fundamentals.CEO Patrick Pouyanne has a raft of ambitious projects aimed at pro...

By AFPTiny, landlocked Bhutan detailed plans on Tuesday for a "Mindfulness City" to lure foreign investment and international travellers to the Himalayan kingdom which has otherwise sought to discourage outside visitors.Bhutan, with a population of l...