Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and Bare Knuckle Fight League are making their official entry into India, marking a significant expansion into one of the world’s largest combat sports markets. The move is being spearheaded by World League of Fighters, BKFC’s license holder, which is co-founded by Rajesh Banga, Sunil Mathew and Siraj Gill. The organization […]
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Bangladesh won’t play T20 World Cup matches in India, BCB reaffirms
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has remained firm in its stance to not play its T20 World Cup matches in India following a video conference with the International Cricket Council (ICC). “The BCB reaffirmed its position regarding the decision not to travel to India, citing security concerns,” the BCB said in a media release on Tuesday. […]
Read MoreBangladesh to ‘work with ICC’ on T20 World Cup security concerns in India
Cricket authorities in Bangladesh have agreed to “work closely” with the International Cricket Council (ICC) to resolve security concerns regarding their team’s participation in the upcoming T20 World Cup in India. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will cooperate with the tournament’s organisers in order to ensure the country’s participation, it said in a statement on […]
Read MoreBangladesh bans IPL broadcast amid growing tensions with India
Bangladesh’s interim government has banned broadcast of this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the latest flashpoint in a growing row with neighbouring India, which has now extended to cricket ties between the two nations. The move follows the decision by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to have the Kolkata Knight Riders […]
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Iron Ore Price Rising Not Falling As A Commodities Rush Develops
The global commodities boom which has seen prices for copper, gold and silver reach all-time highs is feeding into basic raw materials such as iron ore, which is expected to price rather than fall, as had been widely predicted earlier this year. The unexpected upturn has also encouraged mining giant Rio Tinto to push ahead […]
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Angry fans throw chairs and bottles at Messi event in India
Angry fans attending Lionel Messi’s tour of India ripped up seats and threw items towards the pitch after his appearance at Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium. Thousands of adoring supporters had paid up to 12,000 rupees (£100; $133) to catch a glimpse of the football star, but were left disappointed when he emerged to walk around […]
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“One-Stop” Electronics Giant Yageo Eyes More Overseas Investment After Japan Stake
THe Yageo Group company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Taiwan-headquartered Yageo, one of the world’s largest makers of electronics components, remains on the hunt for investments and acquisitions of other manufacturers following two purchases welcomed by stock investors […]
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Singapore-Based Giti Tire Bets On EV Wheels To Accelerate Growth
Executive chairman Enki Tan is revving up Giti Tire to enter the global top ten ranks as a major supplier to the world’s EV makers. It was a clear September morning in Northern Germany when Chinese EV giant BYD’s electric hypercar Yangwang U9 Xtreme blasted to a record speed of 496.22 kmph at the ATP […]
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Indonesian Billionaires Cash In On Gold Surge
Edwin Soeryadjaya (left) and Garibaldi Thohir. Soeryadjaya: Antara Foto/Asprilla Dwi Adha; Thohir: Ully Zoelkarnain This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. The rocketing price of gold, which peaked at nearly $4,400 per ounce in October, has benefited several fortunes tied to the metal. Garibaldi Thohir and […]
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Indonesia’s 50 Richest 2025: Wealth Crosses $300 Billion Amid Stock Market Frenzy; Data Center Billionaires Climb Into The Top 10
Otto Toto Sugiri. Ahmad Zamroni for Forbes Asia This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Indonesia’s Richest 2025. See the full list here. In what was a volatile year, Indonesia’s benchmark stock index shot up 17%, helping lift collective wealth to a record $306 billion from $263 billion last year. To attract investors, The […]
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Tin Tracks Silver Towards A Price Record As Supply Squeezed
Tin, an almost forgotten critical metal, is following a record-setting trail blazed this week by silver as it rises towards an all-time price high of $50,000 a ton. Like silver, which is selling for more than $60 an ounce for the first time, tin’s driving forces are a combination of strong demand from the electrification […]
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Copper Plot To Thicken At Three Meetings Over The Next Six Days
Three meetings of investors in some of the world’s biggest mining companies over the next six days will lay the foundations for what could be a period of significant change in the world’s copper industry. Worker Cleaning Copper Cathodes at the Escondida mine in Chile. (Photo by Oliver Llaneza Hesse/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images) Getty Images Switzerland-based […]
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Glenn Maxwell withdraws from IPL 2026 auctions
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has opted out of next month’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions in Abu Dhabi, ending a 13-season stint in the lucrative T20 competition. The explosive hitter was bought by Punjab Kings for 42 million rupees ($467,000) for last season but only returned with 48 runs and four wickets in seven games, […]
Read MoreMalaysia’s First EV Costs $19K. Batteries Sold Separately
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Successful China Business Author’s Son Rises At UT Austin
Tom Rein, founder of Tom’s Aerial Vehicles and a freshman at UT Austin, is the son of successful China market researcher and author Shaun Rein. Tom Rein Shanghai-based American businessman Shaun Rein has made a name for himself as a strategic market researcher and author of successful books including “The End of Copycat China” and […]
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Profit Growth Slows At China Billionaire’s Down Jacket Maker Bosideng
Bosideng’s logo at a Shanghai store. (Photo by Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Shares in Bosideng International Holdings, China’s biggest home-grown down jacket brand, slid by 1.2% to a more than two-week low at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange today after the company posted relatively small gains in profit and sales during […]
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Platinum On Edge As A Long-Term Deficit Flips To Surplus
A 75% price rise since the beginning of the year by platinum as it has outperformed gold might be coming to an end as a multi-year supply deficit of the metal morphs into a modest surplus next year. The flip from a forecast 692,000-ounce shortfall this year is tipped by the World Platinum Investment Council […]
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Naver To Acquire Korean Crypto Exchange Giant Dunamu In $10 Billion Deal
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images South Korean search engine behemoth Naver is acquiring Dunamu in a stock swap that values the country’s largest crypto exchange operator at 15.1 trillion won ($10.3 billion). Naver said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday that its payment arm, Naver Financial, will exchange each of its shares for 2.54 Dunamu […]
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AI Super Teachers Accelerate PalFish’s Rapid Global Growth
PalFish AI tutor Mia. PalFish Education technology start-up “PalFish” picked its name a decade ago to associate itself with small fish swimming freely in a vast ocean of knowledge. Ten years on, PalFish has become a provider of interactive online reading and language services with 70 million users globally by successfully combining that image with […]
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China And Australia In New Rare Earths And Iron Ore Disputes
Australia and China are edging closer to a re-run of their 2020 trade war as a double-header minerals dispute breaks out over iron ore exports and rare earth investment. The undeveloped Browns Range rare earth deposit in the north of Western Australia is an asset wanted by both Chinese investors and the U.S. Government. Terbium […]
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As Hollywood Flops Pile Up, China’s Storytelling Giant Yuewen Tries A Different Approach
“The Ugly Immortals,” a dark fantasy, became the first Chinese web novel to enter Universal Studios Singapore park. Yuewen Hollywood entertainment giants pour millions of dollars every year into the hunt for the next Harry Potter. Studios traditionally rely on a small circle of producers, critics and executives making judgment calls—a process as risky as […]
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Breaking-Up Barrick Could Start Wider Gold Sector Consolidation
The sky-high gold price has lifted all miners of the metal, but some investors believe there’s more value to be gained through corporate action, which is why Barrick Mining is outperforming its peers as pressure grows for a value-creating breakup. Barrick Mining’s Goldstrike mine in Nevada is one of the world’s top goldmines. (Photo by […]
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Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu’s Chandra Asri Gets $750 Million Funding From KKR For Esso Singapore Deal
Esso fuel station in Singapore ExxonMobil Chandra Asri Pacific—controlled by Indonesian tycoon Prajogo Pangestu—said it has obtained $750 million in financing from New York-based private equity firm KKR to support the acquisition of Esso petrol stations in Singapore. Last month, Chandra Asri agreed to buy the 60 Esso petrol stations in the Lion City from […]
Read MoreMalaysian Media, Lumber Tycoon Tiong Hiew King Dies At 91
Malaysian Media tycoon Tiong Hiew King reads a copy of the Chinese-language Malaysian daily, Nanyang Siang Pau, in Kuala Lumpur, 23 April 2007. Tiong Hiew King on 23 April signed deals to merge his three publishing firms in Malaysia and Hong Kong aimed at creating the largest Chinese-language media group outside China. MALAYSIA OUT NO […]
Read MoreU.S. VCs Join $260 Million Round For Korean AI Chip Unicorn Rebellions
Rebellions cofounder and CEO Sunghyun Park. Jae-hyun Kim for Forbes Asia Kindred Ventures and Top Tier Capital Partners joined a $260 million funding round for Rebellions, an AI chip unicorn from South Korea. The round is an extension of Rebellions’ Series C in September, which valued the startup at $1.4 billion. Earlier Series C investors […]
Read MoreWhat Lifelong Study Of Atom Bomb Survivors Tells Us About Radiation
HIROSHIMA, JAPAN – AUGUST 5: 80 year-old atomic bomb survivor, Sunao Tsuboi holds a picture taken 3 hours after the bomb was dropped. (Photo by Junko Kimura/Getty Images) Getty Images Fear of radiation is a staple of the post-WWII era. Assumptions about links between radiation exposure and risks for cancer and birth defects remain widely […]
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India win T20 series against Australia after washout in fifth match
Final T20 of the five-match series was abandoned after 4.5 overs as thunderstorm and rain forced players off the field in Brisbane. By News Agencies Published On 8 Nov 20258 Nov 2025 Click here to share on social media share2 Share India have claimed a 2-1 win in the five-match T20 series against Australia after […]
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The US Should Press China To Release Political Prisoners After APEC
Pastor Ezra Jin at Zion Church courtesy of his daughter, Grace Jin Drexel. Grace Jin Drexel Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri is a courageous man who has actively sought to win souls for Christ in his ministry as lead pastor of Zion Church, one of the largest unregistered churches in China. Three weeks ago, Pastor Jin […]
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Trump’s Attempts to Meet With Kim Jong Un Blow up in His Face
“And I love the sight of that beautiful steam pouring off the deck,” Trump said. “With the electric you don’t have that.” “They spent $993,000,000 dollars on the catapults trying to get them to work. And they had steam which worked so beautifully, and it has for 50 years, right? So, we’re gonna go back. […]
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Trump’s Desperate Attempts to Meet Kim Jong Un Just Majorly Backfired
“And I love the sight of that beautiful steam pouring off the deck,” Trump said. “With the electric you don’t have that.” “They spent $993,000,000 dollars on the catapults trying to get them to work. And they had steam which worked so beautifully, and it has for 50 years, right? So, we’re gonna go back. […]
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Trump Tells U.S. Troops He Hates Hot People—and Other Weird Stuff
It’s not a good indicator for the economy under President Trump. The website Layoffs.fyi, which tracks job cuts, estimates that 98,344 technology employees have been laid off this year from 216 companies. The site also estimates that 71,981 government employees have been laid off by Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, out of a total of […]
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