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Sweden to boost defence spending $30 bn over a decade
Sweden to boost defence spending $30 bn over a decade
by  AFP

Sweden will increase defence spending by about 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, the prime minister said Wednesday, calling it the nation's biggest rearmament push since the Cold War.

Apple says Indonesia iPhone sales ban ends in April
Apple says Indonesia iPhone sales ban ends in April
by  AFP

Teach giant Apple announced on Wednesday the iPhone 16 will be available in Indonesia from next month, indicating the sales ban in Southeast Asia's biggest economy had been lifted. Despite the ban on iPhone sales in Indonesia, the government had allowed the devices to be brought in if they were not being traded commercially.

US may miss out on green tech boom: Germany
US may miss out on green tech boom: Germany
by  AFP

Europe must seize on the "huge economic opportunities" offered by the green technology boom, Germany said Wednesday -- adding it was up to the United States if it decided to miss out. "Climate protection opens up huge economic opportunities, and we as Europeans want to seize them", she added.

China drinks chain Mixue profits spike 40% in 2024
China drinks chain Mixue profits spike 40% in 2024
by  AFP

Chinese drinks company Mixue Group, which has surpassed McDonald's and Starbucks in store count to become the world's largest food and beverage chain, reported a spike in profits on Wednesday as it laid out further expansion plans.

China chip insiders eye stronger global ties despite trade tensions
China chip insiders eye stronger global ties despite trade tensions
by  AFP

Industry insiders at a semiconductor trade fair in Shanghai urged more cooperation between the Chinese chip sector and the rest of the world, despite growing trade tensions with Washington. Xiao, whose company sells chip-making equipment, said he still believed that "in the future we may need cooperation across the global industrial chain".