Battery material maker SK IE Technology Co Ltd (SKIET) saw its stock hover up 50% on its debut day, pulling back from market open when it started trade at double the price set during its record-breaking initial public offering (IPO).
China launched into orbit last month the first piece of a permanent space station using its most powerful rocket, but international focus has fallen instead on the re-entry of debris which critics say has been shrouded in secrecy.WHAT HAPPENED?The Long March 5B rocket successfully delivered its payload into orbit on April 29, in the first…
Amazon.com Inc issued its first sustainability bond on Monday, raising $1 billion to invest in renewable energy, clean transport, greener buildings and affordable housing.
Thousands of people gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul to protest at Israeli actions against Palestinians on Monday while President Tayyip Erdogan spoke to Middle East leaders about the rising violence.Despite a full lockdown aimed at curbing coronavirus cases, the protesters in Istanbul, including Syrians and Palestinians, carried Palestinian…
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will present Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s post-pandemic agenda on Tuesday in a speech written by the government that will set out the new laws that ministers intend to pass in the coming year.The grand ‘State Opening of Parliament’, a heavily choreographed and costumed ceremony led by the 95-year-old monarch, will this year…
Taiwan will work with the European Union and other democracies to ensure a more “resilient supply” of crucial goods like semiconductors, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Monday, amid a chip shortage that has snarled the auto and other industries.Tech-powerhouse Taiwan, home to companies like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) (2330.TW), , the world’s largest…
Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez said on Monday he hoped a new, sustainable deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that would allow his heavily-indebted country to develop and take into account post-pandemic conditions can be reached soon.
BP said on Monday it will remain a member of the American Petroleum Institute (API) after the largest U.S. oil and gas trade lobby group addressed some differences with the British energy company over climate change.BP (BP.L), which plans to sharply cut its oil output and boost its renewable energy capacity over the next decade,…
India’s daily rise in coronavirus cases retreated from the 400,000 mark on Monday, while its daily rise in deaths also fell after two straight days of more than 4,000 fatalities.
Crude prices rose on Monday after a major cyberattack forced the shutdown of critical fuel supply pipelines in the United States and highlighted the fragility of its oil infrastructure.Brent crude was up by 38 cents, or 0.6%, at $68.66 a barrel by 0443 GMT, having risen by l.5% last week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures…