Macron has set a target of building 50 offshore plants by 2050, up from one today, to generate 40 gigawatts of electricity.
The partnership will enable maritime customers from the world's most remote waters to access high-speed internet.
Ant Group's founder Jack Ma will give up control of the Chinese fintech giant in an overhaul that seeks to draw a line under a regulatory crackdown that was triggered soon after its mammoth stock market debut was scuppered two years ago.
Mercedes Benz expects double-digit sales growth in India this year, despite concerns that a weaker rupee could increase car prices, the head of its local unit said in an interview.
2023 is shaping up as a challenging year to be a woman or minority working in the tech sector, or even a person with one too many years under their belt.
After enjoying complete domination over nearly every currency last year with the dollar index having its best annual performance since 2015, the run is over as the U.S. currency is expected to give back some of its gains this year.
Regional markets have enjoyed a strong start to the year, largely thanks to optimism over China's reopening and signs it is toning down its tough talk on a number of issues domestically and geopolitically.
Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum detailed announced his plans for the city in a tweet on Wednesday.
Subscription to the UAE's job loss insurance scheme is mandatory for all workers in the federal government and private sector.
A unit of Tokyo Gas Co Ltd is in advanced talks to buy U.S. natural gas producer Rockcliff Energy from private equity firm Quantum Energy Partners for about $4.6 billion, including debt, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
The Philippines' main gateway scrambled to resume full services on Monday after a New Year power outage jolted its air traffic control and disrupted 300 flights, prompting calls from business leaders and a top senator for urgent action.
Gas exports by Russian energy giant Gazprom to the European Union and Switzerland fell by 55 percent last year, the company said Monday.
Huawei's chairman Eric Xu sounded a positive note in a New Year's message.
This was to ensure Japan will be able to import the fuel from the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia's Far East at the height of peak winter demand.
Prices surged in March to a peak of $139.13 a barrel, a level not seen since 2008, after Russia invaded Ukraine and sparked supply and energy security concerns.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.71% and was set to end December flat.
Record profits this year by oil companies benefiting from high energy prices have boosted inflation around the world and led to fresh calls to further tax the sector.
The United States, Japan and Italy have imposed restrictions on visitors from China, and a senior US official warned that the surge increases the potential for new Covid variants to emerge.
The UAE said it seeks to support government workers who want to explore possible business ventures while keeping their jobs.
Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as markets were optimistic about fuel demand recovery as China continues to ease its COVID-19 restrictions.
China had abruptly reversed its strict pandemic restrictions even as a surge in infections began overtaking the country.
Sberbank is one of several major Russian banks to have been blocked from the international SWIFT payments system and some senior executives have been personally hit by sanctions.
Several markets were closed, including Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore, but Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul saw cautious gains.
Under the deal, the 30-year-old ex-billionaire, once touted as a possible future Warren Buffett, will be subjected to electronic monitoring.
Over 4,400 flights have been canceled over a two-day period as a powerful winter storm hits the United States, coinciding with the start of a holiday season that some predict could be the busiest ever.
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge for permission to pay its top restructuring lawyers as much as $2,165 per hour, an unusually high rate for a company that cannot afford to repay all of its debts.
Dubai and Airbnb are set to unveil a remote working hub that will provide important information to people seeking to work in the UAE.
The projects will include 400 residential units and hotel apartments across Dubai.
Asian stocks were trying get into a festive mood on Wednesday, and managed small gains with even Japan's Nikkei lifting off a two-month low it hit following the Bank of Japan's surprise decision to loosen its tight leash on government bond yields.
A local unit of the Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Tuesday that gas was being supplied to customers in full via parallel pipelines following a fatal explosion in a section of the Urengoi-Pomary-Uzhhorod pipeline.
