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Amazon, Flipkart aim for delivery-in-minutes

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest-growing large economy. India’s 15-minute delivery boom is reshaping one of the world’s fastest-growing e-commerce markets. The service, expected to account for nearly 40% of online retail...

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Japan airlines increase fuel surcharges despite falling jet fuel costs

TazaPulseJuly 2, 2026

All Nippon Airways and Japan Airlines increased fuel surcharges Wednesday, with fees topping $400 on some long-haul flights. The hikes, which apply to tickets purchased in July and August, come even as jet-fuel rates in Asia are dropping. That’s because Japan’s two largest airlines calculate the fees based on averages that lag current prices by...

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Breakdown in US-Iran talks casts doubt over peace process

TazaPulseJuly 1, 2026

A traditional dhow boat is seen at sea, with towering skyscrapers on the Doha Corniche in the background in Doha, Qatar, on June 29, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Oil prices were slightly lower on Wednesday, after Iran said it would not meet with U.S. delegates for talks in Qatar, amplifying concern about...

Xi touts China Communist Party’s global influence in speech marking 105th anniversary

TazaPulseJuly 1, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke on July 1, 2026, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to commemorate the 105th anniversary of the ruling Chinese Communist Party. Eunice Yoon | CNBC BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday emphasized the global influence of the ruling Communist Party of China as he marked...

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KKR, SK Inc launch Korea’s large renewable energy venture amid AI, chip boom

TazaPulseJuly 1, 2026

AI data center solutions at the SK Telecom Co. booth in the World IT Show in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. private equity giant KKR will take management control of a new $1.3 billion renewable energy platform in South Korea, deepening its bet on...

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QatarEnergy extends force majeure with Edison

TazaPulseJuly 1, 2026

Qatar’s Energy Minister and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Sherida al-Kaabi speaks during a press conference in Doha on June 22, 2026. Karim Jaafar | Afp | Getty Images Supply trouble at one of the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporters signals that disruptions to the market may continue for months. Edison SpA, the Italian unit...

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China, Korea, Hong Kong and India struggle to create mega-IPOs

TazaPulseJuly 1, 2026

Screens showing surging stock shares at the Taiwan Stock Exchange office, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to pause the global tariffs, in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 10, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images Asia has no shortage of entrepreneurs, engineers or giant domestic markets. Yet when it comes to producing the...

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Trump, Iran issue mixed messages on talks in Qatar

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

People walk along the Corniche area in Doha, Qatar, on June 29, 2026. United States and Iranian negotiators are scheduled to hold high-level talks in Doha, according to media reports. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Oil prices were slightly higher on Tuesday as energy market participants closely monitored the potential for fresh talks between...

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Indonesia jails former education minister for 10 years in Google Chromebook graft case

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

Indonesian investigators on Thursday named a former education minister and co-founder of Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, a suspect in a corruption case. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images An Indonesian corruption court on Tuesday sentenced former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim, a co-founder of ride- hailing and payments giant GoJek, to 10 years in prison for corruption....

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Short sellers betting against toymaker Pop Mart — even though they are losing money

TazaPulseJune 30, 2026

A visitor holds a Labubu doll at Pop Mart International Ltd.’s “Monsters by Monsters: Now and Then” ten year anniversary exhibition in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images Short sellers are doubling down on Pop Mart International even as a recent share price recovery makes their bearish...