Assad’s Fall Shakes Middle East, Sparks Fears of Chaos
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ousted this weekend after rebel forces, led by the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), swept into Damascus, ending...
South Korea Plunges Deeper into Crisis as President Yoon Faces Criminal Probe Over Martial...
South Korea’s political turmoil intensified on Sunday as prosecutors named President Yoon Suk Yeol a subject of a criminal investigation following last week’s controversial...
South Korean President Faces Impeachment Over Martial Law Crisis
Lawmakers have moved to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol after his abrupt declaration of martial law, which he rescinded hours later amid intense backlash....
China Warns Trump Over Fentanyl Tariff Threats, Cautions Against Trade War
China’s state media issued a stern warning to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday, cautioning that his pledge to impose additional tariffs on Chinese...
Trump Appoints Massad Boulos as Middle East Adviser
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Lebanese American businessman Massad Boulos as his senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs. Boulos, father-in-law of...
Trump’s Energy Pick Chris Wright Champions Fossil Fuels to Fight Poverty, Dismissing Climate Change...
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Energy, Chris Wright, is drawing scrutiny for his stance on fossil fuels and climate change....
Trump’s Efficiency Panel, Led by Musk and Ramaswamy, Targets Federal Regulations
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), have unveiled plans to overhaul federal...
COP29 Closes with Controversial $300 Billion Climate Finance Deal
The Baku Climate Summit ended on Sunday with a dramatic close as COP29 President Mukhtar Babayev secured approval for a $300 billion finance plan...
Trump Set to Impose 40% Tariffs on China
The U.S. is poised to impose nearly 40% tariffs on Chinese imports in early 2025 under President-elect Donald Trump’s trade policy, according to a...
U.S. Finalizes $6.6 Billion Subsidy for TSMC’s Arizona Chip Plant
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday finalized a $6.6 billion subsidy for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to expand chip production in Phoenix, Arizona....
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
