European minnows bid to challenge social media giants
World 10:35 10/05/2026A flurry of new schemes to launch Europe-based social networks faces a steep, rocky road to seduce users away from American and Asian giants in the sector.
Asian airlines report Europe demand surge as Gulf hub disruption shifts traffic
World 17:10 20/04/2026HONG KONG - Major Asian airlines have reported surging demand on European routes as travellers shun disrupted Middle Eastern hubs, in a shift analysts suggest could persist for some time even after the Iran conflict ends.
European freight truck makers brace for wave of low-cost Chinese rivals
World 16:55 10/03/2026ANTWERP/SODERTALJE, Sweden - Chinese electric freight trucks are rolling into Europe at pace this year, following the trail blazed by Chinese EVs and threatening to upend the market with better technology and lower prices.
Bedrooms for sale highlight the depths of Europe's housing crisis
World 16:27 28/02/2026MADRID/LONDON -- A Spanish startup is selling bedrooms in flats shared with strangers, a British developer offers mortgages for friends willing to buy together, while stakes in rental properties help some tenants cover their housing costs.
Japan eyes foray into Europe's defense market
World 17:35 24/02/2026BERLIN -- The Japanese government is eager to promote Japanese companies' entry into Europe's thriving defense market through industrial partnerships as part of its efforts to strengthen its defense capabilities.
Europe's $955 billion recovery fund struggles to transform economy
World 15:05 02/02/2026MADRID/ROME - In olive groves and vineyards dotted across Spain, sensors and drones paid for by Europe's largest recovery fund since the post-war Marshall Plan are gathering soil data to feed into AI models which will help farmers better manage their crops.
Investors look beyond Italy's real estate scandal
World 16:38 12/01/2026Italy's property market could outpace other European countries in 2026 as political stability and a regulatory clean-up after a Milan building permits scandal boost investor confidence - even as supply constraints loom.
Europe's auto industry future may be electric even after EU climbdown
World 15:05 18/12/2025Brussels' proposal to abandon a 2035 deadline for a total shift to fully electric driving allows Europe's legacy carmakers more time to sell hybrids, but for the longer term, EVs are still the future, analysts and experts said.
Manufacturing weakens in Europe, Asia on faltering demand and tariff uncertainties
World 11:53 02/12/2025Manufacturing was weak in the U.S., Europe and Asia's biggest economies in November, business surveys showed on Monday, as subdued domestic demand and tariff uncertainties weighed.
Human challenge trials gain ground in Europe; Japan cautious
World 18:07 13/11/2025TOKYO -- Controlled human infection model, or CHIM, trials, in which carefully screened volunteers are deliberately exposed to calibrated doses of pathogens, are primarily used in a number of European countries, but Japan remains wary.
Europe's mobile operators set to win key spectrum in fight with wi-fi industry, sources say
World 15:35 13/11/2025BRUSSELS -- Europe's telecoms operators are set to gain access to the bulk of key spectrum coveted also by internet providers, with the backing of an advisory body to the European Commission, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.
French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot
World 12:39 22/10/2025Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, law enforcement and art experts say.
