Taiwan election about choosing whether to embrace China, frontrunner says
Taiwan’s people have to make a choice at next year’s election about whether the island keeps moving forward on the road to democracy or “walks into the embrace of China”, the frontrunner to be the next president said on Tuesday.
Russia says it scuppers more Ukrainian attempts to cross the Dnipro
Russia said on Tuesday that marines, aviation and artillery had scuppered more Ukrainian attempts to gain a foothold on the eastern bank of the River Dnipro and on islands at the mouth of the river in southern Ukraine.
Spain police detain man linked to murder attempt on former Catalan politician
Spanish police on Tuesday detained a man linked to a murder attempt on the former head of Spain’s conservative People’s Party in Catalonia on Nov. 9, news website El Confidencial reported.
CNBC Daily Open: Microsoft and Nvidia hit all-time highs
All the turmoil at OpenAI over the weekend turned out pretty well — for Sam Altman and Microsoft, at least.
First images from Indian tunnel show workers trapped for nine days
The first images emerged on Tuesday of 41 men trapped for more than a week in a highway tunnel in the Indian Himalayas, showing them standing in the confined space and communicating with rescue workers.
Thai marriage equality bill will go to parliament in December
Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Tuesday that cabinet has approved a draft law on marriage equality and that it would be brought to parliament during a session starting in December.
European markets head for mixed open as sentiment falters
European markets are heading for a flat to higher open on Tuesday as sentiment wavers.
Thailand’s economy is slowing, and it could mean trouble
Thailand’s economy grew at its slowest pace in almost a year in the third quarter, and analysts say this trend is here to stay.
Plaid taps Adyen executive to lead its European operations
U.S. financial technology firm Plaid has hired Brian Dammeir, a former Adyen executive, as its new head of Europe, the company told CNBC exclusively.
HP, Dell and Lenovo among 27 firms granted approval to manufacture tech hardware in India under incentive scheme
27 firms have been approved under a production linked incentive scheme to manufacture IT hardware in India, as the country aims to boost domestic manufacturing.