Risky hunt for oil in Vietnam’s South China Sea blocksSome oil blocks off Vietnam's sprawling coastline fall within an area of the South China Sea demarcated by China's "nine-dash line", the basis for Beijing's controversial claims to most of the resourc...
Why Caterpillar can’t keep up with a boom in demandOrders for the mining machines and construction bulldozers made at this sprawling Caterpillar Inc factory in central Illinois have jumped, in general, three-fold over the past year. But meeting that b...
Israel’s defense expertise drives tech boom for autonomous carsTechnology that has helped Israel's military drive tanks, guide and intercept missiles, and keep its computer systems secure is being redeployed in the development of driverless cars. Investment from...
Wyoming makes rush for hyped new tech, results still virtualBlock Chain Gang LLC, Crypto Cowboy, Something Something Blockchain LLC: Based on the names of dozens of new companies registering to set up shop in Wyoming, the state's effort to lure the latest tech...
Foxconn’s unit targets raising $4.3 billion in biggest China IPO since 2015Foxconn Industrial Internet, a subsidiary of the world's largest contract manufacturer Foxconn, announced plans to raise up to 27.1 billion yuan ($4.26 billion) in what will be mainland China's bigges...
EU doubts if offer can prevent Trump tariffs or steel capsEuropean Union proposals to open its markets wider to US products, including cars, appear not to have persuaded Washington to lift the threat of import tariffs on EU steel and aluminium, the bloc’s tr...