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Tapani Techajaleonvikul will become CEO and President of Berli Uecker PCL in 2023, becoming the first female CEO of this prestigious retail and packaging company.For Tapani Techajaleonvikuru, the belief that women should hold top leadership roles was not new.Her late mother, Wana Sirivadanabhakdi, was instrumental in building TCC Group, which owns Chan Beer and Singapore-listed companies, into a multibillion-dollar empire spanning beverages, real estate, retail and manufacturing. Fraser & Neave.Her father, Charon Sirivadanabhakdi, ensured that his two sons and three daughters had equal opportunities within the family business. Each brother now oversees a different region of the empire.Tapany, the couple’s…
explainerAlthough a peace agreement between the United States and Iran has yet to be finalized, Israel is stepping up its offensive into southern Lebanon.Published June 1, 2026June 1, 2026The US military said it had attacked Iranian military facilities, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted US military bases in response, the latest in a series of exchanges during three months of US-Israeli negotiations to end the war with Iran.US President Donald Trump also said on Monday that Iran was keen to reach a deal.”Iran really wants a deal. It would be a good deal for the…
Vientiane, Laos — Rescue teams in Laos said they were investigating a possible “knock reaction” deep inside a network of flooded caves where two men are believed to remain trapped. Although the phenomenon could indicate possible signs of life, rescue workers stress that further investigation is needed before they can be sure whether the knocks were caused by the stranded men. The sound was heard as rescuers rappelled down a newly discovered vertical shaft that could allow safer entry into the flooded cave and lead to a room where the men might be. “We cannot yet confirm whether the knocking…
Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong.Yaolshen | Moments | Getty ImagesSouth Korean stocks hit a record high on Monday, bouncing back to mixed moves across Asia-Pacific markets as investors focused on lingering uncertainty surrounding U.S.-Iran negotiations after President Donald Trump said he was in “no hurry” to reach a deal to end the conflict.South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.31%, while the small-cap Kosdaq fell 1.58%. Samsung Electronics’ stock price rose more than 3%, hitting a record high.Japanese Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.17%, while TOPIX fell 0.3%. In Australia, S&P/ASX 200 We lost 0.21%. SoftBank Group stock rose 5% on Sunday after the…
US AI company Runway is planning a major expansion in London, CNBC has learned, following Anthropic and OpenAI as US tech companies increasingly look to capitalize on the city’s commercial and talent opportunities. Runway, which builds global models, exclusively told CNBC on Monday that the company plans to make London its new European headquarters and will invest more than $200 million in the UK’s AI ecosystem by the end of 2028.The company recently raised $315 million in Series E funding featuring General Atlantic. AMD Ventures and Nvidiaresulting in a valuation of $5.3 billion.”London is close to many of Europe’s largest…
Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel speaks at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual General Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 2, 2026.CNBCBerkshire Hathaway It reached an agreement to buy a home builder on Sunday. taylor morrison home The $6.8 billion deal deepens the conglomerate’s bet on the U.S. housing market after a long slump.The Omaha, Nebraska-based company will pay Taylor Morrison $72.50 per share in cash, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said in a statement. The offer represents a 24% premium to the homebuilder’s May 29 closing price and values the company, including debt, at about $8.5 billion.The deal is one of the…
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang speaks at the Nvidia GTC conference on the sidelines of Computex 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, Monday, June 1, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNvidia The U.S. chipmaker has selected Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree for its first robotic system to be sold to researchers from Stanford University to ETH Zurich, the company announced Monday.The system combines Unitree’s nearly 6-foot-tall H2 humanoid robot with Nvidia’s Jetson Thor hardware, including the company’s advanced Blackwell GPU for on-device artificial intelligence capabilities.Nvidia’s humanoid-focused AI model and simulation system, known as Isaac GR00T, is part of a…
US President Donald Trump waves as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, after playing golf at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on May 31, 2026.Brendan Smialowski AFP | Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump on Monday slammed critics as the possibility of a deal with Iran remained elusive, saying Iran “really wants a deal” and that it would be a good deal for the US and its allies. His comments came as airstrikes between the United States and Iran resumed over the weekend, with both sides claiming to have hit military targets near the strategically vital…
Workers make American flags ahead of the 2026 World Cup soccer tournament at a factory in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, May 28, 2026.- | AFP | Getty ImagesBEIJING – China’s manufacturing activity expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in May, according to a private survey released on Monday, but growth slowed from the previous month and contrasted with soft official data showing weak momentum in the sector.S&P Global’s Rating Dog China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Business Index came in at 51.8, slightly higher than the 51.6 expected in a Reuters poll. This was down from 52.2 in April, indicating that the pace…
Jerome Powell said the US central bank, like any modern institution, is undergoing a “stress test.”Published June 1, 2026June 1, 2026Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has warned against the politicization of monetary policy amid President Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on central bank independence.Chairman Powell said in a speech at an awards ceremony in Boston on Sunday that the Fed, like many other institutions, was undergoing a “stress test” during the Trump era.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listPowell said Congress had “wisely” chosen to shield the central bank from political pressure and said other advanced economies have…