Samantha Ruth Prabhu's 'Maa Inti Bangaaram' has grossed over Rs 46 crore worldwide in four days. Despite a dip on Monday, the film collected Rs 4.10 crore net in India, bringing its total net collection to Rs 27.20 crore. Overseas markets contributed significantly, pushing the global gross to Rs 46.04 crore.
11street has launched an online store in China featuring around 350 Korean brands, primarily in beauty, food, fashion, and health. The platform will manage logistics and marketing, aiming to boost e-commerce between Korea and China. This move capitalizes on the significant share Chinese consumers hold in South Korea's cross-border e-commerce market.
Ram Charan's sports drama 'Peddi' has crossed the ₹300 crore mark worldwide in its second week. The film has garnered ₹220.10 crore net in India and ₹51.85 crore gross overseas, with a total worldwide gross collection of ₹312.81 crore.
Ram Charan and Janhvi Kapoor's film 'Peddi' experienced a weekday slowdown after a strong opening weekend, collecting Rs 7.55 crore net on its seventh day in India. Despite a 22.2% drop, the film's total India net collection reached Rs 187.25 crore.
Novo Nordisk has launched its weight loss pill Wegovy in the United Arab Emirates, marking its first expansion outside the US. The drug, approved for weight management and cardiovascular risk reduction, faces increasing competition in the growing obesity drug market.
Mohanlal's 'Drishyam 3' saw a 30% dip in Indian box office collections on its second day, earning Rs 11.05 crore. However, strong overseas performance pushed its worldwide gross to Rs 76.18 crore in two days. The Malayalam version leads collections.
Tesla’s Shanghai factory reported a big year-on-year rise in deliveries last month as it benefited from local governments’ subsidies and increasing interest in electric vehicles (EVs) amid the global energy shock. The US carmaker said in a statement that the so-called Gigafactory delivered 74,478 units in April, up 36 per cent from the same period in 2025. The number comprises sales in mainland China and exports to overseas markets. However, on a month-to-month basis the factory’s sales in April...
The Hong Kong Generative AI Research and Development Centre (HKGAI) is set to release HKGAI-V3, a sovereign AI model built on DeepSeek architecture optimized for domestic Chinese chips like Huawei's Ascend 910C.
Chocolate Finance launches in Hong Kong as the latest Singapore wealth-tech firm to expand overseas, offering 3.8% annualised returns on idle cash with no minimum balance. CEO Tim Jones cites HK$4 trillion in idle bank savings and Hong Kong's role as a regional wealth hub as key reasons for choosing the city as first market beyond Singapore.
At the Beijing Auto Fair, Chinese automakers showcased autonomous driving tech as they pivot to AI-powered services after domestic sales fell 17%. Huawei announced a £8.7bn investment over five years, while Chery set a goal of 10m global sales by 2030. Chinese companies expect to sell one in 10 new cars in Britain this year.
Chinese EV manufacturers are increasingly pursuing global expansion to achieve profitability, with the Middle East crisis serving as a catalyst for overseas deliveries. At Auto China, the world's largest car show running April 18-May 3 in Beijing, major EV assemblers unveiled models designed for overseas markets or announced growth targets for Europe and Latin America where vehicles command higher prices. State-owned GAC Group announced plans to enter overseas markets with three models, including a hybrid SUV with 1,240km range.
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] A new international network, Global Connect – Global Innovation Exchange (GIE), was set to facilitate scale-ups win business, raise capital and find partners as they move between Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland and overseas markets. Unveiled in March by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), the GIE is being pitched as a year-round platform rallying innovators, investors, corporates, chambers,...
ByteDance's overseas revenue surged nearly 50% in 2025, outpacing China's ~20% growth, with overseas markets accounting for over 30% of total revenue for the first time. TikTok Shop was the main driver, with gross merchandise value growing nearly 70% last year. The company reported a profit drop under international accounting standards due to stock option costs, which executives said did not reflect actual operations.
