SEOUL: A union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said Wednesday it would extend a three-day strike indefinitely in a bid to force management to negotiate.

BRUSSELS: Microsoft has ditched plans to take up a non-voting position on the board of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, according to a letter seen by AFP on Wednesday, as regulators step up scrutiny of deals involving AI companies.

SEOUL: Samsung Electronics unveiled its latest foldable smartphones on Wednesday, making its priciest flagship model lighter and slimmer and bolstering AI functions as it challenges Apple’s dominance in the premium market.

SALAR CENTENARIO, Argentina: In a dusty plain in northern Argentina’s mountains, black tubes stretching two stories high fill a massive tank with salty brine sucked from deep below ground.

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank continues to support the “Diraya” awareness campaign, aiming to enhance financial literacy across various sectors of society.

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco netted $12.35 billion, $1 billion more than expected, from a secondary share sale after exercising an over-allotment option, the deal’s stabilizing manager said on Wednesday.

BEIJING: China’s securities regulator on Wednesday announced more curbs on short-selling and pledged tighter scrutiny of computer-driven program trading in its latest effort to bolster a flagging stock market. Short-selling, involving the sale of borrowed shares, is often blamed in China by regulators and investors for exacerbating market declines.

GRACANICA, Kosovo: In the central Kosovo town of Gracanica, posters advertising “10 euro return tickets” to Serbia flutter on the walls as ethnic Serbs wearily organize trips across the border to collect their pensions.

RIYADH, July 10 (KUNA) -- Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Al-Budaiwi highlighted the need of finalizing the negotiations with the United Kingdom on a free trade agreement before the end of 2024.