‘Disbelief, shock’: Singapore PM on Faishal’s inappropriate messages with woman
A married Singapore minister’s sudden resignation amid revelations he had exchanged inappropriate messages with a woman…
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China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions
China and the EU have renewed their joint research agreement, according to Chinese state-linked media, signalling a…
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Philippines’ impeachment trial: court ruling heightens stakes for VP Sara
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio suffered a serious setback in her impeachment trial this week after the…
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Why China’s polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean has drawn US ire
The United States Coast Guard said it closely tracked Chinese polar expedition vessels transiting the Bering Sea on…
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Malaysia won’t be intimidated over Israelis’ entry ban, Anwar tells US lawmakers
Malaysia would not be intimidated into changing its decades-old policy of not allowing Israeli nationals into the…
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World’s first AI model to earn perfect score at maths Olympiad comes from China’s RedNote
For the first time, an artificial intelligence model has achieved a perfect score at the International Mathematical…
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Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?
An award-winning mathematician has called for Asia to set up its own maths union after Hong Kong lost out to Glasgow to…
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India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?
India’s student-led “cockroach” protests, which began as anger over alleged entrance exam leaks, are now becoming a…
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Beijing and Manila should avoid South China Sea ‘miscalculation’: top diplomats
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Wednesday, with both sides highlighting…
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Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heat
Japanese cities are experiencing “cruelly hot days”, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of…
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Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due back in a US court on Wednesday for a…
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Singapore PM Lawrence Wong steps up renewal pace in cabinet reshuffle
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stepped up the pace of renewal of his Cabinet on Wednesday by confirming two…
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Beijing ramps up computing power to boost ‘token economy’ in tech race with US
Beijing is ramping up its computing power and unveiling new policies to boost the city’s “token economy”, as China…
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Trump proposes seasoned diplomat as Malaysia envoy instead of ‘alpha male’
The United States has turned to a career Middle East diplomat for its next ambassador to Malaysia, a sharp change in…
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Wang Yi and Marco Rubio at Asean discuss Xi’s planned US visit, South China Sea clash
The Chinese president’s planned trip to the US and the Beijing-Manila South China Sea dispute led the agenda when the…
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Canada becomes first observer to British-Italian-Japanese GCAP fighter jet project
Canada has been given a front-row seat to a British-Italian-Japanese effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter…
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Chinese grandma, 71, saves drowning man from river before quietly slipping away
A 71-year-old grandmother in eastern China jumped into a river to save a young man who tried to drown himself because…
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China targets panda bond reform, mandates global credit mapping to lure foreign capital
Chinese regulators moved on Tuesday to improve the quality of credit ratings for panda bonds – a yuan-denominated asset…
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US levels AI sanctions threat as China models gain
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled potential action against open source artificial intelligence (AI) models…
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Myanmar and Laos plan downstream Mekong’s biggest dam yet
At the remote, mountainous frontier where the mighty Mekong carves the border between Myanmar and Laos, planners have…
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Hugging Face deploys Zhipu’s GLM 5.2 model to contain autonomous OpenAI cyberattack
A flagship model from China’s Zhipu AI has helped contain an autonomous cyberattack by OpenAI’s frontier systems…
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Owner of Michelin-starred restaurant in South Korea faces jail for ant-topped sorbet
The owner of a South Korean Michelin-starred restaurant is facing one year in jail for garnishing a palate-cleansing…
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BYD’s challenge to Porsche; why Chinese cars are struggling locally: 7 EV reads
We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you…
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Chinese robot maker AgiBot pursues Hong Kong IPO, hiring 3 sponsors: sources
Fast-growing Chinese robot maker AgiBot is pursuing an initial public offering in Hong Kong and has hired Citic…
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Indonesia steps up market reforms to avert MSCI downgrade
When global index provider MSCI warned in January that Indonesia risked being demoted from emerging to frontier market…
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China-dominated central bank digital currency platform touts largest transactions to date
A leading Chinese bank has processed the largest cross-border transactions yet via mBridge, a multilateral central bank…
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Australia raises China’s missile test in meeting with top diplomat Wang Yi
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged Australia to give up “double standards” and join efforts to maintain the…
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China drink-driving suspect stages death with coffin, bogus burial to evade authorities
A drink-driving suspect in central China faked his death with the help of his family to evade prosecution before…
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Head of Indonesia’s troubled free meals agency resigns, citing health and stress
The chief of the Indonesian agency overseeing President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme said on…
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Indonesia restarts South China Sea gas project Beijing opposed
Indonesia’s long-stalled gas project in the North Natuna Sea is stirring back to life, with its new operator confirming…
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Kimi K3 developer Moonshot AI expedites fundraising ahead of planned IPO, source says
Chinese artificial intelligence unicorn Moonshot AI, whose release of its Kimi K3 model last week sparked talk of…
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Foreign carmakers lose more traction in China as luxury stronghold erodes
International luxury car brands from Mercedes-Benz to Land Rover took a further beating in China last month as wealthy…
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How China is rolling out electric trucks at vast scale to boost net-zero push
China is pushing to ensure that electric trucks account for at least 40 per cent of new heavy-goods vehicle sales by…
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China’s unique high-orbit satellite is using a rare metal the US struggles to obtain
A satellite that can provide 24/7 surveillance of a third of the Earth’s surface relies on a rare mineral whose global…
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‘1 in 15 million’: woman in Australia gives birth to identical quadruplet girls
An Australian woman has given birth to identical quadruplet girls after a pregnancy doctors described as incredibly…
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