By: Pham Phan Long The controversy over how dangerous artificial intelligence may be – and how soon the danger might arrive – is fascinating, not […]
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Voting opens for HRM Asia Reader’s Choice Awards 2026
Voting is now open for HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards 2026. Until 7 October, HR professionals and business leaders across Asia can cast their votes […]
Hong Kong’s manpower gap narrows, but AI squeezes entry-level and clerical roles
Hong Kong’s projected manpower shortage has eased, but AI is reshaping the city’s labour market in ways that hit fresh graduates and middle-aged clerical staff […]
From slop to non-slop: The new big AI theme is quantity
Two years ago, every argument about AI was about quality. The machines hallucinated court cases, absorbed biases from their training data, misspelled words in their […]
Why ultra‑Orthodox parties will decide Netanyahu’s electoral fate
On October 20, 2026, a week before Israel’s elections, dozens of men were detained on suspicion of evading the draft – arrests that Prime Minister […]
Green batteries built on dirty dealings in Indonesia
A growing share of the world’s electric-vehicle batteries contains nickel from Obi, an Indonesian island where the mining company Harita Group has long paid for […]
China bets refitted destroyers can hold line in US numbers race
Recent midlife upgrades to China’s older surface combatants highlight an ongoing debate over whether preserving naval fleet mass provides an operational edge over purely qualitative […]
Russian espionage evolves from elite spies to gig operatives
Russian hostile activity costs the UK at least £2 billion (US$2.7 billion) annually, according to a recent report by Scottish MP Graeme Downie, who has […]
Singapore to require certified HR professionals at firms with more than 200 staff from 2028
From 1 July 2028, organisations in Singapore with more than 200 employees will need at least one certified HR professional on staff, as part of […]
France’s debt troubles expose cracks in Europe’s fiscal union
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Germany resists as France’s debt […]
Big Tech has become the ‘ubiquitous villain’ of US 2026 midterms
American voters’ antipathy toward Big Tech companies has become a central theme of campaigns in the 2026 midterm elections, according to an analysis published by […]
Netanyahu’s full West Bank lockdown called collective punishment
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he has ordered the Israel Defense Force to “immediately impose a lockdown on Hebron and prepare for a […]
Book says Kushner had access to secret, Arab-funded bank accounts
Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, for years allegedly had access to at least two secret foreign bank accounts in Israel and the […]
Why China’s AI triumphs aren’t saving its flagging stock market
TOKYO – When Chinese stocks lose a South Korea-sized sum in five months, Beijing has a problem. The US$2.4 trillion plunge in market value since […]
Iran’s mountain shelters offer Taiwan a China survival playbook
Iran’s rapid post-strike recovery of its Eagle 44 airbase proves that hardened mountain shelters remain a decisive shield against precision firepower, transforming how inferior air […]
Australia’s AI job impact still hard to find, Treasury report finds
AI has yet to have a broad impact on employment in Australia, even though it is expected to be a defining influence on the country’s […]
US-China AI race turning ASEAN neutrality into a liability
For decades, Southeast Asia has turned great-power rivalry to an economic advantage. By maintaining healthy ties with Washington and Beijing, ASEAN governments attracted investment, expanded […]
Xi’s peace principles offer little cover for China in Africa
On October 9, fighters from two jihadist groups clashed near Gonadaouri, in Burkina Faso’s Oudalan province, not far from the Malian border. One side belonged […]
Anwar Ibrahim: The Man Who Became the Compromise
By: Mahi Ramakrishnan Anwar Ibrahim visited Indonesia in 2015. Wikimedia photo There was a time when I thought I was witnessing a political transformation in […]
US reinvents rare earth refining as China guards know-how
With Beijing keeping its rare earth refining technology, equipment and technicians at home, Washington is funding private refiners to develop new ways to process the […]