Category: Asia

The Thai government is considering expanding eligibility for a voluntary early retirement scheme for civil servants to include younger officials, as part of broader efforts […]

Nearly 80 million employees in ASEAN are employed in occupations with at least some exposure to generative AI (GenAI), underscoring the technology’s growing influence on […]

Less than a month after a ceasefire was signed between the US and Iran, conflict has returned to the Middle East. The peace agreement Donald […]

As part of his tour of the Pacific, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a significant defense treaty with his Fijian counterpart Sitiveni Rabuka. Called […]

On July 7, South Korea began enforcing a sweeping law against false and manipulated information. The law authorizes punitive damages of up to five times […]

The liberal internationalist story has always been seductive: Democracies prefer each other, build institutions together and let shared values govern how they distribute power and […]

TOKYO — South Korea has long been one of the world’s best early-warning systems. Its US$1.9 trillion economy is open, large, and sits at the […]

For decades, the global financial system has been founded on a convenient assumption. The US would keep taking on more debt, and countries like Japan […]

AI is already deeply embedded in daily work across most organisations, largely outside the boundaries of formal company policy – and the gap between adoption […]

China is using several methods to circumvent United States export controls on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, including developing its own machines and stacking artificial […]

By: Jens Kastner Beginning next year, U.S. and UK nuclear-powered attack submarines are scheduled to rotate through Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling in Western […]

Singapore’s hiring momentum has cooled sharply heading into Q3 2026, even as employers signal a clear willingness to pay more for AI and critical thinking […]

Thailand’s National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre (Nectec) is pressing the country’s new National AI Committee to make AI-driven job displacement a priority, warning that […]

The Japanese yen’s collapse through mid-2026 has become one of the most consequential disruptions to hit global financial markets in decades. The currency has slid […]

On July 6, a Chinese navy submarine fired a long-range ballistic missile into international waters in the South Pacific. The nuclear-capable missile, which was launched […]

The race to replace outgoing UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is underway, and as of today, five contenders are vying for the post. As part of […]

BANGKOK – Vietnam is digging up a graveyard so a sprawling Trump International golf resort with plush residences can be built along the Red River, […]

When Tarique Rahman, Bangladesh’s prime minister, chose the World Economic Forum’s prestigious Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian for his first major international […]

Following the Soviet Union’s collapse in 1991, Russia endured a period of violent criminal lawlessness known as the “wild 90s.” Organized crime spiked, with gangs […]

By: Khanh Vu Duc The grave of Fr. Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep at Tac Say Pilgrimage Center For more than 80 years, the killing […]