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Half-trillion Nvidia chip financing threatens China AI ambitions
Nvidia’s newly unveiled plan to mobilize more than US$500 billion in third-party financing for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is expected to deepen its global […]
China, Indonesia, Taiwan: the naval question Jakarta has to answer
This week brought two Indonesia stories that sat side by side but pointed in different directions. In Jakarta, US Under Secretary of War for Policy […]
Rising US Treasury yields put Asia back on edge
NEW YORK – US Treasury yields are pressing against their highest levels since 2007, and Asia’s policymakers know what that usually means: turbulence ahead. This […]
New Trump tariffs ‘like deja vu’ according to food industry panel
As the Trump administration rolls out new section 301 tariffs, food industry experts warn of supply chain disruptions, lawsuits and rising import costs…See More
Vietnam’s Evolving Strategy in a Challenging Indo-Pacific
By: Khanh Vu Duc Vietnamese Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm’s visit to Australia and New Zealand may look like routine diplomacy. It is better […]
Oracle puts 13 AI agents to work across the talent lifecycle
Oracle has introduced a set of Fusion Agentic Applications and AI agents for HR, aimed at helping organisations accelerate workforce development, strengthen internal mobility, and […]
Krispy Kreme cuts losses, but remains in the red
Krispy Kreme reported improved profitability in Q2 2026, with adjusted EBITDA up 43.2% and net losses narrowing by $421.3m. The doughnut maker’s turnaround plan is […]
Putin threatens tit-for-tat seizures of foreign vessels
The West’s spree of “shadow fleet” seizures might finally be coming to an end after what Putin just told his Pacific Fleet commanders during his […]
Can Iran’s ‘Asian friends’ reopen Hormuz when the US cannot?
For a fortnight beginning August 30, Tehran gets to feel wanted – first in Bishkek, at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, then in New Delhi […]
Natural colors are creating a new supply chain reality
As FDA’s synthetic dye phaseout accelerates demand for natural colors, manufacturers, suppliers and retailers are working to overcome sourcing, scalability and cost challenges through coordinated […]
Pentatgon funded a $533 million artillery plant that made nothing
This article was originally published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer-prizewinning investigative newsroom. A robot was on fire. Again. It was the summer of 2024, and the […]
China’s new stealth corvette tests the future of naval warfare
China’s mystery weapon aboard its experimental stealth corvette points to a wider naval race to harness directed energy for everything from deniable gray-zone coercion to […]
Unfinished War in Iran
By: B A Hamzah The war against Iran has been going on for more than five months, running up against the adage that history teaches: […]
North Korea doubles down on Its alliance with Russia, for now
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has doubled down on his military and strategic alliance with Vladimir Putin and the Russian regime, betting that […]
Goodbye, Comrade Zhu Rongji
Zhu Rongji, born on October 23, 1928, died on August 12, 2026. He had been a prime minister, and a great modernizer of China’s financial […]
Thailand’s HR community explores human-centred AI at annual HR technology event
The conversation about AI in the workplace has moved on. The question is no longer whether organisations should adopt it, but how people and machines […]
And so it begins: Pumpkin spice season kicks off with a flurry of products
The pumpkin spice craze is still mainly focused on North American markets, but Europe is catching on. Here are some of the newest product releases […]
Myanmar’s junta wants to cancel the diplomatic test it can’t pass
“No longer necessary.” That was Min Aung Hlaing’s foreign ministry on August 8, on the office of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair’s […]
Why the Trump administration will have to accept a Hormuz toll
In the weeks since the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding collapsed, Washington and Tehran have used the time to strengthen their respective positions in the event negotiations resume. […]