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‘Cockroach’ protesters aim to upend assumptions about democracy
Five months after its founding, India’s Cockroach Janta Party, known as the CJP, has revealed what youth-led democratic movements can achieve – and how hard […]
Report says ‘circular financing’ shows AI bubble ‘primed to pop’
A report released on Wednesday warns that the investment boom in artificial intelligence is a financial bubble that is “primed to pop” and harm working-class […]
Don’t mistake Indonesia’s MSCI scare for economic weakness
When MSCI floated the idea of downgrading Indonesia to a Standalone Market, anxiety quickly swept through Jakarta’s financial community. Predictably, alarming headlines immediately pointed to […]
Australia’s NextDC stock collapse fires a global AI warning
For two decades, data centers were relatively safe, lucrative real estate investments. They attracted investors because they served as digital infrastructure — the essential plumbing […]
China’s new drone mothership targets US undersea edge
China’s development of specialized naval auxiliaries designed to transport, launch and recover submarine-sized uncrewed vessels signals an assertive push to project autonomous undersea power beyond […]
Employer groups warn RM3,100 minimum wage could put MSMEs under pressure
Employer groups have cautioned against a proposal to use RM3,100 (US$767.12) as Malaysia’s new statutory minimum wage, warning that a sharp increase in labour costs […]
Takaichi’s next vote is in the bond market
Sanae Takaichi has done something few Japanese leaders manage. She’s reached her first anniversary in office more popular than her predecessors, and she looks well […]
Rubio’s Central Asia pitch is about more than minerals
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Samarkand on October 19 with nearly 300 American business leaders, seeking to deepen US commercial ties with […]
The return of the CPU
In one week this month, the central processing unit became the story again. On October 12, AMD’s Lisa Su told the Open Compute Project summit […]
Hidden hands and hired guns: how Iran hits its enemies abroad
Britain’s prime minister, Andy Burnham, has said the recent suspected terror plot targeting RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire was “almost certainly” directed by Iran. The allegation […]
Pentagon insiders will ‘spill their guts’ to see Hegseth Impeached
With polls showing Democrats in good position to retake at least one chamber of the US Congress, several Pentagon insiders are reportedly lining up to […]
Is time running out for Mohammed bin Salman?
In “The Muqaddimah”, the 14th-century historian Ibn Khaldun wrote that “great dynasties often decline after three generations because they fail to produce capable successors.” Under […]
Poor sleep could cut nearly nine months from working life after 50
Severe sleep disturbances could shorten working life expectancy by almost nine months after the age of 50, according to research from the University of Turku […]
The secret terms of Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal
In late August, President Donald Trump announced what he called the “biggest oil deal in world history.” Since then, the full text of the accord […]
Cambodia and Laos are not pawns in a Chinese encirclement
In late September, China and Laos opened a Beijing-funded training and support center and an aviation academy at Ban Keun airport, about 50 kilometers north […]
Less heat, more appeal: Samyang bets on swicy noodles and protein pasta
Samyang is diversifying beyond the Buldak brand’s extreme spice to capture new consumer trends and expand its global growth opportunities…See More
A Trump-Putin-Xi summit would put Xi at the apex
In July 1971, Henry Kissinger developed a convenient stomachache in Pakistan, vanished from public view and turned up in Beijing. The secret trip that led […]
A viable path to peace in Ukraine
The war in Ukraine can be ended permanently on terms that protect Ukraine’s statehood, meet Russia’s security concerns, and lay the foundation for a durable […]
Employees in Australia back corporate climate action but few trust their employer’s progress
Only 14% of employees in Australia believe their employer is making good progress on its climate commitments, even though nearly all of them expect business […]