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Big questions loom as China’s memory chipmakers prepare blockbuster IPOs

Foreign nationals suspected of running an online gambling operation for two months at an office building were arrested in Jakarta on May 10.

Pig-butchering schemes, honey traps: Telecom-fraud networks target Indonesia as regional crackdowns bite

China's private securities-investment fund market - the country’s closest equivalent to hedge funds - shows signs of improving fundraising momentum.

China’s private fund assets hit record as quant managers surge

The rapid progress comes amid a boom in embodied AI – robots integrated with artificial intelligence

China’s humanoid robotics startup Unitree fast-tracks Shanghai IPO with target US$6.2 billion valuation

Companies riding the AI narrative without clear commercial traction are likely to be the most vulnerable if sentiment turns.

AI drives markets as valuations race ahead of earnings

Parents face mounting pressure to pour money and time into their children’s education to prepare them for an AI-dominated labour market.

The AI economy is accelerating the global baby bust

China mandates that labour disputes undergo arbitration before reaching trial.

Companies cannot fire workers to replace them with AI, China courts rule

A humanoid robot at the 2026 Zhongguancun forum in Beijing on Mar 25.

Chinese firm uses employee data to build AI worker, stoking job security debate

In the first three months of 2026, the value of Chinese electric two-wheeler exports to Myanmar jumped 617.5% year on year.

Fuel crunch driven by Iran war boosts China’s electric two-wheeler exports to South-east Asia

The spike in insurance and freight rates reflects the immense logistical and financial challenges facing the global energy market.

War risk insurance returns to Strait of Hormuz – at a price