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China, Thailand eye deeper tech cooperation to drive 'prosperous shared future'

2026-07-21T02:09:25.000Z
Innolight’s offering may catapult Hong Kong’s listing proceeds in 2026 past the nearly US$37 billion raised in 2025.

China’s Innolight eyes US$8 billion Hong Kong IPO, potentially city’s largest in 7 years

2026-07-20T04:45:05.000Z
South Korean electronics giant Samsung, Vietnam’s largest foreign investor, has invested about US$24 billion and plans to add another US$1 billion in 2026.

Singapore, South Korea reshape Vietnam’s FDI mix as Chinese inflows halve

2026-07-20T03:14:44.000Z
China’s economy is facing a structural mismatch between strong supply and weak demand, the People’s Bank of China said earlier this month.

China leaves benchmark lending rates unchanged for 14th consecutive month in July

2026-07-20T01:42:04.000Z
A US State Department spokesperson said South Korea “should not impose disproportionate burdens on US companies” such as Coupang.

How a dispute over e-commerce firm Coupang is testing US-South Korea ties

2026-07-20T00:28:55.000Z
Moonshot said its Kimi K3 model outperforms all rivals except for Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 on overall capability.

China’s Moonshot plans IPO in 6 months after AI breakthrough

2026-07-19T06:48:18.000Z
Disillusionment and uncertainty about the future could explain why more young people in countries such as South Korea are reluctant to start a family.
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What today’s youth slang reveals about Asia’s fertility crisis

2026-07-17T05:00:00.000Z
This follows a relatively mild June, which saw a rare nationwide drop in household power use and normal to slightly below-average temperatures.

China warns of severe flood risks, heat waves through mid-August

2026-07-17T04:11:59.000Z
In the Middle East, the US used AI to screen data so that military leaders can make decisions faster than the conventional command chains.

Why national security – not market forces – will define the US-China AI race

2026-07-16T23:00:00.000Z
“China is one of the biggest beneficiaries of AI capex,” notes Jean Chia (centre), global chief investment officer at BOS, at its Portfolio Summit on Thursday.

China’s advanced manufacturing sector set to benefit from AI up-cycle: Bank of Singapore

2026-07-16T09:38:29.000Z