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International

South Korea to triple AI spending, boost defence budget

Palantir sells its AI software to both governments and companies, and has become a key provider to the US and its allies.
Companies & Markets

Palantir hikes sales forecasts after record stock run-up

A lithium battery production line at a factory in Huaibei, in eastern China's Anhui province. China made key strategic decisions and investments during the past decade that enabled it to pull ahead in battery technologies.
Opinion & Features

Batteries are crucial technology for the 21st century

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr (right) and his Canadian counterpart David McGuinty at a joint press conference after signing the Philippines-Canada Status of Visiting Forces Agreement in Makati City, the Philippines.
International

Philippines inks military pact with Canada in bid to deter China

epa12496781 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) - United States Defence Ministers Hi-Tea as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 November 2025 EPA/HASNOOR HUSSAIN / POOL
International

US seeks to reboot military channels with China after Trump-Xi meet

The defence pact comes amid simmering tensions in the South China Sea, where China is pressing its claim over nearly all of the disputed waters vital to international trade.
ASEAN Business

US and Malaysia boost security partnership in South China Sea

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung (right) and US President Donald Trump (left) attend a dinner at the Hilton Hotel in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct 29, 2025.
International

Trump gives green light for South Korea to build nuclear powered submarine

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, speaking in May at the Shangri-La defence conference in Singapore, warned that China was “credibly preparing to potentially use military force to alter the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.”
International

Pentagon chief Hegseth set to visit Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea

Palantir is best known for its work with the US Department of Defense and allied countries.
Transport & Logistics

Boeing taps Palantir to bring AI to defence, space factories

Following the President’s Address at the opening of Parliament on Sep 5, the various ministries are releasing their plans for the new government term.
Singapore

Amid ‘economic weaponisation’, Singapore will take whole-of-government approach in assessing security risks, strengthen ties with other countries

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