Chinese start-up DeepSeek’s multilingual capabilities and open-source nature serve as an attractive alternative for users in Southeast Asia, but its true potential can only be realised if ...

China’s president has been supplying his “dear friend” Vladimir Putin with advanced technologies and helping to prop up the Russian economy, and he is studying Russia’s ability to ...

McKinsey & Co. partners have been questioning the consulting giant’s presence in China, worried that doing business there may not be worth the risks given the Asian superpower’s increasingly ...

During the Lunar New Year holiday, China saw a boost in domestic consumption, with 500 million domestic tourist trips, a 5.9 per cent increase from last year. Retail sales, particularly of ...

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S Korea orders airports to install bird detection cameras after air crash Ministry of Land aims to install at least one camera in each of 15 domestic airports after deadly air crash in December.

In retaliation against the US President’s additional tariff on Chinese goods, China has responded with their own levy — and filed an official complaint. Beijing’s commerce ministry said it ...

SINGAPORE: Singapore will deliver a seventh tranche of humanitarian aid to Gaza consisting of food, essential supplies and medical supplies, amid a ceasefire deal that has paused fighting in the ...

Panama on Thursday rejected the United States' claim of securing free passage for its government vessels through the Panama ...

Robocabs are already operating in several countries, and are being trialled in others, including the US, China, the UK, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, and the United Arab Emirates. Chief Operating ...

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SINGAPORE – Mortgage loan refinancing and repricing activity by private home owners and Housing Board flat owners picked up significantly in 2024 after fixed mortgage loan rates fell below 3 per ...