Kuala Lumpur sinkhole tragedy a wake-up call, but who will take responsibility?
Search teams have been working round the clock in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur over the past week, in a scramble to locate an Indian...
China ally Solomon Islands irked over conditions in Australia-brokered Pacific police deal
Solomon Islands on Friday aired reservations about a landmark Pacific policing deal brokered by Australia, saying it should not preclude them from working alongside...
Nvidia, Apple in talks to join OpenAI’s new funding round valuing it at over US$1 billion
Nvidia, the world’s biggest chip maker, has discussed joining a funding round for OpenAI that would value the artificial intelligence (AI) start-up at more...
South China Sea: Philippine push on tiny Thitu Island could stoke further tensions with Beijing
Thitu Island, a little-known outpost in the contested South China Sea which analysts say is “critical” to the Philippines’ maritime security, could become a...
Subtle but substantial? China’s outreach to island states tips military power play with US
Two weeks after Beijing signed an agreement to strengthen its “comprehensive strategic partnership” with East Timor, it sent a military delegation to the small...
Australia performs first nuclear submarine maintenance work
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Australian industry conducted their first direct maintenance task on a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), as part of preparations...
Platinum Equity buys controlling stake in Inventia Healthcare's OSD arm
US private equity (PE) firm Platinum Equity has acquired a controlling stake in Inventia Healthcare’s core Oral Solid Dosage (OSD) business from PE firm...
Chinese Olympians urge young Hongkongers to persist with ‘tedious’ training, stars show off skills
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Can China build 2-way bridges with Global South partners?
“Where the hills and streams end and there seems no road beyond, amid shading willows and blooming flowers, another village appears.” This quote from...