Hong Kong’s AI ambitions take shape with 90% of supercomputing capacity now in use
Hong Kong’s ambition to create an artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is bearing fruit, with more than 90 per cent of the city’s flagship supercomputing...
PM’s suspension reignites debate on ‘judicial activism’ of Thailand’s courts
The suspension of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has reignited debate over the Constitutional Court’s growing influence in Thailand’s democratic system, amid concerns electoral mandates...
Russia Officially Recognizes Taliban as Government of Afghanistan
Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s de facto government in Afghanistan, four years after the Sunni Islamist group...
Malaysia PM’s ex-son-in-law declared bankrupt over US$1.25million ‘friendly loan’
The bankruptcy of high-profile fashion designer Jovian Mandagie, the former son-in-law of Malaysia’s ex-prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has brought renewed attention to the...
A Nation in Line: The Queues That Define Modern Việt Nam
Ngọc Giàu wrote this article in Vietnamese, published in Luat Khoa Magazine on Feb. 12, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh Hằng translated it into English for...
Photos of China’s J-20A fighter spark speculation about military parade debut
New images of China’s J-20A stealth fighter have begun circulating on Chinese social media, with the photographer claiming the jet, also known as the...
China tells India to stop using Tibet to interfere in Beijing’s affairs
China has urged India to stop using Tibet issues to interfere in domestic affairs, again spelling out Beijing’s position on the succession of the...
Did Trump get his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ at the US dollar’s expense?
The passage of a sprawling budget bill has raised concerns over the long-term debt of the United States, which analysts said could compound already...
Kuala Lumpur’s Aerotrain suffers double trouble after US$100 million relaunch
Malaysia’s long-delayed Aerotrain at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has suffered fresh embarrassment after experiencing two service disruptions within three days, just a week...