Breaking: AirTrunk closes A$16bn refinancing
August 26, 2025 Data centre specialist AirTrunk has closed a A$16 billion ($10.4 billion) refinancing, ex Japan, the region’s largest-ever sustainability linked financing, according...
Shares in Chinese energy-storage firm Shuangdeng soar in Hong Kong debut
Shares of Shuangdeng Group, one of China’s largest makers of batteries and energy-storage systems, soar in their Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday, as...
How Modi’s visit to China can reshape Asia’s future
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to visit China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, the world is watching closely....
S. Korea’s New Leader Makes First U.S. Visit: Ties Face Challenge
South Korea’s president is visiting the United States for the first time. “We’re going to have some very serious discussions about different things, including...
Ex-MiniMax co-founder aims to challenge Tencent and Google in 3D AI models
Chinese AI start-up Vast aims to take on global tech giants such as Tencent Holdings and Google in developing 3D AI models, which allow...
AI enters the classroom: China’s Hangzhou makes lessons compulsory in schools
Hangzhou, in China’s Zhejiang province, will introduce mandatory artificial intelligence (AI) courses for primary and secondary schools starting in the new semester – part...
China delivery man tells US teacher ‘I love you’ in lift; pair tie knot 5 months later
A food courier in northeast China who greeted a US nursery teacher he delivered noodles to with the words “I love you” in a...
Trump sacks Fed Governor Lisa Cook over mortgage fraud allegations
Published: 8:56am, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 8:57am, 26 Aug 2025 President Donald Trump moved to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post at...
Beijing’s Wedge Politics Threatens Pacific Islands Forum Unity Over Taiwan
Increasing pressure from Beijing on the small Pacific Island states to which it provides extensive funding—either as aid or investment in projects that benefit...