Japan’s Osaka drops controversial plan to tax foreign tourists
Japan’s Osaka prefecture has dropped a controversial plan to charge foreign tourists a special tax after an expert panel said the proposal was legally...
FWD profit jumps 15 times on sales spike, lower costs after Hong Kong IPO
FWD Group, a regional insurer founded by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li Tzar-kai, said its first-half net profit jumped 15 times on strong sales...
UK bars Israeli government from London arms fair over Gaza war
Israeli government representatives will not be invited to attend a London arms fair, a UK government spokesperson said on Friday, amid worsening diplomatic relations...
China doubles down on AI – but calls for rational, not ‘blind’, growth
Published: 5:02pm, 29 Aug 2025Updated: 5:09pm, 29 Aug 2025 China’s central government has cautioned against a nationwide rush into artificial intelligence (AI) investment, urging...
EU readies new economic battle plan but leaves its old guns holstered
The European Union is preparing an “economic security doctrine” that will for the first time connect its trade and economic defences – but while...
Thai court ousts suspended PM Paetongtarn over leaked Cambodia call
Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday threw suspended prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra out of office over her handling of the country’s border row with Cambodia....
China’s rotorcraft developments hint at potential future pathways
Imagery of two new Chinese rotorcraft undergoing fight tests has surfaced over the past week. The pair of aircraft – a tiltrotor aircraft and...
4 men face trial in Malaysia over shocking child rape charges of girl under 12
Four men in Seremban, Malaysia pleaded not guilty to charges of raping a girl who was three months shy of her 12th birthday. Advertisement...
PLA integrates armed FPV unmanned vehicles in exercise
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is continuing to integrate armed unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) into its combat forces. This was highlighted in CCTV footage...