Indonesia expands its Red White Frigate project
According to a new letter of intent, the Indonesian Navy (TNI-AL) plans to construct another two Red White Frigates. An associated licensing agreement was...
China tech’s GPU dilemma: pay more for black-market H200s, or use slower local AI chips
Chinese AI companies wanting high-performance artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia are facing a dilemma: source them from the black market at much higher prices,...
Philippines’ Marcos faces new impeachment complaint over flood corruption scandal
Members of Philippine civil society groups filed an impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr on Thursday, accusing him of systematically bilking taxpayers out...
China’s youth unemployment rate falls slightly in December as Beijing pledges more support
China’s youth unemployment rate fell slightly in December for the fourth consecutive month, though competition for jobs remains intense as policymakers confront deflationary pressures...
EQT to acquire Coller Capital
Coller Capital is a global secondaries firm with nearly $50bn in total assets under management. EQT’s CEO believes Coller’s business can double in size...
Artificial intelligence’s practical uses, not race to AGI, is what counts, Jeffrey Ding says
Jeffrey Ding is an assistant professor of political science at George Washington University. He is the author of Technology and the Rise of Great...
Hong Kong tests student housing land sales as office market slowdown curbs tenders
Hong Kong is testing purpose-built student housing as an alternative land-sale model, as weak demand for commercial sites pushes the government to explore uses...
Deciphering Việt Nam’s 14th Party Congress: Understanding the “Special Case” in Leadership Selection
In 2021, Nguyễn Phú Trọng was re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam for a third term at the age...
Asthma has no cure. For some, the risk is in this gene, Chinese team finds
People carrying a specific gene mutation could have a significantly higher risk of developing the respiratory condition asthma, according to Chinese scientists who have...