Southeast Asia’s AI data centre gold rush tests power grids in the tropical heat
Singapore sits just one degree north of the equator, where the air rarely drops below 25 degrees Celsius (77 degrees Fahrenheit) and humidity clings...
J-20 fighter jet designer scrubbed from Chinese Academy of Sciences website
The chief designer on the J-20 stealth fighter jet has been removed from the website of China’s national research institute, amid a sweeping campaign...
Hong Kong to test new campsite booking system amid overcrowding, litter concerns
Hong Kong could introduce pilot schemes for booking campsites in the city before the National Day holiday in October, as authorities revealed that 32...
China’s Tencent meets expectations with fourth-quarter results as AI wave lifts all boats
Tencent Holdings’s net income stayed largely in line with analyst expectations in the fourth quarter of 2025, registering a 17 per cent jump amid...
Australian police officer’s ‘perverts’ remark against Indian driver sparks outrage
Distrust in Australian police among Queensland’s Indian diaspora is set to deepen after an officer was caught on body camera hurling expletives at an...
When commercial EO becomes infrastructure: Why delivery certainty matters for modern ISR
Across the Asia-Pacific, defense and intelligence (D&I) organizations are expanding their use of commercial space-based intelligence to support persistent monitoring, maritime domain awareness and...
Mainland China says Taiwan can ease Iran energy supply anxiety with peaceful reunification
Mainland Chinese authorities say peaceful reunification will solve Taiwan’s energy supply fears that have been sparked by hostilities in the Middle East, insisting that...
India’s reopening to Chinese investment reflects strategic pragmatism
In April 2020, as the world struggled with the Covid-19 pandemic and soldiers from India and China moved towards a large-scale border stand-off, New...
Bus driver union slams KMB policy to turn off air con when no patrons on board
A Hong Kong bus driver union has hit out at a company’s guidelines asking drivers to save fuel amid surging oil prices by switching...