Vietnam adds over 2 square km of land in South China Sea, US report says
Vietnam has expanded its outposts in the South China Sea by hundreds of acres over the past year, according to a new report, as...
ByteDance raises 2026 capex by at least 25% amid AI boom, rising memory costs, sources say
TikTok owner ByteDance is ramping up its spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure, boosting its planned capital expenditure this year to more than 200 billion...
South Korea draws Gulf oil storage interest as Hormuz stays closed
South Korea is drawing growing interest from Middle Eastern oil producers seeking to store crude oil at the country’s petroleum reserve bases, the world’s...
Trump Says He’s Not Replacing FDA Chief Makary
President Donald Trump said on May 8 that he has no plans to replace Marty Makary as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug...
What is ‘authentic’ Filipino identity? New Miss Universe Philippines’ win reignites debate
The Philippines has crowned its newest Miss Universe candidate, Bea Millan-Windorski, with the country – known for its penchant for beauty pageants – preparing...
Rare earth strategy provides ‘opportunities for Africa’ as US tries to counter China
The United States is shifting strategy to fund local African processing and mining infrastructure, after recognising it cannot yet process the critical minerals it...
Malaysia resorts to cloud seeding to save rice crop from drought
Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country’s “rice bowl” north, where a drought has delayed planting of the...
2 bike-sharing apps vie for Hong Kong riders amid industry’s roller coaster development
Over the past year, retired economist Thomas Yuen Wai-kee has used shared bikes operated by Locobike and Helloride a few times each month to...
Balikatan 2026: US, Japan, Philippines flex military muscle amid China tensions
It took less than six minutes for Japan’s Type 88 missile to find its mark, a decommissioned Philippine warship 75km (47 miles) off the...