May 18, 2026 – Page 13 – From Inside Asia

Secretary of War Hegseth to Join Massie Challenger Gallrein in Kentucky Ahead of Primary

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is scheduled to join Ed Gallrein—the Republican primary candidate endorsed by President Donald Trump for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District—at...

by FIA Staff May 18, 2026

World

Why Beijing is outraged over Taiwan’s Lai honouring WWII-era Japanese engineer

Beijing has slammed Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te for paying tribute to a former Japanese coloniser in Taiwan. In a commentary published on Sunday,...

by Xinlu Liang May 18, 2026

World

South Korea stifling Samsung workers’ US$400,000 bonus strike risks wider crisis

In South Korea, the clock is ticking on what threatens to become the most consequential labour dispute in recent history – and Seoul is...

by Park Chan-kyong May 18, 2026

World

Xi-Trump summit outcomes

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by Junjie Wang May 18, 2026

World

Silent spread of rare and deadly Ebola strain exposes surveillance gaps

Published: 4:19pm, 18 May 2026Updated: 4:25pm, 18 May 2026 A rare Ebola outbreak that may have circulated undetected in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo...

by Bloomberg May 18, 2026

World

As Malaysia’s election ‘war drums’ beat, is Anwar’s coalition done for?

Chances of Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim winning a fresh mandate look increasingly fraught, experts say, as the unravelling of his coalition government picked up pace...

by Joseph Sipalan,Iman Muttaqin Yusof May 18, 2026

World

Forget cellular data: China’s telecoms giants are selling AI token plans

For years, mobile carriers have billed users by the gigabyte. Now, China’s telecoms giants are seeking to monetise the artificial intelligence boom by introducing...

by Eunice Xu May 18, 2026

World

Hong Kong’s CUHK aims to bring AI to life with humanoid-focused robotics lab

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has opened the city’s first full-stack interactive robotics lab, partnering with 24 tech firms, mostly from mainland...

by Kristen Cheung May 18, 2026

Military

Commcrete aims to expand resilient SATCOM capabilities in Southeast Asia

Israeli technology start-up Commcrete is positioning its tactical satellite communications (SATCOM) technology – which enables any line-of-sight and VHF/UHF radio devices to access satellite...

by Jr Ng May 18, 2026