China state funds double down on Hua Hong in legacy chip push
Published: 4:30pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:40pm, 9 Oct 2026 Chinese state funds are ramping up support for the country’s second-largest contract chipmaker, pouring billions...
US-Japan-Poland strategic triangle can encourage a ‘peaceful war’
As Russian President Vladimir Putin watched the final stage of the massive Tsentr-2026 military exercise in the Urals recently, Chinese troops were training alongside...
Fired OpenAI safety researchers dispute their dismissals in open letter
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Oct. 9, 2026 4:25 am EST Three OpenAI safety researchers have posted an open letter to OpenAI disputing their dismissals. Jasmine...
Japanese Scientist Kenso Soai Wins Chemistry Nobel Prize With French Scientist Henri B. Kagan
The researchers won the award for solving a long standing mystery in chemistry: homochirality. Read More
Why Asian parents are trapped in a private tuition arms race
Published: 4:23pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:25pm, 9 Oct 2026 Grace often hears other Singapore mothers debating how much private tuition their children need. Some...
Firmus Technologies withdraws ASX IPO as investors question AI infrastructure risk
October 09, 2026 Firmus Technologies (Firmus) has withdrawn its application to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), highlighting growing investor scrutiny of the...
Prodrone To “Promote Stable Supply of Domestic Drones” as Japan Aims to Mass Produce UAVs
On September 2, Prodrone Co., Ltd., a Nagoya-based developer of “Made in Japan” unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), announced that its proposed plan to promote...
Beijing and Manila trade blame over South China Sea medical mission
China and the Philippines have traded accusations over a medical evacuation near the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, as Manila reports a near-doubling of Chinese...
Malaysia budget: healthcare boost, Malay businesses to get more public projects
Malaysia’s government will boost spending on social welfare while maintaining subsidies to rein in the cost of living under its 2027 Budget unveiled on...