Beijing warns tech giants to curb ‘involution’ amid AI giveaway war
China’s top market regulator has summoned the country’s leading tech companies to demand an end to “involutionary” competition, at the time when the companies...
How things went ‘downhill’ for Vietnam’s once-booming cryptocurrency traders
As a first-year computer science student in Hanoi, Hoang Le started trading cryptocurrency from his university dorm room, egged on by his gamer friends...
Asia-Pacific properties set to steal spotlight as mega-deals return in the Year of the Horse
As Hong Kong, mainland China and several other Asian markets usher in the Year of the Horse on Tuesday, the region’s commercial real estate...
Indonesians weigh peril and promise of life in Jakarta – the world’s most populous city
Indonesia’s capital is now officially the world’s most populous city, but for many among the 42 million people who call the greater Jakarta metropolitan...
Hong Kong to fully review plans for bus seat belt rules before relaunch: Mable Chan
Hong Kong’s transport chief has pledged to fully review the ill-fated mandatory seat belt rule for bus passengers, including improving strap designs and examining...
US military weighs sustained Iran strikes, casting shadow over diplomacy
The US military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, according to two...
How a ‘military vacuum’ in West and Central Africa opened new markets for China
As France’s influence fades and with Russian weapons in limited supply, a “military vacuum” has been created in West and Central Africa that China...
Why it’s troubling that Hong Kong board-member pay ranges from US$850 to US$1.67 million
The highest-paid independent non-executive director (INED) of a Hong Kong-listed company in 2024 made US$1.67 million, nearly 2,000 times what the lowest-paid INED received,...
Taxi driver, 79, arrested over knocking down elderly woman in North Point
Hong Kong police have arrested a 79-year-old cabby on suspicion of knocking down an elderly woman with his vehicle in North Point in the...