AI supply chain to boost Asia amid global growth slowdown
China had robust import and export growth in May despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Fitch has upgraded China’s GDP forecast to...
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Malaysia’s import ban pushes Thai shrimp industry to brink
Thai shrimp farmers have warned they face being driven out of business after Malaysia banned imports of five shrimp species over apparent safety concerns,...
China conducts test flight of a giant coil array. Can it detect nuclear submarines?
At an undisclosed test site, a helicopter takes off, towing a kite-like array of massive coils. The system, called Airborne Transient Electromagnetic (Atem) detection,...
Hong Kong to begin consultation on ‘historic’ first 5-year plan on June 15
Published: 11:55am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 11:57am, 9 Jun 2026 Hong Kong will launch a two-month public consultation on Monday on its first five-year blueprint...
Vietnam develops a new amphibious light tank
The Vietnam People’s Army’s (VPA) newspaper recently described a public review by senior military leadership of the T-1 amphibious light tank currently being developed...
K&L Gates hires Yang Wang as Hong Kong corporate M&A partner
The former Dechert managing partner joins as the US firm continues to strengthen its Greater China transactional capabilities. Read More
Supreme Court Revives Challenge to Biden-Era Gas Furnace Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 8 ruled that an energy trade association may pursue its challenge to Biden-era restrictions on consumer gas furnaces...
Storm cuts off New Zealand’s capital as flights, ferries cancelled
Published: 10:20am, 9 Jun 2026Updated: 10:22am, 9 Jun 2026 Gale-force winds and rough seas battered New Zealand’s capital of Wellington on Tuesday, forcing ferry...
Malaysia’s opposition bloc in turmoil as PAS cuts ties with Bersatu
Malaysia’s most powerful Islamist party has cut ties with a former electoral ally, blowing open a bitter feud within the country’s main opposition bloc...