Smoke and mirrors: cannabis drama swirls around Philippine Senate’s ‘bad boy’
In the Philippines, politics can often feel like theatre. But few senators embody the blurring of screen and state as fully as Robinhood Ferdinand...
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Nvidia plans more powerful chip for China after H20 approval: sources
Nvidia is developing a new artificial intelligence chip for China based on its latest Blackwell architecture that will be more powerful than the H20...
Malaysia sentences Singaporean to 72 years’ jail for murdering wife, stepson
A Singaporean man who murdered and dismembered the bodies of his wife and stepson six years ago in Melaka before fleeing to the republic...
China’s youth unemployment hits 11-month high as graduates join job hunt
Published: 3:06pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 3:13pm, 19 Aug 2025 China’s youth unemployment rate rose to its highest level in 11 months in July, as...
Guotai Haitong’s SPV issues Rmb2.3bn of medium-term notes in Hong Kong
August 19, 2025 Guotai Junan Holdings, the wholly owned offshore special purpose vehicle (SPV) of China’s Guotai Haitong Securities, has issued Rmb2.3 billion ($320...
Trump Meets With Zelenskyy, Accompanied by European and NATO Leaders
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, along with Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, and other EU...
Hong Kong man charged with fraud, wife bailed in water procurement scandal
Published: 2:17pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 2:36pm, 19 Aug 2025 A 61-year-old Hong Kong businessman has been remanded in custody after being charged with defrauding...
South Korean defence companies continue to boom
South Korea’s defence industry is an Asian success story, with recent data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showing that the nation...
‘A rogue state’: how Netanyahu risks making ‘Greater Israel’ the new Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open endorsement of a maximalist “Greater Israel” vision has unsettled the Arab world, with analysts warning it could mark...