EU rallies around Zelensky as rift widens with Trump over Russia energy strikes
Published: 6:14pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 6:29pm, 16 Oct 2026 European leaders on Friday rallied around Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as Kyiv’s ties with US President...
India’s proposed social media ban for under-18s wins parents’ backing
Digangana Mukherjee, a mother of a six-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, has banned television at her home in the Indian city of Mysore...
China tech city dog-walking limits criticised; some question ‘how dogs can get some sunshine’
The eastern city of Hangzhou has sparked widespread controversy by banning residents in its downtown area from walking their dogs during the day. Under...
China leans in to hi-tech systems to counter emerging AI-fuelled terror threats
China revealed AI-powered drone interceptors and other uncrewed systems at an international counterterrorism forum in Beijing this week, as security experts warned that new...
China’s AI boom, self-sufficiency push fuel earnings surge for local chip firms
Chinese chip and tech firms have flagged as much as six-fold growth in unaudited third-quarter profits, as huge demand for home-grown processors and artificial...
EU backs trade ‘kill switch’, China exports surge, third-quarter GDP
European Union leaders supported creating a tool to potentially shut out Chinese goods as a growing flood of low-cost imports pushed the bilateral trade...
Indonesia’s central bank insists it is independent. Investors want proof
Indonesia has spent months trying to persuade investors that its economy is on the right course. A weakening rupiah, mounting budgetary pressures and a...
Thai raid foils cross-border cable ruse powering Myanmar scam centre
Published: 4:31pm, 16 Oct 2026Updated: 4:32pm, 16 Oct 2026 Authorities in Thailand have uncovered an audacious scheme involving hundreds of metres of internet cable...
LVMH touts ‘special bond’ with China as ‘subdued’ backdrop weighs on sales
French luxury giant LVMH Group kicked off a global open-house event showcasing its craftsmanship in Shanghai on Thursday, as the event’s founder Antoine Arnault...