AI-armed hackers tear through corporate Japan’s neglected defences
Japanese companies have faced a growing wave of cyberattacks in recent weeks, exposing millions of customers’ records as analysts warn that artificial intelligence is...
Hidden cameras found in women’s showers on Australian navy ship
The Australian defence ministry has launched an investigation into how a video recording device ended up in the cabin of a navy ship. The...
How Jardine Matheson’s street-shop sale reflects Hong Kong retail property’s struggles
Amid Hong Kong’s commercial property downturn, British conglomerate Jardine Matheson has sold a street shop in Causeway Bay for HK$80 million (US$10.2 million) after...
‘China shock 3.0’ to be driven by AI, biotech and robot exports, economist says
Published: 6:00am, 15 Oct 2026Updated: 6:02am, 15 Oct 2026 The world is on the cusp of a “China shock 3.0” driven by exports of...
Susan Thornton on US-China ties, post-midterms and averting a new balloon crisis
Susan Thornton is a former American diplomat who for decades worked on US policy in Eurasia in the State Department before becoming acting assistant...
Hegseth calls US$1.5 trillion defence budget ‘critical’ to counter China
Published: 5:45am, 15 Oct 2026Updated: 5:53am, 15 Oct 2026 US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has called a nearly US$1.5 trillion defence budget request “absolutely...
Can China’s coal industry ride to the rescue of a world in oil shock?
Dr Andy Xie is a Shanghai-based independent economist specialising in China and Asia, and writes, speaks and consults on global economics and financial markets....
Musk points to US military, Trump over Starshield disruptions in Ukraine
Published: 5:29am, 15 Oct 2026Updated: 10:17am, 15 Oct 2026 SpaceX boss Elon Musk said Wednesday that any disruptions reported by Ukraine in using the...
US stocks drop to their worst day since July as inflation worsens
US stocks dropped to their worst day since July on Wednesday, following the latest signal that inflation is getting worse. The S&P 500 sank...