Europe running low on jet fuel, stoking fears of flight cancellations
Europe has “maybe 6 weeks or so [of] jet fuel left”, the head of the International Energy Agency said on Thursday in a wide-ranging...
Malaysia and Australia strike energy supply pledge to bypass Iran war disruptions
Malaysia and Australia pledged on Thursday to keep oil and gas flowing between them as the Iran war’s continuous squeeze on global fuel supplies...
Chinese drone exposes Indonesia’s ‘insufficient’ undersea capabilities
The recent discovery of a Chinese underwater drone in Indonesia’s waters serves as a wake-up call for Jakarta to strengthen its undersea defence capabilities,...
Hong Kong police arrest 5 over shoplifting syndicate targeting Muji stores
Hong Kong police have arrested five people accused of stealing more than 445 items of clothing worth HK$113,000 (US$14,400) from multiple outlets of Japanese...
TSMC targets over 30% revenue surge in 2026, ramps up capex amid booming AI demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) expects a revenue surge of more than 30 per cent in 2026 as the world’s largest contract chipmaker “pulls...
China says Tokyo embassy intrusion, bomb threat are among ‘grave violations’ in Japan
The Chinese embassy in Japan has received a series of “terrorist threats”, including an intrusion and a bomb threat, in the past month, a...
Brazil’s Lula blasts Trump’s fear-based rule, calls for ‘great maturity’
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva delivered a blunt critique of US President Donald Trump in an interview with Spanish newspaper El Pais...
China warns travellers to avoid Seattle airport after academics denied entry to US
China has advised its citizens travelling to the US to avoid a Seattle airport, citing “malicious interrogation and harassment” of some 20 Chinese academics....
China fast-tracks hydrogen strategy to ‘scale-up’ phase in high-stakes energy transition
Amid heightening global anxieties over energy security fuelled by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, China’s top energy regulator has pledged to accelerate...