OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs refuse to hold hands during Modi’s India AI summit photo op
Once a rival, always a rival. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the busiest day of India’s AI Summit in New Delhi, he...
China helps Zimbabwe grow US$1.2 billion tobacco crop amid debt, health concerns
Driven by Chinese demand, Zimbabwe produced a record 352.7 million kilograms of tobacco – valued at about US$1.2 billion – in last year’s marketing...
Nasa ranks 2024 spacecraft mishap among its worst disasters
Nasa on Thursday blamed what it called engineering vulnerabilities in Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft along with internal agency mistakes in a sharply critical report assessing...
Trump says he’s ordering release of US files on UFOs and aliens
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to...
The silent crisis facing Malaysian women stranded in Indonesia
The 18-year ordeal of Norida Akmal Ayob, 45, has cast a spotlight on a silent crisis: an unknown number of Malaysian women remain stranded...
In China’s tight economy, a fake exam-takers scheme has touched a nerve
In the cutthroat world of Chinese civil service exams, the most dangerous opponent is not necessarily the person in the next seat: it is...
Japan’s Takaichi pushes to scrap food tax, ignoring economists’ warnings
When Sanae Takaichi strode into her first press conference as Japan’s reappointed prime minister on Wednesday, she delivered a clear message to the economists...
Building Asean ties puts Hong Kong on path to long-term growth
The Hong Kong government has started the year with initiatives that have far-reaching impacts on the city’s long-term growth. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu...
Indonesia seals ‘great’ US trade deal, agrees to send 8,000 troops to Gaza
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto signed a reciprocal trade agreement on Thursday with US President Donald Trump while in Washington to attend the first meeting...