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Japan’s two-year government bond auction drew stronger-than-average demand on Wednesday as yields near three-decade highs encouraged investors to buy short-dated sovereign debt despite expectations that the Bank of Japan could tighten monetary policy further.…
Global government bond yields ended a turbulent week near multi-decade highs after a sharp sell-off pushed borrowing costs in the United…
Asian semiconductor shares fell sharply on Monday after OpenAI suspended training, evaluation and tool-enabled inference for its most capable artificial intelligence…
China has placed another batch of low-Earth-orbit internet satellites into orbit after a Long March-8A rocket lifted off from Hainan, extending…
Hong Kong is seeking to raise as much as HK$20 billion through a multi-currency digital green bond sale that could become…
Tencent Holdings has launched Hy Image 3.5 Preview, its latest image-generation model, expanding its push into generative artificial intelligence as competition…
The yen weakened against the dollar on Monday as traders remained alert to possible intervention by Japan after sharp currency swings…
South Korea’s central bank began a pilot of a 24-hour won settlement network on Monday, advancing preparations to give overseas investors…
Asian share markets advanced on Monday as technology stocks rallied on continuing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, while crude oil prices…
Hong Kong has laid out a five-year programme to strengthen its established economic pillars while building new growth engines, with a…
Waymo will launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Singapore in 2028, making the city-state its first Southeast Asian market as…
Huawei Technologies has laid out plans to launch two new artificial intelligence processors in 2027, strengthening its push to supply the…
South Korea will not slow its artificial intelligence drive, Deputy Prime Minister and Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyung-hoon said on…
Clinicians from Singapore and South Korea have called for more individualised, evidence-based postnatal care as women enter motherhood later, arguing that…
Hong Kong has placed a global gold trading hub at the centre of its first five-year economic plan, using the market…
China has pushed back against calls from leading US technology figures to slow frontier artificial intelligence development, sharpening differences over safety,…
BRICS leaders have placed development priorities of emerging economies at the centre of their New Delhi agenda, endorsing stronger representation for…
China has showcased a fish-shaped autonomous underwater robot in Beijing, demonstrating biomimetic navigation technology that could support inspection, environmental monitoring, search…
China’s online retailers have begun offering the iPhone 18 Pro at discounts of up to 900 yuan only two days after…
Beijing will ban the possession, storage and operation of recreational drones across the capital from November 15, tightening low-altitude security controls…
Chinese foreign exchange regulators are stepping up pressure on banks to persuade corporate clients to hedge more of their currency exposure,…
China’s National Data Administration plans to accelerate standards for embodied artificial intelligence and direct local authorities on implementation, targeting one of…
Thailand has placed 17 strategic industrial projects worth 121 billion baht on an accelerated approval track while introducing added tax incentives…
VinFast has signed memoranda of understanding with 13 dealer groups to develop 27 new showrooms across the Philippines, advancing a plan…
Shanghai Enflame Technology nearly tripled in value on its Shanghai trading debut on Friday, extending a wave of listings that has…
President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating has fallen to a new low as opposition hardens against sending South Korean military assets…
China exported more passenger cars in the first eight months of 2026 than during all of 2025, underscoring a sharp acceleration…
Malone Lam, a 22-year-old Singapore citizen and former Miami resident, has pleaded guilty in Washington to leading an international cybercrime enterprise…