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Saudia and Garuda deepen partnership on global routes

Saudia and Garuda Indonesia have agreed to pursue a joint business partnership aimed at expanding passenger connectivity between Southeast Asia, Saudi Arabia and destinations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The airlines signed…

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Saudi students deepen AI training at Huawei campus

Twenty Saudi university students are undergoing artificial intelligence training at Huawei’s headquarters in Shenzhen under a Mawhiba-Huawei programme designed to build…

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China seeks Nordic route to EU trade calm

China has offered fresh channels for easing trade tensions with the European Union after Foreign Minister Wang Yi completed a four-country…

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Temasek portfolio tops $400bn on AI pivot

Temasek’s portfolio value climbed to a record S$518 billion, or about $400 billion, as the Singapore state investment company sharpened its…

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Sentosa revamp adds Brani to tourism map

Singapore has set out a two-decade plan to reshape Sentosa and neighbouring Brani into a larger leisure and lifestyle district, with…

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BitAuto forum highlights Malaysia auto digital push

BitAuto Malaysia Automotive Forum 2026 has ended in Kuala Lumpur with automakers, dealers, digital platforms and content creators positioning online engagement,…

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BOCHK expo spotlights Hong Kong wealth shift

Hong Kong’s wealth management industry placed renminbi internationalisation, enterprise expansion and ageing-linked investment demand at the centre of its growth agenda…

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Singapore weighs AI role in boardrooms

Singapore’s push to embed artificial intelligence across business is moving from operational efficiency to the boardroom, forcing companies to confront a…

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Oman and Sri Lanka widen zone cooperation

Oman and Sri Lanka have opened a new channel of investment cooperation centred on special economic zones, free zones and industrial…

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Lee seeks papal backing for Korea peace

President Lee Jae Myung has invited Pope Leo XIV to visit South Korea next year for World Youth Day in Seoul,…

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Taiwan backs Paraguay’s sovereign AI hub

Taiwan is moving to anchor its alliance with Paraguay through a data-centre project expected to require at least $200 million in…

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Shin-Etsu lifts Japan’s rare-earth defences

Shin-Etsu Chemical plans to build a new rare-earth refining facility in Fukui Prefecture as Japan accelerates efforts to protect critical mineral…

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Gulf travellers lift Japan’s tourism surge

Japan recorded a sharp rise in arrivals from GCC states in 2025, as affluent Gulf travellers turned increasingly to long-haul holidays…

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Nvidia deepens South Korea AI push

Nvidia has signed a wide set of artificial intelligence and data centre agreements with major South Korean companies, placing the country…

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Seoul moves to steady sliding won

South Korea has moved to contain pressure on the won after the currency fell towards its weakest levels since the global…

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Japan maps new reactor buildout

Japan is preparing to replace as many as 14 ageing nuclear reactors by the 2050s, marking one of its clearest moves…

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Sarath bets on AI infrastructure growth

Thailand’s richest man Sarath Ratanavadi is preparing a 140 billion baht expansion through Gulf Development Pcl over five years, placing data…

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Kioxia surge redraws Japan’s market order

Kioxia Holdings has moved within striking distance of Toyota Motor’s market value, underscoring how the artificial intelligence boom is reshaping Japan’s…

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Mainland money pivots towards AI shares

Mainland Chinese investors have turned net sellers of Hong Kong-listed equities through Stock Connect, marking a rare reversal in cross-border flows…

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Tencent rally lifts WeChat AI hopes

Tencent Holdings shares posted their strongest intraday gain in more than three years in Hong Kong after details emerged that the…

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China widens trade secret shield

Beijing’s new trade secret rules have taken effect, bringing data, algorithms, computer programs and source code explicitly within the country’s administrative…