Google has removed Doki Doki Literature Club from the Play Store, setting off a dispute over how major app platforms police games that deal with suicide, depression and psychological distress. The takedown affects the Android version of the cult visual novel, which had only reached mobile devices in December, and comes despite the game carrying a mature rating on Google Play and longstanding content warnings in its […]
PEPE gave up ground after a sharp run-up ran into selling pressure near the $0.0000037-$0.0000038 range, with traders taking profits as excitement around a proposed US exchange-traded fund for the meme token failed to generate a lasting second leg higher. Market data on April 11 showed PEPE trading around $0.0000035, leaving it well below its 2024 peak and indicating that the latest burst of enthusiasm had not […]
Kamala Harris has said she is considering another run for the White House in 2028, offering her clearest public signal yet that she may seek a political comeback after losing the 2024 presidential election to Donald Trump. Speaking on Friday at the National Action Network convention in New York, the former vice-president responded to a question from Rev. Al Sharpton by saying, “I might, I might. I’m […]
Greenlogue/AP Climate litigation is exerting growing force over energy policy, with judges and international tribunals increasingly shaping how governments approve projects, regulate emissions and weigh the costs of climate harm. That legal shift is becoming especially significant for Africa, where policymakers and lawyers are pressing for a stronger voice in rulings that could affect development choices, energy access and the pace of transition across a continent that […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Abu Dhabi will bring back its flagship infrastructure gathering in a larger format next month, with organisers casting the 12-14 May event as a platform to push smart, sustainable and people-centred urban development at a time when the emirate is moving ahead with one of the region’s biggest public project pipelines. The Abu Dhabi Infrastructure Summit, hosted by the Abu Dhabi Projects and […]
Samsung Electronics is weighing a semiconductor packaging and testing project in Vietnam that could be valued at about $4 billion, a move that would deepen the country’s role in the global chip supply chain and expand Samsung’s manufacturing base in one of its most important overseas hubs. Reporting over the past two days has shown that the company is discussing a semiconductor project with Vietnamese authorities, while […]
Michael Saylor has argued that Bitcoin may already have found a durable floor around $60,000, framing the slide earlier this year as a washout of forced sellers rather than a collapse in conviction. The Strategy executive chairman also pushed back against rising alarm over quantum computing, saying the threat to Bitcoin is overstated for now. His remarks landed as Bitcoin traded near $72,800 on April 11, showing […]
Enhanced Labs has raised $1 million in a strategic pre-seed round as the decentralised finance startup seeks to widen access to structured yield products built on options and derivatives, moving beyond large crypto tokens towards a broader set of on-chain assets that includes tokenised real-world assets. The round was led by Maximum Frequency Ventures, with GSR, Selini, Flowdesk and angel investors also taking part, according to company […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai Saudi Arabia has moved to raise its profile in global data governance after the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, known as SDAIA, said it had joined the Global Privacy Assembly, a forum that links privacy and data protection authorities worldwide. The step puts the Kingdom’s privacy regime more visibly alongside international rule-setting efforts at a time when Riyadh is pushing digital government, […]
Metso has launched a new line of flip-flow screens aimed at one of the harder jobs in minerals processing and aggregates production: separating fine, dry and often moisture-laden material without pushing operators towards water-intensive screening. The Finland-based group said its new GFF Series is designed to improve classification accuracy, lower circulating loads and support more energy-efficient plant performance in both mining and sand manufacturing. The launch, announced […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai RAK Ceramics has moved to reassure customers, contractors and distributors that its operations across the UAE and the wider region remain uninterrupted, saying access across its customer network is continuing without disruption across both retail and project channels. The statement comes at a time when businesses across the Gulf are paying closer attention to logistics resilience, input costs and delivery schedules amid wider […]
By Saifur Rahman The UAE will host the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group in 2029 in Abu Dhabi, about 26 years after the country hosted the same in 2003 in Dubai. The news comes at a time when the UAE banking assets reached its highest value, to Dh5.4 trillion (US$1.47 trillion), and foreign reserves jumped 23.4 percent to Dh1.05 trillion […]
Jack Ma-backed Yunfeng Capital and Hillhouse Investment are among investors said to be planning to buy shares in Victory Giant Technology’s Hong Kong share sale, a deal that could raise about $2 billion and add fresh momentum to the city’s revival as a venue for large equity offerings. Bloomberg reported on Friday that the Guangdong-based company could begin taking investor orders as early as Monday, though the proposed allocations and timing were described as private and subject to change.
Victory Giant, formally known as Victory Giant Technology Co., Ltd., is already listed in Shenzhen and filed an application proof for a Hong Kong offering in February. The draft filing makes clear that the process was still incomplete at that stage and that no investment decision should be based on the draft document alone, a reminder that the final terms, investor line-up and valuation could still shift before launch. China’s securities regulator had already given the green light for the offering in early March, according to Bloomberg’s earlier reporting.
The company sits in a part of the technology supply chain that has drawn growing investor attention as spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure accelerates. Victory Giant makes printed circuit boards, including high-layer-count multilayer boards and high-build-up high-density interconnect boards used in AI accelerator cards, AI servers and high-speed networking equipment. In its Hong Kong filing, the company said such products are designed for high-frequency, high-speed and high-stability applications and are used in components including GPU accelerator modules, CPU motherboards and network interface cards for AI servers.
Its own figures point to a sharp improvement in financial performance as demand for those products strengthened. According to the application proof, revenue rose from RMB7.93 billion in 2023 to RMB10.73 billion in 2024. For the nine months to September 30, 2025, profit climbed to RMB3.24 billion from RMB764.6 million a year earlier, while the net profit margin rose to 23.0% from 9.9%. The filing attributes a large part of that jump to stronger demand for high-end HDI products used in AI-related applications, which command higher prices and fatter margins.
That performance helps explain why anchor demand matters. Cornerstone-style support from investors such as Yunfeng and Hillhouse would give the offering greater signalling power at a time when fund managers are trying to separate durable AI-linked manufacturers from companies benefiting only from short-lived enthusiasm. Neither investor had publicly confirmed participation at the time of Bloomberg’s report, so any description of their role remains conditional until final deal documents are published.
Victory Giant’s filing also underlines the industrial logic behind the listing. The company says it plans to use proceeds for capacity expansion, infrastructure enhancement and equipment purchases in Huizhou, Changsha and Yiyang, as well as investment in smart manufacturing. In Huizhou alone, it expects capacity additions for premium high-layer-count multilayer boards and high-build-up HDI products, reflecting management’s bet that demand tied to AI computing, data centres and advanced electronics will stay strong enough to justify further capital expenditure.
Industry data included in the filing suggest the company is positioning itself in one of the faster-growing corners of the electronics market. The application proof says the global PCB market grew to US$75.0 billion in 2024 and could reach US$93.7 billion by 2029. It estimates the PCB segment tied to AI and high-performance computing at US$6.0 billion in 2024, with that figure projected to rise to US$15.0 billion by 2029. The same filing says Victory Giant ranked first globally in the first half of 2025 for high-layer-count multilayer PCBs with 14 layers and above, and also first globally in high-build-up HDI PCB in that period. Those market-share claims are drawn from third-party industry research cited by the company and should be read in that context.
The backdrop in Hong Kong is supportive, though not uncomplicated. Reuters reported in late February that the city had its strongest start to a year since 2021, with IPOs and second listings raising about $5.5 billion in January. By March 18, LSEG data cited by Reuters showed Hong Kong’s IPO market had raised about $11.64 billion in the first quarter, up 385% from a year earlier. At the same time, Reuters also noted in March that worsening geopolitical tensions had begun to weigh on trading debuts, a sign that even a revived market remains vulnerable to shifts in sentiment.
Agentic AI is moving from pilot projects into mainstream corporate workflows, forcing boards and security teams to treat these systems less like software features and more like outside operators with broad access to data, tools and decisions. What changes the risk profile is not only the model itself, but the autonomy layered around it: agents can plan tasks, call other applications, handle credentials and act across systems […]
Arabian Post Staff -Dubai MBME Pay has secured a Category 3 Payment Service Provider licence from the Central Bank of the UAE, giving the company regulatory approval to carry out merchant acquiring and payment aggregation activities and placing it in a narrower circle of fully licensed operators in one of the Gulf’s fastest-moving fintech markets. The approval marks a step up for the Abu Dhabi-listed MBME Group […]
A Microsoft-tracked cybercrime group is using adversary-in-the-middle techniques to hijack Microsoft 365 sessions, bypass multifactor authentication and reroute employee pay into attacker-controlled bank accounts, in what researchers describe as a geographically focused campaign against users in Canada. Microsoft said the actor, tracked as Storm-2755, combined search-result poisoning, fake sign-in pages and session replay to move from account takeover to payroll fraud, causing direct financial loss for at […]
Dubai’s Al Mamzar Corniche development has moved into its closing stretch, with construction reaching 88% completion as the emirate pushes ahead with one of its most closely watched public beach upgrades. Dubai Municipality said the scheme is progressing in line with delivery schedules and is intended to open as a new coastal destination combining leisure, sport and community facilities. The project has drawn particular attention for including […]
By Nitya Chakraborty After getting political and diplomatic advantage from the latest US-Iran ceasefire, China has started its preparation for hosting the U.S. President Donald Trump in its crucial summit in Beijing on May 14 and 15 this year. Earlier the summit was scheduled for March 31 and April 1 but Trump postponed that after […]
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A newly disclosed technique dubbed “sockpuppeting” has sharpened concerns over how easily some artificial intelligence systems can be pushed past their safety controls, after researchers showed that a short output-prefix prompt inserted through an application programming interface can drive several leading open-weight models to produce harmful material they would normally refuse. The work, published in January by researchers at the University of Amsterdam, describes the method […]
The Department of Trade and Industry of the Philippines, together with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, the British Council and the ASEAN Secretariat, convened over 270 leaders, policymakers, creatives, and investors from ASEAN and the United Kingdom in Manila for the ASEAN–UK Creative Economy Symposium 2026, reinforcing the region’s push to harness the creative economy as a key driver of growth, innovation, and cultural identity.
Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), Satvinder Singh, said:
“ASEAN is well-positioned to harness the full potential of the creative economy. Six out of eleven ASEAN Member States now rank among the top 70 globally in the WIPO Global Innovation Index’s creative outputs dimension. ASEAN recognises that intangible assets, such as intellectual property, brands, and design as the currencies of modern creative economy. The ideas, expressions, and innovations our creators produce must be protected, valued, and commercialised.”
UK Ambassador to ASEAN, Helen Fazey, said:
“The UK and ASEAN are advancing together through trust, cooperation, and shared priorities. This partnership reflects a strong and growing relationship built on mutual respect and a shared ambition to support sustainable economic growth, innovation, and opportunity across the region. Through initiatives like the ASEAN–UK Advancing Creative Economy programme, we are deepening collaboration, strengthening people-to-people links, and supporting the development of vibrant and resilient creative sectors.”
ASEAN-focused research highlights pathways for growth in the creative economy
New research under the ASEAN–UK Advancing Creative Economy initiative is providing critical insights into the evolution and economic potential of cultural industries across the region.
Arts and Technologies in ASEAN: Interconnected Parts, commissioned by the British Council, examines the fast-growing creative technology landscape across ASEAN. Drawing on more than 60 interviews and case studies, the report explores how artists are using digital tools—from AI to immersive media—while also analysing the regulatory environments shaping innovation. It highlights both the dynamism of the sector and the need for stronger support systems to sustain growth.
Complementing this, the Regional Perception Poll on the ASEAN Creative Economy offers a comprehensive view of how the sector is understood across the region. Based on insights from over 4,000 respondents, including both producers and audiences, the study highlights the interconnected nature of creative ecosystems and the relationships between artists, industries, policymakers, and communities. Its findings underscore the need for tailored, context-specific strategies and stronger regional collaboration to unlock further growth.
Together, these research outputs provide valuable evidence to inform policy, guide investment, and strengthen UK–ASEAN partnerships.Building on this work, a new ASEAN festival research and mapping initiative is underway, expanding earlier studies to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the region’s diverse festival landscape and identify opportunities for future collaboration.
Country Director Indonesia and Director South East Asia, Summer Xia, said:
“Through the ASEAN–UK Advancing Creative Economy initiative, we are investing in the research, skills, and partnerships needed to support long-term growth in the creative sector. The symposium in Manila was an important opportunity to share these resources and ensure they are shaped by and for the region. By working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the ASEAN Secretariat, we are helping to build a stronger, more connected creative economy across ASEAN countries.”
Underscoring the broader vision of the initiative, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) San Lwin has reaffirmed, in separate engagements, that the ASEAN-UK Advancing Creative Economy programme maximises the region’s creative potential to fuel socio-economic growth and cultural exchange. He reiterated the shared commitment to leveraging innovation and creativity as key connectors to drive prosperity, deepen cultural unity, advance social equity, and promote sustainable, inclusive development in order to forge an “ASEAN Community of Opportunities for All.”
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