China’s imports rose 3 percent last month from a year earlier when measured in dollars, and twice as much when measured in renminbi. Olivia Wang contributed research. Keith Bradsher is the ...
South Korea to accelerate crypto legislation after US GENIUS Act clears path
South Korea fast-tracks crypto laws after US GENIUS Act, targeting taxes, stablecoins, and investor safeguards to stay competitive.
Nvidia AI chips worth $1 billion entered China despite US curbs, FT reports
Nvidia's advanced artificial intelligence chips worth at least $1 billion were smuggled to China in the three months after Washington tightened chip export controls, the Financial Times reported on ...
Philippines agrees $1.14 billion in loans with World Bank for …
The Philippines on Monday said it had signed four loan agreements with the World Bank totalling $1.14 billion, ... financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop ...
Seven weeks’ jail for Myanmar cook who molested drunken man sleeping on bench at shopping mall in Singapore
The cook's offence came to light when a security guard viewed CCTV footage showing the Myanmar national molesting the victim.
The fractured friendship behind the fight at the Thailand-Cambodia border
The countries have a history of occasional conflict, but this latest fight comes after an old friendship crumbled.
How Thailand and Cambodia’s militaries compare
Tensions have bubbled between the two neighbors for months, flaring on Thursday as Cambodia and Thailand exchanged fire.
Europeans to test Iran’s appetite for nuclear compromise as sanctions loom
France, Britain and Germany will hold face-to-face talks with Iran on Friday for the first time since U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites in June, aiming to gauge Tehran's appetite for a compromise to avert sanctions,
Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires as heatwave sears Turkey and Cyprus
Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Turkey and Cyprus on Thursday that have scorched swathes of land, forced the evacuation of towns and villages and killed 10 firefighters in central Turkey amid a searing Mediterranean heatwave.
Peace in Turkey must not become a smokescreen for repression
But they must not allow Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to use peace as a smokescreen for repression. Having ruled for over two decades, first as prime minister and then as president, Turkey’s strongman is openly musing about yet another term in power.