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SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR, 31 August 2025 – Quantum computing is shifting from sci-fi fantasy to global tech imperative. With quantum-driven innovation poised to unlock revolutionary advances in healthcare, logistics,…
Few dishes evoke as much nostalgia and debate in Malaysia and Singapore as Bak Kut Teh—a rich, fragrant pork bone soup that has travelled through centuries, regional borders,…
JAKARTA, 30 August 2025 – A wave of violent protests has erupted across Indonesia following the death of 21-year-old delivery rider Affan Kurniawan, who was fatally run over…
BANGKOK, 30 August 2025 – In a dramatic turn of events, Thailand’s Constitutional Court has officially removed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office following a 6–3 ruling that…
BEIJING, 29 August 2025 – North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to make his first official visit to China in over six years to attend a high-profile…
SHANGHAI, 29 August 2025 – In a stark illustration of shifting demographics, Sanqiao Primary School in Pudong now has fewer students than teachers—just 22 pupils compared to 23…
SHENZHEN, 29 August 2025 – Chinese electric vehicle heavyweight BYD registered a 29.9% year-on-year drop in net profit, with Q2 earnings falling to RMB 6.4 billion (US$895 million)—its…
HANGZHOU, 29 August 2025 – Alibaba Group Holding reported a stunning 78% surge in quarterly net profit, reaching ¥43.1 billion (~US$6 billion) for the three months ending 30…
GUANGZHOU, 29 August 2025 — A senior Huawei Technologies executive has boldly asserted that the company has built an ecosystem entirely independent of the United States, effectively weathering…
In the high-octane world of Hong Kong television, few stars shine more resiliently than Charmaine Sheh Sze-man. From her modest beginnings as the second runner-up in the 1997…
