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Akita, Japan, 17 August 2026 – A proposed artificial-intelligence data centre in Akita is emerging as one of Japan’s most ambitious regional digital-infrastructure projects, with planned power demand…
Beijing, China, 17 August 2026 – China’s industrial production expanded 4.5% year on year in July, slowing from 5.3% in June and falling short of the 4.8% market…
Beijing, China, 17 August 2026 – Ingenic Semiconductor has launched a Hong Kong share offering that could raise as much as HK$3.22 billion, giving the Beijing-based chip designer…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – Kerjaya Prospek Group has increased its interest in ES Sunlogy to 31%, moving the construction company to within about two percentage…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – JHM Consolidation is seeking to restore earnings momentum in the 2026 financial year as automotive electronics, sheet-metal operations and machine-vision activity…
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17 August 2026 – Malaysia’s technology sector is entering a firmer phase of the global electronics cycle, with demand linked to artificial intelligence, improving factory…
Hanoi, Vietnam, 17 August 2026 – Vietnam is targeting a return to the natural sex ratio at birth of about 106 boys for every 100 girls by 2035,…
London, Sydney and Hong Kong, 17 August 2026 – Asia-Pacific local-currency bond markets are capturing a larger share of global issuance as international borrowers diversify funding and regional…
Hong Kong, 17 August 2026 – A Hong Kong court has ordered SDIC Commodities Hongkong Co Ltd to be wound up after a lender sought repayment of more…
Tokyo, Japan, 17 August 2026 – Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield climbed 5.5 basis points to 2.93 per cent, its highest level since 1996, as investors demanded…
