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Kuala Lumpur, 5 August 2026 – Three media complaints have been referred to the Malaysian Media Council’s complaints panel for the first time, moving the country’s new self-regulatory…
Tokyo, 5 August 2026 – Coordinated action by the United States and Japan to support the yen has marked a significant thaw in currency cooperation, signalling that both…
Hong Kong, 5 August 2026 – China’s artificial-intelligence industry is projected to generate about US$13 billion in revenue as model breakthroughs, lower usage costs and wider adoption move…
Kuala Lumpur, 5 August 2026 – Malaysia has given social-media platforms time to align their internal mechanisms with national requirements for tackling scams and online-gambling content, placing responsibility…
Kuala Lumpur, 5 August 2026 – Malaysia’s consideration of a levy on electric-vehicle sales to help finance public charging infrastructure has triggered concern that an additional cost could…
New York, 5 August 2026 – SpaceX’s rapid expansion into artificial intelligence is unsettling investors despite a strong rise in quarterly revenue, exposing the tension between the cash-generating…
Singapore, 5 August 2026 – SMRT Trains nearly doubled profit to S$12.8 million as revenue increased 5.6%, strengthening its financial position while keeping attention firmly on the cost…
Hong Kong, 5 August 2026 – More Chinese investors are looking again at the Hang Seng Index as volatility unsettles crowded artificial-intelligence trades and Hong Kong’s valuation discount…
Hong Kong, 5 August 2026 – Chinese embodied-intelligence developer X Square Robot has reportedly submitted a confidential application for a Hong Kong initial public offering, a move that…
Jakarta, 5 August 2026 – Indonesia’s economy expanded by 5.3% year on year in the second quarter, slowing from the first quarter’s 5.61% pace but exceeding market expectations…
