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Singapore, 30 July 2026 – Asia faces a heightened risk of extreme heat, drought, flooding and agricultural disruption as the current El Niño strengthens, prompting insurers and humanitarian…
Kuala Lumpur, 30 July 2026 – Bursa Malaysia traded slightly lower at midday as investors balanced the United States central bank’s decision to hold interest rates against continuing…
Seoul, 30 July 2026 – South Korea’s export growth is expected to ease from June’s extraordinary pace, but strong demand for semiconductors should keep the trade engine expanding…
Hong Kong, 30 July 2026 – Hong Kong’s gold imports reached an 11-year high in June, reinforcing the city’s effort to expand its role as a regional bullion…
Beijing, 30 July 2026 – ByteDance’s Seedance video-generation model is accelerating the growth of China’s AI comic-drama industry, lowering production barriers and reshaping how short-form entertainment is financed,…
Kuala Lumpur, 30 July 2026 – Malaysia’s government is paying about RM980 million a year to meet obligations linked to Federal Land Development Authority losses, placing renewed attention…
Kuala Lumpur, 30 July 2026 – Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has reiterated an apology over a term that offended members of Malaysia’s Indian community, seeking to contain a…
Seoul, 30 July 2026 – South Korea has fined telecommunications group KT Corp about US$37.4 million over a personal-data leak, adding financial and reputational pressure to an industry…
Beijing, 30 July 2026 – China has warned that it may retaliate against a United States ban covering new foreign-made humanoid and quadruped robots, escalating a technology dispute…
Singapore, 30 July 2026 – Singapore has invited public feedback for its inaugural National Adaptation Plan, bringing citizens, businesses and civil-society groups into a strategy intended to protect…
