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Singapore, 29 July 2026 – Sembcorp Industries is expanding its role in Singapore’s refining and chemicals ecosystem through a proposed 20% equity investment in Aster Power. The transaction…
Wellington, 29 July 2026 – New Zealand plans to acquire long-range one-way strike drones as part of a broader defence modernisation programme, with the government expressing a preference…
Sydney, 29 July 2026 – Australian inflation slowed more than expected in the June quarter, easing market pressure for another interest-rate increase by the Reserve Bank of Australia.…
Kuala Lumpur, 29 July 2026 – Compensation paid to Malaysian workers reached a record RM686.9 billion in 2025, highlighting the growing role of labour income in an economy…
Kuala Lumpur, 29 July 2026 – Malaysia’s anti-corruption commission has pledged to uphold professionalism, transparency and integrity despite negative perceptions surrounding its investigations. Chief Commissioner Abd Halim Aman…
Menlo Park, 29 July 2026 – Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg is urging the United States to accelerate artificial-intelligence development rather than impose broad restrictions, arguing that public…
Beijing, 29 July 2026 – Chinese companies occupy six places in a ranking of the world’s ten most innovative humanoid robot start-ups, underscoring the country’s rapid progress in…
Hong Kong, 29 July 2026 – Standard Chartered has raised its full-year income target after a 9% increase in first-half pretax profit, as wealth management and global banking…
Washington, D.C., 29 July 2026 – The United States has barred the import and sale of new Chinese robotic devices and power inverters, extending technology restrictions into equipment…
Seoul, 29 July 2026 – SK Hynix delivered record quarterly profit as artificial-intelligence infrastructure continued to drive demand for advanced memory, yet the result fell short of elevated…
