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Shanghai, 20 July 2026 – China’s securities regulator is convening market participants to discuss measures aimed at restoring confidence after a sharp equity sell-off erased approximately 10 trillion…
Kuala Lumpur, 19 July 2026 – Indian nasi briyani and banana leaf rice have become far more than familiar dishes on Malaysia’s dining tables. They are part of…
New York, 19 July 2026 – Elderflower is emerging as one of the defining flavours of summer entertaining, offering a fragrant alternative to the bitter orange profile traditionally…
Apple Music’s RM1 price increase in Malaysia may look small on its own. But for consumers already paying for music, movies, cloud storage, delivery, games and AI tools…
Shein built one of the world’s fastest fashion machines by moving at internet speed. But a Hong Kong IPO would force the company into a slower, tougher world:…
Indonesia’s proposed copyright rewrite could become one of Southeast Asia’s most important tests of the AI era: if machines learn from human creativity, should the humans be paid?…
Washington, 17 July 2026 – United States federal employees may now download TikTok on government-issued devices, following a legal determination that an earlier prohibition no longer applies after…
Manila, 17 July 2026 – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to hold high-level talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a series of Asia-Pacific…
Kuala Lumpur, 17 July 2026 – Malaysia’s economy expanded by a stronger-than-expected 5.8% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026, supported by robust services, stronger manufacturing activity and…
Beijing, 17 July 2026 – A Chinese stock-exchange filing has offered rare insight into DeepSeek’s private-market valuation, implying that the artificial intelligence developer was valued at approximately 350.88…
