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London, 24 August 2026 – Britain’s planned support for long-range missile production in Ukraine puts defence manufacturing, industrial policy and geopolitical risk on the same investment map. The…
Kuala Lumpur, 21 August 2026 – A comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Malaysia is being positioned as a platform for deeper trade, investment and regional cooperation, lifting…
Kuala Lumpur, 20 August 2026 – Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) has completed Malaysia’s inaugural tokenised supply chain financing (SCF) transaction, piloting a live blockchain-enabled financing mechanism designed to…
Tokyo, 19 August 2026 – Japan’s benchmark 10-year government bond yield has moved close to 3 per cent, forcing investors to reassess the interaction between inflation, fiscal supply…
Washington, 19 August 2026 – The United States has revoked more than 175,000 visas, primarily over criminal activity, in a broad enforcement push that officials say is designed…
San Francisco, United States, 18 August 2026 – OpenAI is set to lease a large new artificial-intelligence data centre in the United States with backing from Nvidia, highlighting…
Washington, 17 August 2026 – A profound ideological transformation is reshaping the United States Democratic Party as persistent cost-of-living pressures, generational housing unaffordability, and expanding wealth concentration push…
Gramado, 15 August 2026 – Brazilian director and producer Paulo Nascimento is preparing “A Chocolate Christmas,” a Portuguese-language holiday romantic drama that will use locations in Gramado and…
Hong Kong, 14 August 2026 – Hong Kong is preparing to list its first bond from the Shanghai free-trade zone, expanding the channels that connect mainland financing with…
Kuala Lumpur, 14 August 2026 – Malaysia AI copyright is drawing attention as executives and investors assess how the development could affect capital allocation, competitiveness and policy risk.…
