East Asia

China’s first industrial leases are expiring. Will their holders renew?

It was 1995, and the Coca-Cola Company was eager – thirsty, one might say – to expand its already substantial…

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Commentary: At 75, China may be unwittingly veering down a path it tries to avoid

China’s remarkable economic rise, which for decades underpinned the legitimacy of the Communist Party, is now showing signs of strain.…

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Biden urged Lebanon truce, US official says Israeli incursion could be imminent

“We will use all the means that may be required – your forces, other forces, from the air, from the…

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Threat assessment: ranking risk among US companies dealing with China

Of the major US corporations reliant on their business in China, which are most at risk in the geopolitical competition…

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Helene death toll exceeds 100 as officials rush supplies to storm-ravaged areas

Emergency responders in western North Carolina were racing on Monday (Sep 30) to try to reach people who remain unaccounted…

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Baladna in QSE benchmark; Lesha Bank and Medicare find place in Islamic index

The rejig of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE)’s 20-stock QE Index will take effect from today, replacing Estithmar Holding with…

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China Telecom say AI model with 1 trillion parameters trained with Chinese chips

A Chinese state-owned carrier said it has developed two large language models (LLM) trained entirely on domestically produced chips, illustrating…

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Hezbollah vows to keep fighting Israel after Nasrallah killing

YEMEN STRIKES The violence in Lebanon has raised fears of a much wider conflagration in the region. On Monday, the…

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Xi vows greater national achievements, contributions to world peace

President Xi Jinping said on Monday that Chinese people will score more remarkable achievements and make greater contributions to the…

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A look at Singapore’s MRT disruption and other train delays in Asia

Singapore experienced its worst MRT disruption in the railway’s 37-year history last week when a withdrawn train derailed on Wednesday,…

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