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With Xi Jinping’s Purge of China’s Most Senior Uniformed Official, War in Taiwan May Be a Step Closer
The move by Xi marks a seismic shift in Beijing’s power structure. Source link
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Culture
In “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” Character Development Returns to Westeros
“A new ‘Game of Thrones’ series!” you might be thinking. “Time to unroll my map of Westeros.” Well, unroll away—but “A Knight of the Seven…
Culture
The Beckhams’ Very Public Family Meltdown
This past week, after the semi-famous Brooklyn Beckham confirmed, via Instagram, a long-simmering rift with his very famous parents,…
Business
AI boom risks widening gender gap at work, with Gen Z women most exposed: Apac report
Achieving gender equity requires technology and HR teams to work in tandem, says co-founder of advocacy group As artificial intelligence…
News
Vietnam’s e-scooters rise on policy tailwinds, eroding gasoline bike sales
VinFast logged a jump of nearly six times in e-scooter sales in 2025, outpacing Honda’s marginal growth and a decline at Yamaha…
Business
KKR sells Goodpack back to founding Lam family: source
Reusable bulk container provider Goodpack has switched hands once again, with KKR selling its stake back to the founding Lam family in a…
Fashion
Singapore Airlines jet suffers damage to tail during aborted landing at Changi Airport
A Singapore Airlines (SIA) jet damaged its tail while landing at Changi Airport on Jan 24, after arriving from Manila amid windy…
News
'It's time to investigate': Newsom slams alleged suppression of anti-Trump TikTok content
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he is investigating reports that TikTok is suppressing anti-Trump content days after the platform…
Business
JD.com’s Jingdong Property files for Hong Kong IPO
Jingdong Property, a Chinese logistics infrastructure manager majority owned by e-commerce major JD.com, has filed for an initial public…
News
Canada, India pledge to grow oil, petroleum trade in energy reset
The expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline has opened a direct path for crude shipments to the Asian giant Canada and India will pledge…
Fashion
China starts world’s largest compressed-air power storage plant
The plant can generate 600 megawatts of power and meet the annual demand of 600,000 households world’s largest compressed-air power…
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Appeals court overturns limits on federal agents' tactics against anti-ICE crowds in Minnesota
A federal appeals court on Monday set aside limits a lower judge had placed on federal agents and their ability to use crowd control…
Business
HSBC to shut Raffles Place branch amid deeper push into wealth management
The bank has three other wealth centres in the city-state, with one more to be added in February this year Holdings will close a key…
Business
Chandra Asri gets US$250 million loan to fund equity in Esso deal
The financing underscores how private credit funds and traditional lenders increasingly operate side-by-side in mergers and acquisitions…
News
Greg Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles leadership of immigration crackdown
Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to leave Minneapolis on Tuesday, according a person familiar with the matter, as the…
Business
UOBKH forecasts STI to hit 5,400 by end-2026; bets on EQDP boost, banking giants
The Straits Times Index (STI) may reach 5,400 points by the end of 2026, driven by policy tailwinds and resilient corporate earnings, said…
Business
US dollar still reigns, but businesses and investors ramp up currency diversification: StanChart
Amid the USD uncertainty, discussions are resurfacing over the prospects of RMB internationalisation The US dollar still dominates global…
News
Rahm Emanuel Wants to Bite the Hand of the Aged Beltway Establishment
He’s advancing the idea that one person’s wisdom garnered through age is another person’s calcified thinking. Source link
Business
VinFast teams up with Autobrains to develop low-cost self-driving tech
VinFast has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) firm Autobrains to develop advanced autonomous driving technology, including a…
Business
Tether says it bought 27 tonnes of gold in fourth quarter
Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, added about 27 tonnes of gold to its fund exposure in the fourth quarter of 2025, it…
Business
Mizuho adds HSBC, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank hires in wave
The firm has also hired a former head of insurance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at HSBC in Paris Mizuho Financial Group has…
Business
Nvidia invests US$2 billion more in CoreWeave, offers new chip
The world’s most valuable company has pledged tens of billions of US dollars towards AI companies Nvidia, the dominant maker of artificial…
News
Republicans appeal decision that threw out NYC's only GOP-controlled House district
New York's congressional redistricting battle is headed to the state's highest court. Source link
Business
Morgan Stanley wants more from MUFG ties to be top in Japan
The two banks’ partnership dates back to the height of the global financial crisis almost two decades ago Morgan Stanley plans to step up…