15+ hour, 16+ min ago   (343+ words) TOKYO (Sept 14): A candidate backed by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government won Okinawa's gubernatorial election on Sunday, ousting an opponent of Tokyo's military build-up across the strategically important island chain near Taiwan and China. Genta Koja, 42, defeated two-term incumbent…...

18+ hour, 52+ min ago   (361+ words) (Sept 14): China's Ligent Technologies seeks to raise about HK$5.67 billion (US$723 million) in a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) to fund product development and expand production, showed a prospectus filed at the stock exchange on Monday. The maker of…...

20+ hour, 33+ min ago   (760+ words) (Sept 14): The loss of a fifth of liquefied natural gas supply due to the US-Iran war is blowing out costs for Asia’s developing markets, and forcing a rethink of the fuel’s long-term future in the region. Qatari shipments of LNG…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (470+ words) NEW DELHI/SHANGHAI (Sept 13): Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled on Sunday initiatives in areas ranging from AI to trade to deepen cooperation among the "Greater BRICS" emerging economies, as Beijing seeks to weld the grouping into a practical platform for…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (284+ words) (Sept 10): Beijing-based AI start-up Moonshot is considering dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai to boost fundraising and exposure, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The developer of the Kimi large…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (350+ words) That would be welcome. From Southeast Asia, however, the question is what kind of order their accommodation would create — and whether Asean would shape it or merely live with the consequences. US-China history supports caution. Escalations have repeatedly been followed…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (652+ words) NEW YORK (Sept 10): A US prosecutor described China's Huawei as a criminal enterprise that stole from American companies to build its telecommunications empire, as the trial against the tech giant kicked off in Brooklyn federal court on Wednesday. "Theft, lies,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (611+ words) (Sept 10): In June last year, Louis Vuitton opened a huge cruise ship-shaped store in the swanky Jing’an neighbourhood of Shanghai. The inauguration drew crowds, with the star-studded invitee list including popular actors like Lin Yi and Gong Jun, the brand’s…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (163+ words) (Sept 10): Huawei Technologies Co has notified some clients that it’s significantly increasing the prices of its most advanced AI accelerators, reflecting how demand is rapidly outstripping supply during the data centre boom. Huawei’s decision underscores growing demand for a Chinese…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (269+ words) GENEVA (Sept 9): Global trade in goods has strengthened from June despite geopolitical and policy-related uncertainties, the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday, signaling resilience in merchandise flows even as risks remain elevated. The September reading of the WTO's barometer tracking…...