In the days before the American AI industry erupted in a bitter dispute over Kimi K3 and other Chinese open-weight models, thousands of world leaders, tech executives, and AI researchers converged at ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a joint plan with West Australia's government to fund a new study into large-scale oil refinery. The refinery is aimed at protecting the country's economy ...

Today, Manila hosts the ASEAN Tech Summit 2026, where one of the region’s most important conversations on technology and finance begins.

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan at the ASEAN post-ministerial conference with the UK in Manila on July 22. (PHOTO: ...

Syaru Shirley Lin explores the foundations of Taiwan's economic miracle, the strengths and divisions of its democracy, and ...

Jenifer Rogers, Kyung W. Kim, Koshu Kunii, and Duncan Clark explore the forces shaping Japan's economic and technological ...

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON – ASEAN should expect to see a new, hard-nosed side of the United States in the near term as the Trump administration deepens its implementation of a pragmatic “America First” ...

US priorities are being realigned around national security interests, highlighting geo-economic realities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Outlining Thailand’s national strategy, Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaichanok Chidchob noted that the country’s AI framework rests on three main pillars: infrastructure, ...

India and Australia must build resilient energy supply chains for regional stability. Critical minerals are foundational for ...

As the Army fortifies India’s eastern gateway with new forward bases and Pakistan’s writ frays from PoK to Balochistan, ...

Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday emphasised the importance of collective efforts to sustain lasting peace and cooperation among Southeast Asian nations and their partners, the ...