Currency fluctuations are a double-edged sword, with some industries gaining while others losing, but analysts see the ringgit’s appreciation as a net positive for Malaysia.
Cambodia has come under international scrutiny, following allegations of Prince Group’s scam links and the gruesome death of a South Korean student, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
Gumi’s food industry is the new strategic growth engine for the city.
The acceleration in US diplomacy comes at an awkward time for Kyiv, with its troops on the back foot on the battlefield and Zelenskyy's government undermined by a corruption scandal.
MOSCOW - The chief of Russia's general staff Valery Gerasimov told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the Ukrainian city of Kupiansk.
Donald Trump has a problem with comedian Seth Meyers and it fits a consistent pattern of hyper-sensitivity to criticism and satire. Early this month, Trump declared in a post on Truth Social that a Meyers monologue was “100% ANTI TRUMP, WHICH IS PROBABLY ILLEGAL!!!” (His
The world’s most valuable publicly listed company, US microchip maker Nvidia, has reported record $US57 billion revenue in the third quarter of 2025, beating Wall Street estimates. The chipmaker said revenue will rise again to $US65 billion in the last part of the year. The
South Africa and the European Union vowed to defend multilateralism on Thursday, ahead of the G20 summit, as they signed a partnership on critical minerals.
Trump has said he wants to pursue "denuclearisation" with both Russia and China but Beijing has repeatedly rebuffed efforts by Washington to draw it into dialogue on nuclear arms.
The rally in Asian chip stocks after Nvidia’s latest stellar earnings release tells only half the story of what is unfolding across global markets. Investors saw SK Hynix climb, Samsung surge, TSMC advance and Foxconn strengthen. They saw Nvidia deliver another quarter of
MILAN - Italy's border police said on Thursday they had seized more than 42 tonnes of tomato puree falsely labelled as 'Made in Italy', which had entered the country via Bulgaria.
DUBAI - Iran has asked Saudi Arabia to persuade the U.S. to revive stalled nuclear talks, underlining Tehran's anxiety over a possible repeat of Israeli airstrikes and its deepening economic woes, two regional sources with knowledge of the matter said.
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is discussing with the United States the possibility of U.S. participation in the G20 summit after an initial boycott by the Trump administration, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.
China is increasingly adept at using social media, including platforms banned at home, to shape opinion, said an analyst.
On Nov 17, Namewee announced on social media that he was looking for part-time jobs.
Around 3.7 million ha of plantations have been seized.
The tax hike is one part of a broader fiscal plan approved by the Cabinet on Nov 18.
LONDON - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will visit China at the end of January, Sky News reported on Thursday, in what would be the first visit to the country by a British leader in seven years.
Authorities charged a 68-year-old retiree with the national security crime of “seditious publication”.
The investigation comes as President Prabowo is tightening oversight of Indonesia’s powerful business families.
Pakistan’s discreet engagement with Israel signals a US-driven geopolitical shift and strategic recalibration with far-reaching regional and symbolic implications In recent months, Pakistan’s engagement—both overt and discreet—with Israel has intensified in unprecedented ways.
China is experimenting with accelerating the landing of troops and equipment onto multiple Taiwanese beaches.
One passenger fainted during the incident.
TAIPEI - China is rehearsing for a potential invasion of Taiwan using a shadow navy of civilian cargo ships and ferries, according to a Reuters investigation that tracked vessel movements and analyzed satellite imagery of military exercises conducted this summer.
The incident happened suddenly while he was playing in shallow water, his father said.
Ms Paetongtarn Shinawatra said she needs to focus on looking after her father’s well-being.
On Christmas Day 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail scaled the walls of Windsor Castle with a loaded crossbow. When confronted by police, he stated: “I’m here to kill the queen.” In the preceding weeks, Chail had been confiding in Sarai, his AI chatbot on a service called Replika. He
MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Thursday criticised comments on Russian nuclear weapons made by the chairman of Airbus and asked why someone like him was making them in the first place, saying that \"more and more Europeans were \"losing their restraint\".
Besides reinstating a ban on Japanese marine produce, China has boycotted travel to Japan, and cancelled cultural events.
The authorities coordinated to dispatch support vessels to the scene.
The most prophetic post I’ve ever written wasn’t about economics — well, not directly at least. It was about military technology. I’m not much of an expert in that subject, but I managed to make some predictions that were unpopular at the time but which have been borne out
The country lacks the infrastructure to manage and dispose of its mounting rubbish, including an estimated 270,000 metric tonnes of textile waste it produces each year.
Ari Gisell told her boyfriend she liked the tyres on their car, instigating the carjacking that killed three surfers in Mexico last year.
Governments need to enforce policies to accelerate sustainable aviation fuel production and adoption, says the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines' director general Subhas Menon during an interview with CNA’s Yasmin Jonkers.
NEW DELHI - China ran a disinformation campaign to hurt sales of the French Rafale fighter jet after India used the planes in May for the first time against Chinese weapons deployed by its neighbour Pakistan, a bipartisan U.S. commission said this month in a report that the
Southeast Asia–based scam operations have become a global menace. According to the US Department of the Treasury, online scam syndicates have cost American victims $16.6 billion, including $10 billion in 2024 alone. Alarmed by this trend, both Congress and the Trump
There is no easy fix, Japanese officials and analysts say.
BEIJING/TOKYO - Trade cooperation between China and Japan has been \"severely damaged\", the Chinese commerce ministry said on Thursday, urging the Japanese prime minister to retract her comments on Taiwan or face the consequences.
The petition argued that Aespa’s appearance could damage Japan’s image.
The enhanced procedures follow several cases of motorcyclists slipping through without undergoing passport checks.
BRUSSELS - European foreign ministers said on Thursday that any plan to end the war in Ukraine must include Ukrainians and Europeans after the U.S. floated a framework that would involve Kyiv giving up some of its land and weapons and curbing the size of its army.