For Masayoshi Son, the AI boom has been both a blessing and a curse for a conglomerate that had lost its way. In June, AI returned SoftBank Group to the top. For the first time in 22 years, Son’s conglomerate overtook, for a time, Toyota Motor in market capitalization to become
SEOUL, Aug 7 - South Korea's Foreign and Unification ministers publicly disagreed this week over how to engage North Korea, exposing differences within President Lee Jae Myung's government as it seeks to revive stalled contact with Pyongyang.
Moonshot’s Kimi K3 found its way out of sandbox but did not try to breach other companies’ websites.
Gun ownership and gun violence are not uncommon in Thailand.
It marks the first criminal case against video game leaks under updated legislation in China, signalling tougher consequences for those who share unauthorised and unreleased gaming content.
KARACHI/RIYADH, Aug 7 - Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement on Friday, regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, at a time of regional turmoil with Gulf states coming under fire from Iran after it was attacked by the U.S. and
Ismail Sabri's court date comes days after BN's election gains and the Tabung Haji report.
Security camera footage shows doctors shielding a patient on the operating table as last month's magnitude 6.8 quake shook Kumamoto General Hospital.
A Thai teenager killed at least five people and himself at a school outside Bangkok after fatally shooting his grandparents.
The suspects, aged between 33 and 41, were arrested during an operation on Aug 6.
The 66-year-old had reportedly been scheduled to be charged at 9am on Friday (Aug 7) at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court under the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) Act.
The filing comes after years of weak financial performance.
A town official urged residents to remain cautious as the monkey might have been part of a gang.
Admission fees for the palaces and royal tombs have remained unchanged since 2005.
Some 800,000 landmines are estimated to be buried around the Demilitarised Zone.
SEOUL, Aug 7 - As the Korean Peninsula swelters through a heat wave, North Korean state media has touted everything from dog-meat soup to chicken broth as ways to cope, while portraying Kim Jong Un as a leader who endures harsh conditions alongside his people.
The Philippines is the chair of the 11-member ASEAN in 2026.
Officials have attributed the growing unrest to overcrowding in Sri Lanka’s prisons.
Indonesia's Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said that he will appoint an agency under his ministry to take over a 60 per cent stake in PT KCIC, the company that operates the bullet train.
President William Lai took part in an emergency evacuation drill as part of Taiwan military exercises preparing for a potential Chinese invasion.
The president has called the extreme heat a "national disaster" and ordered agencies to mobilise all resources.
BANGKOK, Aug 7 - An unconfirmed number of people were killed when a student opened fire at a school in Thailand north of Bangkok on Friday, authorities said.
A Malaysia Airlines pilot was detained last month after authorities found 26kg of the mind-altering drug MDMA in his luggage upon his arrival in Jakarta from Kuala Lumpur.
A baby trafficking syndicate in Indonesia had admitted to selling babies to Singapore agents, receiving thousands of dollars per child.
Police said he killed his grandparents before the shooting at his school.
When I left Ainura’s container-shop at the Dordoi Bazaar in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, I found the market eerily quiet. I had not noticed the passing of time while she was generously sharing her life story with me. As I walked toward the mini-bus stop at the square in
Police identified the shooter as a student.
Tokyo and New Delhi launched an initiative on Jul 1 to build 1,000 biogas plants across India by 2030, aimed at powering 2.5 million vehicles. Analysts expect an uneven road ahead as favourable conditions collide with formidable obstacles.
Authorities issued evacuation orders for nearly 260,000 residents in Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures, while Toyota suspended work at nine factories.
New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said he was open to a referendum on the country's electoral system.
WELLINGTON, Aug 7 - New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said this week he was open to a referendum on the country's electoral system, sparking vigorous debate, with critics saying any such move would be seen as a \"power grab\" by the larger parties.
They are used for wild races, an alternative milk source and even to make beer.
A doctor cited by a state-run newspaper suggested that dog soup would be “beneficial for nutritional supplementation”.
She said the decision was made after much deliberation.
Team evacuated a patient from McMurdo Station after landing plane in total darkness and temperature of -43°C.
SUVA, Fiji, Aug 7 - The Solomon Islands is repairing ties with traditional partners including the U.S. and Australia while maintaining its \"friends to all and enemy to none\" foreign policy, Foreign Minister Rick Houenipwela said on Friday, signalling a broader diplomatic
The charge against him will be read before the judge at 9am.
Nature offers unexpectedly good lessons in strategy. As a child, I was fond of bamboo shoots, though none grew in our farmland. My mother, noticing my enthusiasm, suggested that I plant some myself. A neighbor gave me a stalk about three feet tall, which I planted, watered and
Long-tailed macaques naturally live in forest areas and tend to avoid direct contact with humans.
SYDNEY, Aug 7 - New Zealand's ruling centre-right coalition may retain a razor-thin parliamentary majority if an election were held now, a poll showed on Friday, but a surge for the new centrist Opportunity Party could reshape coalition talks ahead of the November vote.