In the first of a two-part series, CNA looks at the rise of AI tokens and how China’s rapidly expanding token economy is reshaping the costs, scale and security risks of the next era of artificial intelligence.
Remarks from a US general about South Korea’s military role in East Asia have put Seoul in a tight spot, says Robert Kelly of Pusan National University.
DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 15 - The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war and will hold an official signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on social media early on Monday.
Malaysia joins a growing group of countries that restrict youth exposure to social media.
A production with hunky male dancers reflects the emergence of a booming "she economy" worth trillions of yuan.
The Israeli military bombed the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday just as Iranian and US officials voiced optimism that a diplomatic agreement was in reach, prompting accusations that the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was trying to derail the negotiations.
GENEVA, June 14 - Protesters set fire to a Tesla and smashed the windows of a bank in Geneva on Sunday as they vented their anger at a Group of Seven summit about to take place just across the border in France.
Japanese firms will spend billions on UK infrastructure and offshore wind, Downing Street says.
The direct military threat posed to Australia was not well understood by the public, the Lowy Institute think-tank said.
DUBAI, June 14 - A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. covered a range of issues from Tehran’s nuclear work to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and U.S. waivers on oil sanctions, with a final deal to be discussed in
Local residents first reported the geological phenomenon known as "coastal uplift" two days after the quake, which extended the shoreline by as much as 200m in some places.
It also extended the shoreline by as much as 200 metres in some places.
Driven by profit, content creators see sensationalising foreign issues as low risk, high reward.
NEW DELHI, June 14 - An Indian national died from medical complications aboard the vessel MT Celestial while it was docked at Duqm Port in Oman, the Indian embassy in Muscat said late Saturday.
She described the claims as false, malicious and defamatory.
Courts are increasingly calling out such false citations.
The move comes a day after a 35-year-old woman was bitten by a large shark about 30m from the shore.
The suspects, aged between 21 and 28, were believed to have robbed at least nine victims.
Economists expect further interest rate hikes, spelling potential trouble for the government’s budget deficit.
It assesses the "humanness" of a piece using around 200 indicators, such as common spelling mistakes.
TAIPEI, June 14 - Taiwan's government launched a website on Sunday to encourage Chinese nationals to report intelligence tips, saying it was offering a secure channel to what it says is an increasing number of people who are fed up with the system and want change.
The figure was up 36 per cent from 2022.
Russia is pitching a new stealthy, missile-armed answer to Asia’s rising demand for submarines, but sanctions, allegiances, and industrial realities could sink its export ambitions. This month, Defense Security Asia reported that Russia’s United Shipbuilding Corporation
North America’s World Cup summer has begun, and China is once again outside the tournament rather than inside it. That fact is familiar. But it should not be flattened into the usual joke about a country of 1.4 billion people failing to find eleven footballers. China did not
Cybercafes briefly became community hubs as fans battled online queues.
The Nutri-Level is currently not mandated, pending another regulation formalising the nutrition label.
TOKYO, June 14 - Japan is preparing to send a delegation to Greenland this summer to evaluate possible rare earth extraction, the Nikkei newswire reported on Sunday.
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 13 - U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.
Forty-five local governments have already implemented the levy, with another 10 planning to follow suit.
Teh tarik has moved beyond roadside stalls and shops, and is now served in restaurants and malls.
On the banks of the Mekong, from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, this writer explores Laos through family travel, local food and the country’s hidden wartime history.
