Jensen Huang, the chief executive and co-founder of chipmaking company Nvidia, recently admitted to an extramarital affair. However, it’s not just a tabloid story: the woman involved, Alice Huang, has been accused of being a Chinese intelligence agent. Computer chips –
ATHENS, Nov 10 - More than 100 foreign nationals have died since 2000 in Greek police stations or migrant centres with inadequate healthcare facilities, including 34 deaths that have not been officially registered, according to research published on Tuesday by Oxford University
Sihasak Phuangketkeow, who is also Thailand's deputy prime minister, tells CNA that while ASEAN will continue to avoid taking sides among major powers, neutrality also has its limits.
The former PM is expected home by dinner following a High Court ruling.
Passengers using the gates will need the Mobile Suica electronic payment app on their smartphones.
MANILA, Nov 10 - Philippine prosecutors are focusing their impeachment case against Vice President Sara Duterte on a single allegation of unexplained wealth, dropping three other charges, to try to conclude the trial by the end of this year before attention shifts to the 2028
Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought a new passport and national identity card through lawyers in London, setting up a legal and diplomatic confrontation between Dhaka and New Delhi over whether a convicted fugitive can obtain travel documents while facing
Nov 10 - Canada reimposed sanctions on 11 Iranian entities on Tuesday for their contribution to Iran's nuclear activities and ballistic missile program, Foreign Minister Anita Anand said.
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, Nov 10 - Pakistan blamed poor air quality this week on pollution drifting from neighbouring India, where firecrackers set off during the Hindu festival of Diwali over the weekend blanketed much of the north in toxic smog.
Nvidia bucked a broader tech rebound on Monday as investors weighed the fallout from the controversy surrounding CEO Jensen Huang. But analysts say the chipmaker's underlying business remains strong.
As the midterms loudly demonstrated, there is considerable gloom over the US economy. Cause for economic optimism is in short supply, though there is some encouraging news regarding US-based semiconductor fabrication spurred by enormous investments from the huge Taiwan company
NEW DELHI, Nov 10 - Indian police have advised prominent Bollywood actors to avoid attending large gatherings, visiting public places and mingling with fans in crowded areas after an actor was shot at in Mumbai last month, local media reported on Tuesday.
DINDIGUL, India/DUBAI/BASRA, Nov 10 - V. Pandiselvi, the mother of Indian sailor Naveen Kumar, has not heard from her son for more than six months yet she still clings to hope he will return, crying as she replays old voice notes.
Once a quiet surfing haven in the Philippines, Siargao has become one of the world's most sought-after island destinations. But as visitor numbers soar, residents are grappling with rising living costs, environmental pressures and growing tensions with tourists.
Pakistan’s military-led hybrid government did nearly everything it could to woo Donald Trump, from pursuing cryptocurrency deals with members of the Trump family to showcasing the country’s rare-earth mineral potential at the White House. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Anthony Loke first announced his resignation in September to protest the conditional royal pardon granted to Najib Razak, but stayed on temporarily at Prime Minister's Anwar Ibrahim's request.
He said he seeks to defend his education credentials via the State Administrative Court.
The High Court issued a new order after former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was briefly released and sent back to prison last Friday.
She had been sentenced to death in absentia for crimes against humanity over the 2024 crackdown.
Presidential spokesperson Prasetyo Hadi denied reports that President Prabowo Subianto rejected Gibran Rakabuming Raka's request, but stopped short of saying the president had accepted it.
Shock at the news is palpable in the small Taipei businesses and restaurants Jensen Huang frequents on trips.
TAIPEI, Nov 10 - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is drawing both sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan, where he has rock star status, after dramatic revelations of his affair with a woman who could have been a Chinese spy.
Alice Huang, reported by Chinese financial publication Caixin to be about 42 years old, previously worked in banking and investment management, according to fund industry records.
Initial checks indicated that approximately 60,529 passenger records may have been affected.
Washington has spent the past week arguing over what the Democratic sweep of Congress means for the next two years. But few have debated what it means for the dollar. Democrats took majorities in both the Senate and the House, setting up gridlock for the rest of President
The case shows that Thailand's rules on charities are often outdated and not enforced consistently, say observers.
The case shows that Thailand's rules on charities are often outdated and not enforced consistently, say observers.
The three - Giring Ganesha Djumaryo, Raja Juli Antoni, and Isyana Bagoes Oka - all announced their resignations from the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI) on Monday (Nov 9).
LONDON, Nov 10 - Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, will no longer address a European Parliament gathering on child online safety issues on Tuesday, her first public event since her father was charged with possessing child sexual abuse photos.
MANILA, Nov 10 - A reported plane crash in the southern Philippines on Tuesday was a false alarm, the country's aviation regulator said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 - Malaysia's attorney general has filed an application to the High Court to review an order allowing former prime minister Najib Razak to serve the rest of his prison sentence under house arrest, state news agency Bernama reported on Tuesday.
Najib was expected be be transferred from jail last week but the process was stopped.
SEOUL, Nov 10 - North Korea expressed regret over comments by the UN secretary-general urging the two Koreas to ease tensions through dialogue following a landmine blast at the border, accusing him of taking Seoul's side, state media reported on Tuesday.
Sheikh Hasina's Awami League party has said she will return home in December, with documents or without.
Nov 10 - Bangladesh swiftly rejected this week a request for a new passport from deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, 78, who plans to return home in December from self-imposed exile in India.
Lee told a Cabinet meeting to expand engagement with US state governments and businesses.
BANGKOK, Nov 10 - Myanmar's military-led government is urging the United States to beef up re-engagement efforts and rapidly boost investment in the war-torn nation's rare earths mines, a critical sector now dominated by influential giant neighbour China.
Recent launches of high-performing models from Chinese start-ups have turned up the heat on US rivals.
China’s rapid operational integration of a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) underscores an accelerating push to modernize its land-based deterrent, addressing key technical vulnerabilities of earlier systems while fortifying second-strike survivability amid
Civilians in war zones are left vulnerable as Starlink internet becomes scarce after scam center crackdown.
Last Tuesday’s election was a stunning defeat for President Donald Trump. Democrats won both houses of Congress, including Senate races in states they haven’t won in generations. Americans went to the polls angry about rising prices, government corruption, rising
AI safety regulator will also be created after a rogue OpenAI agent hacked government websites.
Malaysian police found 36 plastic packages containing 19,040g in his baggage.
Exports rose sharply by 35.2 per cent in October from the same month last year, helping to lift China's trade surplus to US$1.04 trillion in the first 10 months.
BEIJING, Nov 10 - China's trade surplus surged past $1 trillion in the first 10 months as a global race to build AI infrastructure buoyed sales of high-tech products and helped offset weak domestic demand, a dynamic likely to sharpen tensions with major trading partners.
Au Kam San was sentenced to 12½ years in prison for subversion and other offences.
But Western officials and analysts fear its push to export its shipping technology could give it new leverage.