Saudi Arabia has temporarily shut its 1,200-kilometre East-West oil pipeline after a drone attack damaged the vital crude conduit, adding to mounting disruptions to energy flows across the Middle East as the
Vietnam is confronting a growing tension between its reliance on overseas employment and the labour demands of industries at home, as workers increasingly seek higher-paying jobs abroad despite efforts by domestic employers
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No tankers have loaded at Kharg Island, Iran’s main oil export terminal, for at least a week, according to shipping and satellite data providers, indicating that the renewed US naval blockade has
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ByteDance is developing an artificial intelligence model that could rival the scale of Anthropic’s most advanced systems, highlighting China’s growing ambition to compete directly with the world’s leading AI laboratories as the
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Google is centralising control of its artificial intelligence operations in Silicon Valley in a sweeping leadership overhaul that strengthens the influence of co-founder Sergey Brin and marks a significant shift in the
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Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are expected to sign a trilateral defence pact at a summit in Jeddah on Friday, according to information obtained by Agence France-Presse (AFP) from Saudi military and
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Chinese authorities have launched extensive emergency preparations, including the deployment of drones and artificial intelligence forecasting systems, as Typhoon Dolphin approaches the country’s eastern coastline, prompting widespread transport disruptions, coastal evacuations and
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The United States has refunded approximately US$100 billion in tariffs collected under measures later struck down by the US Supreme Court, according to a court filing, marking a significant development in the
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Singapore’s Far East Organization has entered a new chapter in its six-decade history as leadership passes to the third generation of the Ng family, reflecting a broader succession trend among Singapore’s largest
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Commercial shipping through two of the world’s most strategically important maritime chokepoints declined sharply on Wednesday, according to shipping data, highlighting the continued disruption to regional trade routes amid escalating conflict in
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India’s central bank is expected to hold off on raising interest rates until December or later, with economists pointing to subdued core inflation despite recent increases in headline consumer prices. The outlook
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