DeepSeek’s rise shows how Beijing is using free AI to outmanoeuvre the West. Head of Communications, Grafilab By Yik Wai Chee The release of DeepSeek’s R1 – China’s powerful new open-source AI model – …
Yoon Suk-yeol attempted to impose martial law on South Korea in December before being impeached. A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for former President Yoon Suk-yeol over his attempt to impose …
By Johm Leicester China deployed its embassies to spread doubts about the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they saw combat in India and Pakistan’s clashes in May, French military and intelligence officials have …
Story by Laura Paddison and Giacomo d’Orlando, Photographs and video by Giacomo d’Orlando Simplicio Calicoy was celebrating his birthday outside his daughter’s home on Maliwaliw Island in the Philippines when strong winds started to whip around them. …
By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn People walk past the Mary Jane cannabis dispensary in Bangkok on May 23, 2025. Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP/Getty Images Three years since Thailand became the first country in …
Anti-government protesters rally to demand the removal of Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office at Victory Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, June 28, 2025. (AFP Photo) Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Thailand’s capital …
Analysts question whether Indonesia has the wherewithal to finance and maintain its defence systems Indonesia‘s recent signing of several defence acquisition agreements has shed light on its desire to accelerate military modernisation, but …
China has signed up entities from Africa, Central Asia and the Gulf to its cross-border payment system, as it hedges against potential US sanctions by Leopold Chen China’s cross-border yuan payment system has signed …
By Laura Sharman A volcanic eruption in Indonesia sent an enormous ash cloud more than six miles into the sky, disrupting or canceling dozens of flights to and from the tourist island of Bali. Mount …
US To Impose Tariffs Of Up To 3,521% On Solar Panel Imports From Southeast Asia By Priya Prakash The US Department of Commerce is preparing to impose tariffs of up to 3,521 per cent …