Browsing: Asia
Cambodia claims it has ‘completely dismantled all large-scale scam compounds in the kingdom’ without presenting evidence that it did
Cambodia’s prime minister said Wednesday the country had eradicated the large-scale scam compounds it became known for globally, without providing…
Billionaire TikTok founder is now the richest person in all of Asia, with a $105 billion net worth
The entrepreneur behind TikTok and Douyin is now the richest person in Asia—and AI is helping fuel his rise to…
There is a couch outside the fitting rooms at nearly every mall in America, and for decades it looked like…
Anthropic will open its Singapore office in October, chasing OpenAI for Southeast Asia’s AI market
Anthropic is opening an office in Singapore—its first in Southeast Asia—planting its flag in a market that’s quickly becoming a…
Canada’s pivot to Asia is finally real. The challenge is that neither side knows much about the other
Come Sept. 8, some $20 billion’s worth of U.S. goods will be subject to Canadian counter-tariffs of up to 50%.…
TSMC and Tencent break into the top 100 of the Fortune Global 500 list, as Asia rides the AI boom
The Fortune Global 500 has long been a scoreboard of corporate scale, reflecting the rise and fall of different industries…
U.N. reports Southeast Asia’s criminal networks are using tech to build a global illicit economy
Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles…
Workers may believe that they need the right connections or flashy credentials to launch their careers. But sometimes, simply saying…
‘Redollarization,’ not ‘dedollarization’: Standard Chartered thinks U.S. dollar fears are overstated
When U.S. allies like Canada and France grumble about overuse of the U.S. dollar, and as Washington’s rivals like Iran…
Vietnam is paying women to have more babies—but they have to be on baby no. 2 to qualify
Like Elon Musk and governments around the world, Vietnam wants more babies, and it’s offering women cash to set their…












