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Riyadh’s airport closure is outlasting the attack that caused it
India's four carriers have suspended Riyadh, Dammam, Jeddah and Medina routes through October 17, while Saudi Arabia has not published a reopening date.
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Japan lost half its Chinese tourists. Here’s how it’s rewiring inbound retail
With mainland Chinese arrivals down 60% to 418,000 in August, US visitors now outspend every other market, forcing Japanese retailers…
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Bangkok’s fifty districts flooded as pumps race the next storm
With 330 millimetres of rain overwhelming drainage in 48 hours, the city's pumping stations at maximum capacity estimate two to…
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Trump claims Hormuz as the 60-day window closes on three missing pilots
With daily shipping through the strait down to 8–12 vessels from 90–130…
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Maersk locks Red Sea risk into freight rates with 100% premium
A two-tier surcharge effective August 1 charges US$900 per 20-foot container to…
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Delhi’s EV ban arrives before the grid can handle it
Starting January 2027, India's capital will prohibit new petrol three-wheeler registrations, but…
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South Korea’s monsoon failed. Now 100,000 face water cuts.
Miryang's two agricultural reservoirs hit near-zero capacity as Yangsan recorded 40.3°C on…
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China’s AI model forces enterprises to weigh savings against state access
Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 costs $0.94 per task—half Western competitors—but operates under…
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Thailand’s birth records hide a property-ownership loophole for foreign buyers
Between 1,000 and 1,500 suspicious registrations at Bangkok hospitals may have let…
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Hong Kong’s $7.6 billion Indonesia bet masks a tariff evasion risk
Foreign direct investment from China and Hong Kong into Indonesia tripled to…
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Washington’s bond policy now moves Korean chip stocks directly
SK Hynix surged 12% after the U.S. Treasury doubled long-bond buybacks, revealing…
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South Korea bets $600 billion on a chip boom that may not last
Seoul's record 2027 budget assumes corporate tax receipts will more than double…
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Samsung and SK Hynix hold less than 10 days of DRAM stock
HBM4 production consumes three times the wafer capacity of standard DRAM, pushing…
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Singapore beauty chain forced to refund $1m for targeting elderly CPF savings
DNA Brands staff systematically interrogated customers aged 60+ about retirement balances, then…
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Chinese fintech is betting billions on AI payments before the market exists
Lianlian DigiTech's adjusted operating profit surged 147 per cent to RMB156 million…
