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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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India’s cheapest phones are disappearing. Memory costs made them unbuildable.
The sub-$100 segment collapsed 74.3% in Q2 2026 as DRAM and NAND…
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Seoul’s chip stocks now dictate global AI portfolio moves daily
A $1 trillion selloff in Korean memory chips pushed the Kospi-Nasdaq correlation…
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Nepal’s flood recovery becomes a China-India influence test
With 1,341 dead and 5,000 missing after an August 26 avalanche, Nepal…
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Philippines opens dual legal front against Vice President Duterte over assassination threat
Criminal charges filed 11 August 2026 under Article 282 of the Revised…
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South Korea’s AI data law just got teeth. Western firms are unprepared.
Starting September 11, companies face fines up to 10% of global revenue…
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Bandung airport opens to jets. Singapore gets a direct line in.
Six airlines including Scoot have applied for permits at Husein Sastranegara ahead…
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China’s ethnic law reaches beyond its borders to silence Taiwan
Article 63 of Beijing's new Ethnic Unity law extends legal liability to…
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Brent crude above $78 as Hormuz warzone costs outlast the ceasefire
Military escalation between the US and Iran has triggered a warzone designation…
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The young Indians who stopped trusting their institutions
After forcing the education minister to resign over exam leaks, India's youth…
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Citi’s blockchain rail lets Japanese treasurers move money at 2 a.m.
A tokenised deposit service launching by end-2026 will connect Japan to five…
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Hong Kong’s independent booksellers are disappearing into the law
Five arrests on July 15 mark the third bookstore raid this year…
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Asia’s best founders are already in San Francisco
The U.S. captured 80% of global venture funding in early 2026, while…
