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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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US strikes collapse Iran ceasefire in three weeks
On July 7, US Central Command launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military…
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Southeast Asia’s grid needs $50 billion yearly. It’s spending $13 billion.
The International Energy Agency projects grid and storage investment must quadruple by…
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Nvidia is buying its way out of the packaging bottleneck
A $1.5 billion prepayment to Amkor secures advanced chip packaging capacity in…
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Grab became Malaysia’s economy. Regulators still have no rules for it.
The ride-hailing super app contributed RM9.9 billion to Malaysia's 2023 GDP while…
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FBI seizes Chinese hacking platforms that breached NASA and the Senate
On August 26, the Justice Department disabled QScan and QTRouter, two malware…
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Indonesia’s new fiber grid is half-owned by its biggest rival
RAIA Grid launched 86,000 kilometers of wholesale backbone on August 26, but…
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Asia-Pacific tourism could stall far below pre-pandemic levels by 2028
PATA's lower-bound forecast projects 599.7 million arrivals by 2028—just 88% of 2019…
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India’s economy is booming. Its graduates cannot find jobs.
India produces 5 million new graduates annually but creates only 1.7 million…
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Vietnam is ditching backpackers for high-spending tourists
With a 2030 target of US$40 billion in tourism revenue—roughly double 2024…
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Taiwan’s drone budget stalls as legislature blocks its own defense plan
A record NT$63.4 billion in drone funding survived a 266-day budget delay,…
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China is systematically stealing AI through smuggling and model theft
Malaysian customs seized $13 million in restricted chips bound for China, while…
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Iran threatens to walk away from US talks after ceasefire breaks down
Just 11 days after signing a 60-day interim deal on June 17,…
