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Data labeller Indu Nadarajan working at the delivery centre of NextWealth, an AI-enabling services firm, in the Namakkal district of India’s Tamil Nadu state on January 12. Photo: AFP
Asia housing and property

The View | Why AI disruption isn’t a major threat to India’s booming office market

Tech disruption is unlikely to spoil India’s commercial real estate party. If anything, the world’s hottest office market is too hot.

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Trade

Tariff whiplash throws Asia’s recent US trade deals into doubt

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Hong Kong society

Silent suffering: how a domestic helper’s Hong Kong dream became a nightmare

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Banking & finance

Opinion | Why the Fed credibility crisis will hit emerging markets harder

As confidence in US monetary stewardship falters, inflation risks rise and capital flows become more volatile. Emerging markets with fewer policy buffers will bear the brunt.

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US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference at the Federal Reserve Board Building in Washington on January 28. Photo: AFP
Rare earths

India, Brazil sign rare earths deal to build ‘resilient supply chains’

With China holding a near-monopoly on rare earths production, India and other countries are seeking alternative sources.

China trade

As high-speed railways saturate China, how far can their global reach extend?

As Chinese giants eye Eurasia for new infrastructure, analysts speculate on what it will take to keep overseas projects from going off the rails in different host nations.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh faces daunting post-election challenges in economy, garment sector

A key concern for Dhaka is the upgrade to developing nation status, with the key garment sector set to face stiffer competition.

Garment workers tailor clothes in a factory in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Photo: AFP
China energy security

What would blocking the Strait of Hormuz mean for global oil and LNG shipments?

Tehran temporarily and partially closed the strategic waterway during a military drill, prompting speculation over an extended blockade.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs refuse to hold hands during India AI summit photo op

The incident in New Delhi highlights the frosty relationship between Sam Altman and Dario Amodei.

US-China trade war

Washington offers US$200 million to boost US smartphone industry in Indo-Pacific

State Department subsidies for US companies to shore up US artificial intelligence supply chain in region and counter China’s dominance.

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Jacob Helberg, the State Department’s Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, believed the US$200 million in government funding would make “millions of smartphones more competitive”. Photo: Getty Images
Emmanuel Macron

India-Europe trade corridor gathers pace as Modi, Macron pledge port partnership

The India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor is seen as an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

A container terminal at Mundra Port in the western Indian state of Gujarat. Photo: Reuters
Electric & new energy vehicles

Video | Recycling is India’s critical minerals ‘gold mine’

E-waste has long been described as a ‘gold mine’ for critical minerals in the nation where commercial mining of such material is years away.

Jeffrey Epstein

Bill Gates backs out of India AI summit speech amid Epstein storm

The Gates Foundation said the Microsoft co-founder wanted to ‘ensure the focus remains on the AI summit’s key priorities’.

Defence

India, France elevate defence ties in push for strategic autonomy

The deal reflects India’s shift from ‘transactional defence buying’ amid expanding security engagement with Europe, analysts say.

French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands as they arrive for the India-France Year of Innovation and Cultural Commemoration event in Mumbai on Tuesday. Photo: EPA
Artificial intelligence

Indian university’s Chinese robot dog claim at AI summit slammed as ‘shameless’

Following online backlash, Galgotias University said that it did not build the model sold by Chinese start-up Unitree.

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The robot dog sold by a Chinese start-up appeared at a booth run by the private Galgotias University at this week’s AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. Photo:X/zoo_bear
Chinese tourists

Chinese and Indian tourists to boost Europe’s travel market amid US slowdown

This is the first sign of a decline in the post-pandemic boom in American travel to Europe, driven by a strong US dollar.

US-China relations

Bipartisan push grows for Quad summit before Trump’s China trip

Lawmakers urge White House to rally Indo-Pacific partners ahead of high-stakes Xi meeting, citing leverage and coordination concerns.

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Artificial intelligence

India AI summit aims to shift focus from model races to scaled reality

The event offers emerging economies a chance to reframe AI as public infrastructure and work together to put it into public services.

Delegates at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Crime

Death penalty for Indian trio who raped Israeli tourist, killed man in Hampi

The men had attacked a group of five people – including two tourists – who were stargazing near a Unesco World Heritage site in Hampi.

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Mainland China

India’s huge new megaport off Southeast Asia gets green go-ahead

The new port, airport, power plant and township on Great Nicobar island, northwest of Indonesia, will cover an estimated 166 sq km.

SCMP Highlights

Indonesia’s tourist visa, Filipino attacked in Singapore mall: 7 Asia highlights

From scrutiny over Indonesia’s tourist visa to workplace pranks in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Tourists walk through a shopping area in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. Photo: EPA
China-India relations

Why the harsh words between China and India over a remote, inhospitable valley?

Verbal sparring has thrown an obscure footnote in border tensions into the limelight and exposed the complexities left behind by history.

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The origins of frictions along China and India’s shared border can be traced to the great power politics of the 19th century and earlier. Photo: Shutterstock
Bangladesh

Opinion | Bangladesh’s BNP could struggle to enact reforms despite election win

While the BNP’s margin of victory should help ensure stability, its roots in the old order could limit the speed and reach of reforms.

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China's military weapons

Why the growing network of American MQ-9 drones is a challenge for China

Reapers can carry out both reconnaissance and strike missions and an increasing number of US allies and partners are buying them.

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Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s outreach to India ‘a good beginning’ for easing strained ties

Dhaka’s invitation to attend the swearing-in and Modi’s message of support show both sides are ready to turn the page, analysts say.

Tarique Rahman, chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), shows a victory sign following the BNP’s victory in the general election, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia

Crude business for Indonesia amid West’s squeeze on Russian oil

Analysts say Indonesia’s energy demand could draw scrutiny as Moscow seeks new buyers, potentially complicating US trade talks.

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A Pertamina worker climbs on a gauge at a crude oil well on Bunyu island in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan province. Photo: Reuters
Renewable energy

High tension in India as banks, utilities resist solar shift

India’s efforts to nearly double clean energy capacity to 500 gigawatts by 2030 are being met with reluctance from banks and state utilities.

Bangladesh

Bangladesh PM-to-be celebrates landslide win, thanks protesters

Prime minister-in-waiting Tarique Rahman dedicated his victory to those who ‘sacrificed for democracy’ after the first polls since a deadly 2024 uprising.

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