US looks on while China takes the Gulf digital

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The US-China strategic rivalry extends to the struggle for control over the digital economy — particularly digital infrastructure and technological innovation. China’s digital economy is among the most vibrant in the world, ranking second globally in 2021 at US$7.1 trillion. And it has become a crucial part of the relations between China and Gulf states including Bahrain, […]

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Singapore and China’s continued collaboration will create new opportunities for businesses: Lawrence Wong

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SINGAPORE: As Singapore and China continue to collaborate in emerging areas of the economy, this will open up new opportunities for businesses on both sides, said Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Friday (Oct 7). Speaking at the Future China Global Forum, Mr Wong said Singapore has consistently participated inContinue Reading

What’s driving Russia-Iran energy cooperation

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As Europe prepares for a winter without Russian gas, the Kremlin is looking to move its natural gas sales further to the east. Although China and India remain Moscow’s most important export destinations in Asia, Russia seems to have found a new buyer – the Islamic Republic of Iran.  Why would a country that holds […]

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Southeast Asia’s women fight for empowerment against the tides of political change

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Women at risk of sexual violence in Myanmar, Malaysia’s former first lady’s fall from grace, Cambodia’s underground sex market helps empower women and an author’s essays explore political dissonance through the metaphor of fruit

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Equinix expands to Indonesia with US mil data center

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Eight-story facility to open by the second half of 2024
Companies in Indonesia to leverage its platform to power their business To support increasing demand for the digital services essential to powering today’s businesses, Equinix Inc announced its expansion to Indonesia with plans for an approximately US$74 million (RM343 million) International Business…Continue Reading

Mad cop shooting tragedy shakes Thailand to the core

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BANGKOK – Children lay napping after eating lunch on a rainy day in their childcare center in northeast Thailand, but their dreams soon became the gruesome nightmare of Thailand’s deadliest mass killing of civilians by a lone gunman. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha reportedly plans to fly to the small town on Friday (October 7) to […]

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Sex toys a new pillar of freedom in Cambodia, resisting centuries of sexual repression

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Vague laws and cultural norms have stopped sex toys from becoming popular in Cambodia. But future thinking entrepreneurs are now meeting a new wave of demand for novelty items amid shifting social norms

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