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Japan Raises Rates to a 31-Year High — So Why Did the Yen Suddenly Sink?

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South Korea’s $350 Billion U.S. Investment Package Takes Shape With Texas Power and Nuclear Projects

Asia

Trump Bans CNN, MS NOW and Politico From the White House — But the Fight May Be Headed Straight to Court

Asia

Oracle’s $18 Billion AI Data Center Debt Comes Under Pressure — And New Mexico’s Permitting Fight Is Getting Bigger

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Ex-Apollo Executive Admits Misusing Confidential Documents While Building Rival Insurance Firm — 8-Year Legal Battle Ends

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Major U.S. Airlines Move Against Air China’s Extra U.S. Flights — The Russian Airspace Dispute Behind the Fight

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JPMorgan Abandons Oil Forecast as Iran War Breaks Every “Red Line” — Crude Tops $100 and Diesel Hits Record

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China Upgrades Djibouti Military Base With New Antennas and Satellite Systems — Expanding Its Regional Monitoring Reach

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Manny Villar Vows to Fight Ombudsman Graft Complaints Over PrimeWater — But the Investigation Is Just Beginning

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Manny, Cynthia, Mark and Camille Villar Face Ombudsman Graft Complaints Over PrimeWater — What Happens Next?

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Third Person Dies in Germany Malaria Outbreak Linked to Frankfurt Airport

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Japan’s HIV/AIDS Reports Fell 10% in 2025 — But Nearly 3 in 10 Were Diagnosed Only After AIDS Developed

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Duncan Sheik, Voice Behind ‘Barely Breathing,’ Dies at 56—But His Greatest Musical Legacy Came Years Later

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Ed Sheeran’s Gaza Controversy Explodes as His Tour Loses Every Opening Act—What Happens Next?

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Jonathan Sterling Breaks Silence on Tension With Celeste Cortesi: “We Were Not on Very Good Terms”

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Lisa Says Her New ‘PRESS PLAY’ EP Is “Like a Movie” — But What’s Hidden in Track 4?

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Alex Eala Is Back in Singapore — But Her Biggest Challenge May Be What Comes Next

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Black Sea Shipping Risk Zone Expands as Attacks Surge — London Insurers Sound a New Warning for Global Trade

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Volkswagen Takes €10 Billion Hit as Porsche Struggles and China Slumps — What Happens to Its Global Turnaround?

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Paramount’s $111 Billion Warner Bros. Deal Moves Toward a Breakthrough — But One Antitrust Fight Still Stands in the Way

Business

From Roadside Stalls to 1,000 Jobs: DITO Spotlights 5 Filipino MSMEs Scaling Nationwide — What’s Next?

Business

Meralco Turns Power Lines Into a Smart Grid With New Metering Tech — What It Could Mean for Outages, Solar and EVs

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Two Men, One Crown: This Showdown Could Decide the Next Big Name in Philippine Triathlon

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17-Year-Old Floyd Samba Scores Twice on Man City Debut — But What Happened Next at the Etihad Stole the Show

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Brisbane 2032 Rowing Faces Fresh Storm After Olympic Champion Warns of ‘Country Regatta’ Risk

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Letran Sends a Warning in NCAA Season 102—But the Knights’ Biggest Test May Still Be Ahead

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Ruben Van Bommel Gets His Netherlands Breakthrough — But What His Father Said After the Call-Up Has Everyone Talking

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Bohol Design Goes Global: South Palms Wins Two Major Asia Awards — What Makes This Resort Stand Out?

Philippines

Epson Expands ASEAN Printing Footprint as Philippines Emerges as a Key Growth Market

Philippines

Philippines Trails ASEAN in New Investments as Guinigundo Flags High Costs and Red Tape — What’s Driving Investors Away?

Philippines

EU Sends ₱10.9 Million to Luzon Flood Victims — More Than 32,000 Filipinos Set to Receive Aid

Philippines

AI-Created Content in the Philippines Could Face a New Copyright Test—And the Human Touch May Decide What Gets Protected

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Hublot Just Turned Jeff Koons’ $58.4 Million Balloon Dog Into a $25,100 Watch — But There’s a Catch

Singapore

Multi-Chem Plunged 38.7% — So Why Are Passports Still With CPIB?

Singapore

STI Barely Moved — So Why Did DFI Retail Still Crash 8.5%?

Singapore

Grab Locked 60% of Atome for $1.49B — So Why Is Close Still a 2027 Story?

Singapore

Singapore Athletes Wake Up on a Cruise Ship at Asian Games — But What Happens When the Weather Turns?

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Taiwan

TAIEX Reclaims 47,000 — But Can Taipei Keep the Volume?

Taiwan

Taiwan’s Highest ATM Now in Service at 2,240 Meters — And It Comes With an Apple-Shaped Sign

Taiwan

Taiwan Steps Up North America Tourism Push as Taipei Targets More Long-Haul Visitors

Taiwan

Cathay Financial Turns to AI to Transform Taiwan’s Wealth Management Market

Taiwan

Taiwan Labor Minister to Attend China APEC Meeting as ‘Chinese Taipei’ Amid Cross-Strait Tensions

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Thailand

EU FTA Could Push Thai Growth Above 3% — So Why Is Sept 28 Still Make-or-Break?

Thailand

Thailand Doubles Household Solar Target to 10GW — And the Next Move Could Change How Millions Get Their Power

Thailand

Australian Man Pleads Not Guilty in Thailand Suitcase Murder Case — What Happened Inside the Pattaya Apartment?

Thailand

Bangkok’s SET Is Eyeing 1,600 — But Banks and DELTA Still Have to Deliver

Thailand

Thailand Vow to Maintain Intensity Against Hong Kong at Asian Games

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Malaysia

TMK Is Paying RM939.9Mil for CCM — So Why Is 1Q2027 Still the Real Gate?

Malaysia

AirAsia Faces a Financial Storm as Fuel Costs Soar — Then Tony Fernandes Reveals What Comes Next

Malaysia

Najib Razak Can Leave Prison — But His Legal Battle Is Far From Over

Malaysia

Malaysia Says Fuel Supplies Are Secured Through December — But the Bigger Energy Risk Is Still Ahead

Malaysia

TRX and Labuan Just Linked Malaysia’s Two IFCs — So Why Isn’t Listing in KL Enough?

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Suahasil Kept the 2.85% Deficit — So Why Are Markets Still Watching Jakarta?

Indonesia

Indonesia Ferry Disaster: 3 More Bodies Found as Divers Enter Wreck — 126 Still Missing

Indonesia

Ultrajaya Wants All of Frisian Flag Indonesia for Rp14.57T — So Who Ends Up in Control?

Indonesia

Indonesia Ferry Disaster: Divers Finally Reach the Sunken Virgo Transport 8 — Then They Found Something Inside

Indonesia

IHSG Softened in Session One — So Why Is MoF Still Flagging Rp141.6T Inflows?

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Japan

Asian Games 2026 Chaos Deepens as Athletes Cry Foul—And the Problems Go Far Beyond Tiny Beds

Japan

Elreen Ando Wants More Than Bronze at Asian Games 2026—But a Tougher Weight Class Awaits

Japan

Japan Says Oil Supplies Are Secured Through November — But One Risk Still Hangs Over Asia

Japan

BOJ Raises Rates to 31-Year High — Then Ueda Drops a Major Hint About What Could Come Next

Japan

Toyota’s $6.4 Billion Robot Gamble Begins in 2028 — And 400,000 Machines Could Transform Its Factories

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong

Hang Seng Climbed — So Why Did Hang Seng Tech Still Sell Off?

Hong Kong

From Cheng Pei-pei to Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong’s Action Heroines Leave a Lasting Legacy

Hong Kong

Revamped Huanggang Port Could Open on October 12 Under New Joint Clearance System

Hong Kong

YDC 2026 Showcases Hong Kong’s Emerging Fashion Designers

Hong Kong

The Fed Just Raised Rates and Signalled More Hikes — So Why Are Asian Stocks Going Up?

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Vanguard Eyes $2.5B in Vietnam — So Why Is FTSE Still the Real Catalyst?

Vietnam

Why Vietnam’s VN-Index Is Surging — And Why FTSE’s Upgrade Is the Real Story

Vietnam

UK Eyes Role in Vietnam’s Infrastructure Boom as Metro Expansion Accelerates

Vietnam

Vietnam Is Lining Up 29 U.S. Deals With SpaceX, Chevron and More — But Many May Not Be Binding

Vietnam

Vietnam Hasn’t Sold a Sovereign Dollar Bond Since 2014 — Now It May Borrow US$1 Billion, but the Price Could Hit 7%

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South Korea

Foreigners Bought Seoul After a Selling Streak — So Why Did Retail Dump ₩3.59T?

South Korea

Lee Put $350B US Investment on Hold — So Why Is “Commercial Reasonableness” the Blocker?

South Korea

SK hynix’s Solidigm Eyes First U.S. NAND Factory — And New York Could Be Next in Line

South Korea

Why Seoul’s Chip Rally Has Legs — And Why the Won Still Slipped

South Korea

North Korea Says U.S.-Led Military Buildup Justifies More Nukes — But Its Nuclear Infrastructure Is Expanding Too

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United States

Rebeca Grynspan Takes Narrow Lead in UN Secretary-General Race — But the Real Battle May Be Just Beginning

United States

AI Mistake Nearly Put US Forces on a Chinese Ship—Then Officials Discovered What the Intel Really Said

United States

FTSE 100 Falls 1.4% as Banks and Energy Stocks Drag London Market Lower — But Weekly Gains Survive

United States

Trump’s Third-Country Deportation Plan Just Hit a Major Legal Roadblock — And the Case May Not Be Over

United States

Sam Altman Is Heading to the UN Security Council—And the AI Warning He Brings Could Change the Debate

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China

China’s CXMT Targets NAND Flash as AI Memory Crunch Intensifies — Samsung and YMTC Face a New Challenge

China

China Coast Guard Ramming Near Palawan Sparks Alarm—And the Location Makes This Incident Even More Serious

China

‘Intentional Ramming’: China Coast Guard Accused of Striking Philippine BFAR Vessel—What Happened Next?

China

Chinese Diving Instructor Held in Indonesia Over Alleged Sea Turtle Killing

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