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- Explainer-Why have India-US trade talks stalled again and what’s next?on October 6, 2026
NEW DELHI, Oct 6 – Senior officials in India and the United States have indicated long-running efforts to finalise a bilateral trade agreement have stalled, again.
- Taiwan’s new F-16V fighter jets have landed – what now?on October 6, 2026
While the delivery of the two jets from the US was hailed by the ruling DPP as an important milestone for Taiwan’s defence, more headwinds are expected.
- From FIFA suspension to prized partner: Has Indonesia turned its football around?on October 6, 2026
Indonesia is winning again, but questions remain over whether its football system has truly changed.
- Singapore security firm V-Key takes stake in CloudsineAIby Minh Le on October 6, 2026
The companies said they would combine V-Key’s identity and cryptography tools with CloudsineAI’s web integrity and AI security products.
- Granite Asia, Google partner to invest up to $2m in AI startupsby Grace Priscilla Teo on October 6, 2026
Selected startups will also receive up to US$350,000 in Google Cloud and Gemini credits.
- US and China discuss reciprocal visits to nuclear sites: Reportson October 6, 2026
The idea of reciprocal visits was initially raised by China in meetings with US officials this year and visits to US Department of Energy national laboratories and equivalent Chinese facilities were discussed, CNN said, citing a source familiar with the matter.
- ‘Many complex engineering challenges’ behind Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link: Operatoron October 6, 2026
“(It) may seem relatively straightforward, as it only has two stations. But a safe and reliable journey depends on careful engineering,” says the CEO of RTSO, the rail link operator.
- North Korea warns of stronger action towards South Korea over mine blast accusationson October 6, 2026
Seoul said two soldiers were wounded by a mine planted by the North in the Demilitarised Zone.
- US and China discuss reciprocal visits to nuclear sites, CNN reportson October 6, 2026
Oct 6 – The United States has discussed starting reciprocal visits to nuclear sites with China, and plans to continue pushing in meetings in the coming months, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
- Asia’s growth now belongs to Silicon Valleyby Nigel Green on October 6, 2026
Southeast Asia’s growth next year will be decided at meetings its finance ministers won’t attend. A few executives in California will soon settle next year’s spending on data centers. Their decisions will do more to shape growth in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines than any […]
- CPEC 2.0 will be won or lost on keeping China’s investors safeby Qazi Zaheer Ahmad on October 6, 2026
CPEC 2.0 aims to move past the infrastructure-heavy first phase toward industry, agriculture, mining, technology, green development and business-to-business investment. That shift could deepen economic ties between Pakistan and China, but it also changes the nature of the security challenge. Big […]
- S Korea plans $3.5b frontier AI programby Minh Le on October 6, 2026
LG, SK Telecom, and Upstage advanced in South Korea’s sovereign AI project.
- Countries weigh banning smart glasses over privacy concernson October 6, 2026
Oct 6 – Governments, courts and companies are considering restrictions and examining existing rules on smart glasses amid worries that the technology, brought to mainstream by Meta’s Ray-Bans, could be used to photograph, film or audio-record confidential materials or people without their […]
- AMD plans sharp 2027 chip supply increase for AIby Minh Le on October 6, 2026
Su said one aim of the trip was to ensure AMD’s supply chain could increase central processing unit and graphics processing unit output.
- Philippine security council looking into China-linked remittances to Duterte family firmon October 6, 2026
The nature of the remittances was not immediately clear.
- Nepal plans to split aviation regulator to improve air safetyon October 6, 2026
KATHMANDU, Oct 6 – Nepal plans to split the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) into two separate agencies to improve air safety, a minister said on Tuesday, in a country with a long history of crashes.
- Indonesia says it will halt forest destruction for rice paddieson October 6, 2026
Data showed countrywide rice demand had been met with domestic production.
- Meet the 50 top-funded startups and tech companies in Japanby Aya Lin on October 6, 2026
Here are the companies in Japan that are attracting tons of investors and have the resources to spend on software, talent, and expansion.
- Moonshot AI eyes Hong Kong IPO after $50b valuationby Aiko Gao Ishida on October 6, 2026
A summer fundraising round valued Moonshot at US$31.5 billion.
- Indonesia says will halt forest destruction for rice paddieson October 6, 2026
- Southeast Asia’s energy security at a crossroads as power demand surges, IEA warnson October 6, 2026
The region should diversify energy sources and supply routes, make greater use of domestic resources where viable and become more energy efficient, the International Energy Agency recommends in a new report.
- Finnish AI startup Comparables.ai raises $6m seedby Minh Le on October 6, 2026
Araya Ventures, one of the lead investors, focuses on pre-seed and seed startups.
- The illusion of America’s withdrawal from Iraqby Fateme Jafarbegi and Sajad Ahanger on October 6, 2026
The American withdrawal from Iraq is not an end but a strategic pivot, a calculated transition from direct occupation to remote containment. By pressuring Iraq to disarm its resistance groups, Washington aims to neutralize Iran’s forward defense line and clear the battlefield for a potential […]
- Indonesia court to rule on bid to annul vice president’s election winon October 6, 2026
Plaintiffs led by a former Indonesian deputy law minister filed a petition last month, arguing that Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s overseas education credentials did not satisfy Indonesian eligibility requirements.
- TV personality Dewi Sukarno ordered to pay fine over assaultson October 6, 2026
The 86-year-old Japanese TV personality is the widow of Indonesia’s first president Sukarno.
- Purple reign: Philippines seeks to keep grip on ube throneon October 6, 2026
Fears that biopiracy might take a chunk out of the market have prompted the Philippines’ government to announce a ban on raw ube exports.
- Japan says it told China survey ship to leave Tokyo’s economic waterson October 6, 2026
The Chinese vessel Kexue was seen “intermittently extending wire-like objects into the sea”, says Japan’s coast guard.
- India opposition leaders briefly detained in election proteston October 6, 2026
Opposition parties began their march from parliament towards to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in New Delhi, but were stopped by heavy police deployments.
- US enshittification vs Chinese involutionby Han Feizi on October 6, 2026
It’s getting better all the time (Better, better, better) It’s getting better all the time I admit it’s getting better –The Beatles In an X post, Marko Jukic, senior analyst at Bismarck Analysis, lamented: “Enshittification” is sort of a “safe horny” term for what is really just […]
- Ant International, HSBC complete UAE token payment pilotby Aiko Gao Ishida on October 6, 2026
Ant International was HSBC’s first client in the Middle East to use the service, according to the announcement.
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