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- UK naval initiative targets Russia in Arctic and Baltic seasby Andrew Korybko on May 13, 2026
General Sir Gwyn Jenkins, head of the British Royal Navy, announced that his counterparts from the 10-nation Joint Expeditionary Taskforce comprised of the UK, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the Netherlands agreed to create “a family of allied […]
- Indonesia to review visa waivers after foreign scammers’ arrestson May 13, 2026
Indonesian authorities last week detained more than 500 people in two separate raids.
- Trump heads to China, says no need for Xi’s help on Iran waron May 13, 2026
WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 13 – U.S. President Donald Trump headed to China on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, saying he does not expect to need Beijing’s help to end the war with Iran and ease Tehran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz.
- Why Trump will ‘limp’ into China and likely leave empty-handedby William Pesek on May 13, 2026
TOKYO — Since 2013, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has been looking for a strategy to make Asia’s biggest economy great again. Little did he know it would be Donald Trump’s presidency. Fifteen months ago, as Trump 2.0 got underway, the White House radiated confidence. Trump advisers argued that […]
- Uber plans India data center with Adani Groupby Grace Priscilla Teo on May 13, 2026
CEO Khosrowshahi disclosed the plan in a post on X during a visit to India, where he met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu.
- Turkey and Armenia move closer to direct trade links in sign of warming tieson May 13, 2026
ANKARA/LONDON, May 13 – Turkey lifted some customs restrictions on Armenia on Wednesday, paving the way for direct trade links between the two countries in a further sign of normalising ties after over 30 years of strained relations.
- A16z-backed defense tech firm Anduril raises $5b at $61b valuationby Naomi Li Gan on May 13, 2026
Anduril’s revenue more than doubled to US$2.2 billion in 2025 with a nearly doubled workforce.
- 20 largest exits in Indonesiaby Aya Lin on May 13, 2026
Here’s our regularly updated list of the biggest startup exits in Indonesia.
- 74% of firms rolled back AI customer agents: researchby Diya Lal on May 13, 2026
74% of enterprises rolled back or shut down live AI customer communication agents due to governance issues.
- SoftBank Group Q4 profit jumps on OpenAI gainsby Minh Le on May 13, 2026
SoftBank’s Vision Fund gained 3.1 trillion yen in the quarter, boosting profits for five straight quarters.
- Australian developer says ‘toxic’ Trump hotel plan scrappedon May 13, 2026
The developer said the project was scrapped because the Trump brand was “toxic to Australians”.
- India PM Modi cuts size of his motorcade to save fuel, says sourceon May 13, 2026
The Indian leader was known to have about a dozen vehicles in his motorcade before the reduction.
- Japan ‘robot wolves’ in high demand to scare off bearson May 13, 2026
The “Monster Wolf” is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls to scare away wild animals.
- Taiwan ruling party nominates lawmaker sanctioned by China for Taipei mayoron May 13, 2026
He will face current Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an from Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang.
- Duterte v Marcos: Inside the impeachment shaking that is Philippine politicson May 13, 2026
Ms Sara Duterte was accused of plotting the assassination of Mr Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
- From health emergency to financial trouble: Measles’ unseen toll on Bangladesh’s pooron May 13, 2026
For poor households, the health emergency quickly turns into financial trouble.
- Hand, foot and mouth disease, dengue cases spike in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Cityon May 13, 2026
HFMD cases in the city surged in April, with 5,243 inpatient and outpatient cases recorded.
- Korea Exchange deploys AI in core market operationsby Minh Le on May 13, 2026
Fair Labs was recently chosen to lead a 4.1 billion won research project backed by South Korea’s culture ministry.
- MSCI stock deletions put Indonesia’s reform credibility on trialby Irvan Maulana on May 13, 2026
When a private index provider understands a country’s governance gaps better than its own regulators do, something structurally significant has already occurred. Indonesia confronted that reality on May 13, when MSCI announced removing 18 stocks and adding none. The Financial Services Authority […]
- Seoul to roll out agricultural product subsidy for pregnant women, including foreignerson May 13, 2026
Starting on July 1, the subsidy will be provided to 29,200 women.
- Samsung Electronics falls 6.1% on failed wage dealby Aiko Gao Ishida on May 13, 2026
Samsung’s union demands bonuses at 15% of operating profit, above management’s 10% offer.
- Building an AI copilot for robotics engineersby Adinda Pryanka on May 13, 2026
Backed by Antler, Drift generates simulation environments and launch files to help engineers scale hardware production.
- China’s top-funded tech companies in the last decadeby Aya Lin on May 13, 2026
Which Chinese tech firm will become the next big thing? Our funding tracker might give you a hint.
- Iran war to cast a shadow on BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Delhion May 13, 2026
NEW DELHI, May 13 – The U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is set to cast a shadow over a two-day meeting of the foreign ministers of the BRICS grouping that kicks off in New Delhi on Thursday, testing the bloc’s ability to reach a unified position and produce a joint statement.
- China launches global AI education platformby Grace Priscilla Teo on May 13, 2026
Smart Education of China platform now serves about 220 countries and regions worldwide.
- Tesla to bring more AI products to Chinaby Aiko Gao Ishida on May 13, 2026
As of March 2026, Tesla had 588 directly operated stores in 119 mainland Chinese cities.
- EU in talks to join US tech supply chain allianceby Minh Le on May 13, 2026
Sweden and Finland have already joined the US-backed Pax Silica alliance for tech cooperation.
- Trump and Xi: a path to US-China rivalry without warby Kai He and Huiyun Feng on May 13, 2026
US President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing this week may ease tensions at the margins of the US-China rivalry. But it will not change a central fact: neither side can escape the rivalry, and neither side can decisively win it. The biggest challenge for Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is […]
- Samsung plans Q4 launch of AI server memory modulesby Naomi Li Gan on May 13, 2026
Samsung’s CMM-D 3.1 module supports up to 1TB with 72GB/s bandwidth on PCIe 6.0.
- Air India to suspend several international flights from June as Middle East crisis fuels oil shockon May 13, 2026
Reports suggest that nearly 100 daily flights have been reduced overall.
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