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- Tata, JSW plan $1b India EV push to cut China relianceby Naomi Li Gan on May 7, 2026
Tata’s Agratas is investing over US$400 million in Bengaluru for advanced battery cell research.
- Designed to hurt Asia, Trump’s tariffs did the oppositeby Chris Chen on May 7, 2026
When the Trump administration announced sweeping tariffs on Asian economies on April 2, 2025, the political framing was simple. The tariffs would punish Asian exporters, shrink the US trade deficit and force capital home. Asia was cast as the vulnerable party in a contest the US expected to […]
- Malaysia wants 7% of the global advanced packaging market by 2035. Right now, it has zero.by Dashveenjit Kaur on May 7, 2026
Five local companies form consortium to build what Malaysia has never had. No funding secured, no anchor customer, and the clock is running. SEMICON SEA 2026: local players still don’t own an advanced packaging process. The number that stopped the room at MITEC on Wednesday afternoon was not the […]
- Myanmar military claims recapture of trade artery towards Chinaon May 7, 2026
Myanmar has pledged to step up trade with China, reviving discussions of long-stalled projects.
- Indonesia, China launch cross-border QR payments via Alipay+by Aiko Gao Ishida on May 7, 2026
The launch supports local currency transactions between Indonesia and China via Ant International.
- Foxconn partners Poland EV venture on factory, R&D hubby Grace Priscilla Teo on May 7, 2026
The EV factory in Jaworzno will include body shops, battery assembly, and a research center.
- Paramount beats estimates as Warner deal nearsby Aiko Gao Ishida on May 7, 2026
Paramount+ ended the quarter with 79.6 million subscribers, adding 700,000 new customers.
- Paraguay president lauds friendship with Taiwan, China tells him to sever tieson May 7, 2026
TAIPEI, May 7 – Paraguay and Taiwan share a friendship based on freedom and democracy that extends beyond diplomatic formalities, Paraguayan President Santiago Pena said on Thursday, as China told him to sever ties with Taipei.
- Ex-Thai PM Thaksin’s children pay final prison visit before parole releaseon May 7, 2026
Paetongtarn Shinawatra, his daughter, said they did not talk about politics at all.
- One year after India-Pakistan clash, a fragile truce holds amid rising riskson May 7, 2026
At the heart of the dispute remains Kashmir, a flashpoint that continues to hinder long-term stability and economic potential in South Asia.
- TikTok to invest $25b in Thailand digital infrastructureby Aiko Gao Ishida on May 7, 2026
TikTok plans to expand data storage across Bangkok and two other provinces in Thailand.
- Malaysia tightens rules for imported EVs from Julyby Minh Le on May 7, 2026
The new rules will also require imported EVs to have at least 180 kilowatts of power after tax breaks ended in December.
- Malaysia seeks clarification from Norway after export control halts missile supplyon May 7, 2026
A Malaysian defence news portal reported that Norway had banned the deliveries of the missiles to Malaysia just days before the scheduled date.
- Hyundai Card tests generative AI for PR writing and internal LLM trainingby Muhammad Zulhusni on May 7, 2026
Hyundai Card tested generative AI PR writing against human-written draft in blind test. Expanding hands-on LLM training for leaders and employees. Hyundai Card has started testing the use of generative AI in public relations work, including press release writing and planning. The company recently […]
- Meet the 15 top-funded startups and tech companies in Vietnamby Aya Lin on May 7, 2026
Here are the companies in Vietnam that are attracting tons of investors and have the resources to spend on software, talent, and expansion.
- AirAsia to start new airline, stays defiant on fuel hedgingon May 7, 2026
To help fund expansion, AirAsia could sell as much as US$600 million (S$759 million) in bonds.
- Honda Motor may indefinitely freeze Ontario EV plantsby Grace Priscilla Teo on May 7, 2026
Honda had planned to start the Ontario facilities in 2028, but said in May 2025 that it would delay the project by about two years.
- What’s at stake at the Trump-Xi summiton May 7, 2026
BEIJING, May 7 – U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Beijing next week, as both countries seek to stabilise a relationship strained by tensions over trade, Taiwan and the Iran war.
- Dubai’s Visarun.ai targets India’s $61.7b travel market with AI toolsby Grace Priscilla Teo on May 7, 2026
Visarun.ai offers AI tools that reduce visa processing times from weeks to just days.
- India state polls deepen Hindu-Muslim political divide, results showon May 7, 2026
NEW DELHI, May 7 – India’s main opposition Congress party drew increasingly strong backing from Muslim voters while Hindus overwhelmingly voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, results from recent elections in four states have shown.
- Kakao-backed Upstage completes Daum operator dealby Diya Lal on May 7, 2026
Upstage said it plans to apply its Solar large language model to Daum’s search engine.
- Canada reviews limits for Chinese EV import permitsby Grace Priscilla Teo on May 7, 2026
The government is weighing company-specific caps after August 31, and none of the permits had been used as of this week.
- Snap ends planned AI feature with Perplexityby Naomi Li Gan on May 7, 2026
Snap also said first-quarter revenue rose 12% and net loss narrowed to US$89 million from US$140 million.
- Indonesia’s Sumatra flood victims file lawsuit as reconstruction work stallson May 7, 2026
At least 1,200 people were killed and 300,000 homes damaged from the floods and landslides.
- Hormuz crisis heats up Asia’s Arctic scrambleby Irvan Maulana on May 7, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz crisis will be remembered for many things, but its most consequential legacy may be one that has barely entered the public debate. It has accelerated Asia’s geographic pivot away from the Middle East and toward a region most Asian capitals have until now treated as […]
- Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet on ASEAN sidelines amid uneasy truceon May 7, 2026
Close to 150 people were killed and at least 300,000 displaced by the two rounds of fighting in 2025.
- AirAsia co-founder Fernandes plans to start new airline: Reporton May 7, 2026
The new airline could be announced within the next couple of months, the report said, adding that AirAsia is moving some planes for the venture.
- Khosla-backed Genesis AI goes full-stack in robotics pushby Aiko Gao Ishida on May 7, 2026
The company showed robots cooking meals and lab work, but it did not share third-party benchmarks.
- China vessel conducting ‘illegal’ research near gas-rich Reed bank, says Philippineson May 7, 2026
Reed bank is within Manila’s exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea.
- Analysts bullish on ‘clear leader’ Grab amid regulatory headwindsby Deon Loke on May 7, 2026
Brokerages, however, present a mixed outlook on target prices.
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