Canada orders closure of TikTok's business in nation, app access to ...
6 days ago · November 7, 2024 16:04 JST. (Reuters) -- Canada on Wednesday ordered Chinese-owned TikTok's business in the country to be dissolved, citing national security risks, but added the government was ...
Philippines' GDP grew 5.2% in Q3, weakest in 5 quarters
6 days ago · MANILA -- The Philippine economy grew 5.2% in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, slowing from a revised 6.4% expansion in the previous quarter, official data showed on Thursday. The ...
Singapore's DBS chief cites Trump regime as 'more inflationary'
6 days ago · November 7, 2024 14:54 JST. SINGAPORE -- "More inflationary" pressures under Donald Trump's regime are to be expected if the victor of the U.S. presidential election follows through with his ...
Japanese film wins grand prix for the first time in two decades
6 days ago · TOKYO -- The 37th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) closed Wednesday with a Japanese feature taking home the grand prize, an occasion not seen in almost two decades. "Teki Cometh," a black ...
Japan's Komatsu goes all in on climate-friendly mining machines
6 days ago · November 7, 2024 10:41 JST. TOKYO -- Japanese heavy equipment maker Komatsu is focused on rolling out mining equipment that captures the growing decarbonization demand from clients in the resource ...
Myanmar appeals to China for economic, tech assistance as leader …
6 days ago · November 7, 2024 12:51 JST. TOKYO -- The head of Myanmar's military regime has urged China to provide economic and technological assistance, as the loss of key military outposts to armed ethnic ...
Trump victory likely to worsen South Korea defense jitters, analysts ...
6 days ago · The looming return to power of Donald Trump, right, is causing jitters in South Korea over how he will approach defense and security relations with the country and President Yoon Suk Yeol.
Australia scraps Lockheed satellite as defense priorities clash
November 6, 2024 14:44 JST. SYDNEY -- Australia has axed a multi-billion dollar defense satellite project with U.S. contractor Lockheed Martin, dismaying Australia's space industry and ...
Trump's reelection could rival the impact of the 2008 crisis for Asia
6 days ago · Everything officials from Tokyo to Jakarta thought they knew about how Asia's 2025 would turn out was upended in an instant by Donald Trump's return to the White House. William Pesek is an award ...
Indian female gig workers threaten more strikes over exploitation
Nov 6, 2024 · CHENNAI -- For more than 3,400 female gig workers, last week's Hindu festival of lights was "Black Diwali." To protest against unsafe work environments, grueling hours and low pay, the women, led ...