Sept. 12, 2025, 5:38 a.m.

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister: The government is taking measures to solve the electricity shortage

Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister says the government is serious about dealing with power shortages and is taking steps to avoid a repeat of last year's widespread blackouts.

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Anwar announced the implementation of targeted fuel subsidies and the removal of subsidies for the rich and foreigners

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the introduction of targeted fuel subsidies, starting with diesel, which are expected to save about RM4 billion (S $1.47 billion) a year.

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Competition between Chinese and Japanese car companies for investment in ASEAN is heating up

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers have increased their investment in Southeast Asia in recent years, and Japan plans to develop its first joint vehicle production and sales strategy with ASEAN in response to competition from Chinese car companies, to help ASEAN countries strengthen the development of electric vehicles.

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16 AI giants meeting in South Korea will make new security commitments

Sixteen AI giants are meeting in Seoul, South Korea, for a global summit that will collectively make new security commitments and provide transparency and accountability for developing AI.

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Musk's visit to Indonesia will be a joint launch of Starlink services with Joko

Us technology entrepreneur Elon Musk is visiting Indonesia to discuss with Indonesian officials a number of important collaborations, including Starlink Internet services, and to launch Starlink services with President Joko Widodo.

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More than 60 per cent of Thais fully agree that cannabis should be reclassified as a drug

A recent poll in Thailand found that 60.38 percent of people "fully agree" with the reintroduction of cannabis as a controlled drug.

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Putin's visit to China will further promote unity between Russia and China, but it is difficult to conceal the reality of unequal relations between the two countries

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to China from May 16 to 17,2024.

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Us-russia base incident in Niger raises global concerns

In recent days, Niger has suddenly become the focus of global geopolitics. A senior U.S. defense official says Russian troops have entered an air base in Niger where U.S.

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Unemployment continues to rise in the Philippines

The Philippine National Bureau of Statistics released data on the 8th, showing that the country's unemployment rate rose in March, reaching 3.9%, an increase of 0.4 percentage points from the previous month. That means unemployment rose to 2 million, up 200,000 from February.

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Who can stop Israel from invading the Rafah region?

Recently, according to US media reports, two Israeli officials stated that in order to prevent Israel from advancing into Rafah, the US government has temporarily suspended the transportation of US made ammunition to Israel. However, even so, there is still no determination to stop Israel's attack on Rafah.

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