U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday is seeking to quell dissent among right-wing Tory rebels by pushing ahead with a vote on his controversial Rwanda bill.
Marcos vows to defend the Philippines’ sovereignty amid China’s ‘aggression and provocations’
Manila has stepped up its resistance this year against Beijing’s aggressive claims and projection of power over almost the entire waterway.
India overtakes Hong Kong to become the world’s seventh largest stock market
India has been a standout market this year in the Asia-Pacific region, while Hong Kong is the worst performer among the region’s major equity markets.
Spanish economist picked to lead the EU’s massive lending unit lays out her priorities
Nadia Calviño, newly-appointed head of the European Investment Bank, on speeding up procedures, increasing MDB collaboration, and AI regulation.
China’s livestream shopping is booming, fueling new tech such as avatars and AI
Livestreaming is cementing itself as a growing sales channel in China, driving new tech products such as virtual human streamers and mobile data packages.
China stocks slide after data shows increasing deflationary pressures amid weak demand
China’s consumer price index in November fell 0.5% year-on-year, compared to expectations of a 0.1% drop
Japanese tech giant Rakuten plans to launch proprietary AI model within next two months
Rakuten CEO Hiroshi Mikitani said the company is planning to launch its own large language model within the next two months.
Stock futures are slightly higher ahead of final Fed meeting of 2023: Live updates
Stock futures are little changed as investors await this week’s final Fed meeting of 2023 for signals on when central bankers will begin to cut rates.
Japan’s prime minister looks to ‘restore trust’ amid fundraising scandal
Kishida decided to replace four ministers and 11 ministerial positions in his cabinet as a scandal over alleged undisclosed funding fueled public disapproval.
China’s November consumer prices fall the fastest in 3 years
The consumer price index (CPI) dropped 0.5% both from a year earlier and compared with October, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Saturday.