28 Sept
South Korea: North Korean Mine Likely Injured Three Soldiers in DMZ
South Korea's military said it is highly likely that a North Korean landmine caused an explosion that injured three soldiers in the Demilitarized Zone.
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27 Sept
China Weighs Allowing ByteDance and Alibaba to Buy New Nvidia Chips
China is considering permitting domestic tech giants Alibaba and ByteDance to purchase Nvidia's RTX Pro 5500 chips.
27 Sept
India Launches First LNG-Powered Train and Rail Projects in Gujarat
Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated India's first LNG-powered train alongside rail projects valued at 1,500 crore rupees in Gujarat.
27 Sept
Afghanistan Says 28 Fighters Killed After Crossing from Pakistan
Afghan authorities announced that 28 fighters were killed and 32 wounded after crossing over from Pakistan, alleging the group was backed by Pakistani militias.
25 Sept
Crypto Exchange Bitget Pauses Withdrawals After $350 Million Hack
Bitget suspended withdrawals following a $350 million theft that pushed North Korea's reported cryptocurrency haul past $1 billion.
25 Sept
Ultraviolette leads weekly startup funding in Asia
Startup Ultraviolette led weekly funding rounds in Asia, which totaled approximately $110 million.
24 Sept
Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan; Taliban reports civilian deaths
Pakistan's air force struck sites in Afghanistan in response to drone attacks, while the Taliban reported civilian casualties.
24 Sept
Former Bank of Japan Official Forecasts Quarterly Rate Hikes to 2%
A former Bank of Japan board member anticipates quarterly rate hikes pushing the policy rate to 2% by mid-2027, according to UA.NEWS and finance.biggo.com.
24 Sept
Japan's 10-Year Bond Yield Climbs to Highest Level Since 1996
The yield on Japan's 10-year government bonds reached a near 30-year high following a sharp sell-off in US Treasuries.
23 Sept
Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit: Chinese President En Route to US, Taiwan Watching Closely
China's president is traveling to the US for a summit with Trump, as Taiwan hopes Washington will maintain its arms sales.
22 Sept
Sri Lanka Court Convicts 15 Men Over Deadly 2019 Easter Bombings
A Sri Lankan court has convicted 15 men over the coordinated 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 270 people.
22 Sept
Japan: At Least Four Dead and Six Missing in Typhoon
A powerful typhoon lashed Japan's Pacific coast, triggering landslides, flooding, and widespread power outages.
22 Sept
Alibaba Unveils New Zhenwu V900 AI Chip
Alibaba Group has introduced the Zhenwu V900 artificial intelligence chip and plans to train a new AI model.
22 Sept
Snapdeal Parent AceVector Sets IPO Launch in India
AceVector plans to raise 420 crore rupees in an IPO opening September 25.
22 Sept
Alibaba Shares Jump as Company Unveils New AI Chip and Data Center Expansion
The Chinese tech giant introduced its Zhenwu V900 accelerator and outlined plans to deploy 20 gigawatts of data center capacity by 2032.
22 Sept
South Korea's president urges US to ease sanctions on North Korea
Reports indicate Seoul is calling on Washington to ease sanctions on Pyongyang in order to freeze its nuclear programmes.
22 Sept
Chinese Yuan Climbs to 3.5-Year High
China's central bank set a strong daily fixing that lifted the currency ahead of an expected meeting between Xi and Trump.
21 Sept
China Expels Two Top Military Generals from Party and Armed Forces
Beijing has purged the vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and the former joint staff chief following serious corruption and discipline investigations.