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Australia says Chinese hackers probing telecoms, key facilities
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia's spy chief said on Wednesday hackers working for China's government and military had probed the country's telecoms network and key infrastructure, warning against the risk of economic disruption from sabotage.
Vietnam's push for 'chip-to-ship' conglomerates raises red flags
Reuters, Published on 05/11/2025
» HANOI — Two days after Vietnam's top leader called on local private companies to help build infrastructure, listed conglomerate Vingroup stepped forward to develop a US$70 billion nationwide high-speed railway and build the trains to run on it.
In rare move, Dutch government takes control of China-owned chipmaker Nexperia
Reuters, Published on 14/10/2025
» AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government has taken control of Chinese-owned computer chipmaker Nexperia, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing as a global fight brews over technology intellectual property, especially around semiconductors.
Toxic cloud forces 160,000 Spaniards to stay inside after fire
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2025
» MADRID — Around 160,000 people in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region were warned to stay inside on Saturday after a fire at an industrial estate caused a toxic cloud of chlorine over a wide area, emergency services said.
Moscow plans to use seized US-owned company to feed Russian army
Reuters, Published on 17/04/2025
» LONDON — Plans are afoot for an American-owned company seized by the Kremlin and placed under state control to be used to supply food to the Russian army, a document seen by Reuters showed, potentially threatening Moscow's warming relations with the United States.
Accounting giant PwC reported exiting many countries to avoid scandals
Reuters, Published on 16/04/2025
» BENGALARU, India - Giant global accounting firm PwC has shut down operations in more than a dozen countries deemed too small, risky or unprofitable as it manoeuvres to prevent repeats of scandals that have affected it, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Thailand approves property fee cuts
Reuters, Published on 08/04/2025
» The cabinet on Tuesday approved a cut in ownership transfer and mortgage registration fees to support Thailand's ailing property sector, a deputy finance minister said.
Thai search dogs go from sniffing to soothing at collapsed tower site
Reuters, Published on 02/04/2025
» Two rescue dogs in Thailand switched roles briefly on Wednesday to provide emotional support following five days spent sniffing for signs of life in a mountain of rubble left after a tower crumbled in last week's earthquake.
Singapore's single-family offices climbed to 2,000
Reuters, Published on 14/01/2025
» SINGAPORE — The number of single-family offices in Singapore grew to 2,000 in 2024, the deputy chairman of the city state's central bank, Chee Hong Tat, said on Tuesday.
Conflict in Myanmar sparks surge in Thai property purchases
Reuters, Published on 20/11/2024
» Buyers from Myanmar have been snapping up condominiums in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, providing a bright spark for the kingdom's sluggish real-estate market, as they look to move money out of an economy battered by civil war.