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Thai sprinter Puripol eyes Asian Games gold

Southeast Asian Games - SEA - Athletics - Suphachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand - December 13, 2025 Thailand's Puripol Boonson celebrates after winning the men's 200m final REUTERS/Patipat Janthong

Asian and European stocks gain as oil slides, AI buzz lifts tech

The data hardware sector has been buoyed by strong consumer take-up of Meta’s Muse agent, which has topped US app download charts.

Mount Fuji sunrise rush still causes dangerous crowding near summit despite new climbing rules

A long line of climbers on Mount Fuji make their way toward the summit at night on Aug 16.

Sri Lanka batter Silva to miss Asian Games with finger injury

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Women's World Cup - Sri Lanka v England - R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka - October 11, 2025 Sri Lanka's Nilakshika Silva takes a catch to dismiss England's Nat Sciver-Brunt off the bowling of Sri Lanka's Udeshika Prabodhani REUTERS/Lahiru Harshana/File Photo

China got cool for foreigners. But can they find a job there?

Ou Da (front row in black trousers), founder of Omeida Language College, poses with Chinese students learning English at the school’s Yangshuo campus in Guangxi Province.

Asian markets make shaky gains ahead of Fed decision, oil slips

After a shaky start, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.5 per cent, snapping a four-day losing streak.

Bonds slump as US 10-year Treasury yields hit highest since 2007

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike rates, signalling tighter monetary policy ahead.

India refuse to accept Women's Asia Cup from Pakistani ACC president

DBS wants to be ‘Asian bank for Asians’ rather than global bank: CEO Tan Su Shan

The bank is investing in where it anticipates strong structural growth in Asia, including wealth management.

Yemen’s Houthis cement hold on vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia

Houthi supporters celebrating the advances made by Iran-backed Houthi forces, in Sana’a, Yemen, on Sept 11. After a week-long offensive, the Houthis have seized the Yemeni side of the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the southern gateway to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.

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