A spokesman from the National AI Office (NAIO) said the specifics of the blockade are still vague and require thorough consideration by the Malaysian government.

Shanghai looks to explore new opportunities presented by the successful China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue held on Saturday to further strengthen collaboration with the United Kingdom and achieve higher level mutual benefits, according to official sources.

Bangladeshi migrants sent home $2,199.99 million in November. Of it, $511.96 million came from the US and $684.58 million was sent to Dhaka district.

Beijing officials strongly prefer that TikTok remains under the ownership of parent ByteDance, the people say, and the company is contesting the impending ban with an appeal to the US Supreme Court.

The ban on the immensely popular social media app would take effect on Sunday unless it is sold by its China-based parent company ByteDance.

The cyber criminals have mainly targeted foreign banks and financial institutions, a senior official said.

Government debt in these countries, which are home to around 40 percent of the world's population, now stands at an average of 72 percent of GDP.

A series of year-end stimulus solutions is expected to spur Vietnam's economy to achieve the GDP growth target of over 7 per cent this year.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill that would extend up to 99 years, from the current 50, the period in which private land can be leased to a foreign investor, who would be allowed to sub-let the property.

The Indian government has allowed 200,000 tonnes of wheat export to Nepal under a quota system. But traders say it’s late as Nepal’s new harvest starts soon.

The cooperation aims to increase the production of primary sectors and is aligned with Brunei’s objective in enhancing food security, particularly in addressing gaps within the rice industry value chain, including through utilisation of high yielding rice varieties.

Asia-Pacific winner JAL’s on-time performance came in at 80.9 per cent, with ANA a close second at 80.62 per cent. SIA’s on-time performance score, meanwhile, was 78.67 per cent in 2024, compared with 78.57 per cent in 2023, when it was ranked seventh in the region.

According to investigators, JAL consulted the Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday morning about a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which paralyses communication functions by sending massive amounts of data.

In India, distrust remains over Chinese intentions, with commentary also centred on whether water flow will be impacted in a river that millions depend on in India and Bangladesh for agriculture, fishing, and drinking water.

The initiative aims to make it easier for Japanese companies to enter the countries by encouraging the countries to introduce Japanese safety standards.