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US Patriot missile defence systems at a US army base in South Korea. Trump has denied the US is running low on munitions.
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Pentagon asks US defence firms to boost production of key systems amid weapons stockpile concerns

United StatesIran war
In recent weeks, the US has repeatedly signalled that a deal to open Hormuz could be close, only to have Iran deny that talks are under way.
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Iran says Hormuz deal with Oman is ‘very close’, but demands must be met before reopening

Iran warStrait of Hormuz
OpenAI said on Aug 7 that it cannot rule out that its upcoming AI model, Astra, has “critical” cybersecurity capabilities.
Global Enterprise

OpenAI flags possible critical cybersecurity risk in upcoming model, tightens controls

OpenAIArtificial Intelligence
At its peak, China’s property market accounted for a quarter of the world’s second-largest economy.
International

Beijing further relaxes home-buying curbs in property boost bid

ChinaReal estate

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Economists have viewed the labour market as being in a “slow hire, slow fire” mode.
International

US non-farm payrolls fall in July; unemployment rate eases to 4.1%

2026-08-07T13:01:05.000Z
US economy
Imports were up 27.5% from July 2025, slowing from the 36% jump in June and were in line with an expected 27.9% gain.
Global Enterprise

China’s July exports beat expectations on robust high-tech demand fuelled by global AI boom

2026-08-07T05:31:10.000Z
ChinaChina tech sector
For fast-growing tech firms, Hong Kong offers advantages over the mainland, including free flow of data and direct access to the international market.
Global Enterprise

Chinese AI boom sends Hong Kong data centre prices soaring

2026-08-07T01:25:53.000Z
Hong KongArtificial Intelligence
Maintaining an uneasy status quo with Iran would not offer Trump a face-saving way out of a conflict he had predicted would be over by mid-April.
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NEWS ANALYSIS

Trump’s Iran dilemma: ‘Menu of bad options’ leaves the US with no easy exit from war

2026-08-07T00:23:13.000Z
Iran warStrait of Hormuz
A series of restrictions on additional SpaceX stock sales by insiders, employees and early investors is scheduled to lift over the ​next several months.
Global Enterprise

SpaceX stock climbs as shares available for trading more than double

2026-08-06T23:52:09.000Z
SpaceXArtificial Intelligence
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Handled passively, satellite connectivity becomes a service that the telco distributes, while somebody else sets the economics.
Opinion & Features

When every phone becomes a satellite phone, what happens to Asia’s telcos?

2026-08-04T23:00:00.000Z
SatellitesTelecommunications
The overall volume of Asia-Pacific mergers and acquisitions rose 33% year on year to cross US$1 trillion in 2025, according to Mergermarket.
Opinion & Features

Asia is becoming a self-supporting AI ecosystem. Western firms are missing out

2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z
Artificial IntelligenceAsia-Pacific
The Vietnamese economy has long relied heavily on bank lending, straining commercial banks as they shoulder the bulk of the financing needed by companies and large infrastructure projects.
Asean Business

Vietnam seeks US$76 billion a year from capital markets to ease reliance on banks

2026-07-29T10:18:20.000Z
VietnamAsean
An AirTrunk data centre under construction in Australia (pictured). The AI boom has fuelled a wave of multibillion-dollar data centre deals across Asia-Pacific.
Technology

AirTrunk gets US$2.3 billion green loan for Johor data centre

2026-07-29T04:49:29.000Z
Data centresArtificial Intelligence
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