Chinese consumers placed over 120 million orders on Alibaba Cloud’s flagship artificial intelligence app Qwen within six days, signalling growing acceptance of AI-powered shopping as the company joined other mainland Chinese tech giants in a multibillion-yuan holiday campaign. Nearly half the orders came from residents in counties and hinterland areas, with around 1.56 million people […]
Those who have been scammed often speak about how real it all seemed. Well, now we know why. According to reports, authorities in Cambodia have uncovered a compound set up specifically to target Indian citizens. Officials say they have dismantled nearly 200 such scam centres in recent weeks. “There are about 190 locations that we […]
A newly constructed intersection in Minhang District of Shanghai, China, collapsed into a massive sinkhole on Wednesday, February 11, following a technical failure at a nearby subway construction site. The dramatic scene captured on camera shows a massive part of the road suddenly caving in. However, no reports of injuries or casualties in the following […]
Uniting Networks from Over 17 Countries to Drive Cross-Border Collaboration and Sustainable Regional Growth BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 February 2026 – As design increasingly proves its power to transform creativity into a strategic force of macroeconomic competitiveness, Bangkok Design Week 2026 (BKKDW2026), organized by the Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization) or […]
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty in solidifying control over the South American nation’s critical infrastructure, a blunt warning after a Peruvian court ruling restricted a local regulator’s oversight of a Chinese-built mega port. The $1.3 billion deepwater port in Chancay, north of […]
On Wednesday, February 11, Meta-owned WhatsApp disclosed that Russian authorities had taken steps to block the service across the country. The company characterised the move as a deliberate effort to shift users toward a government-supported competitor. “Today the Russian government attempted to fully block WhatsApp in an effort to drive people to a state-owned surveillance […]
The reported move comes amid a wider crackdown on foreign social media platforms. The Guardian noted that Telegram, founded by Pavel Durov, has also faced disruptions in Russia, prompting public criticism from Durov. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, speaking to Russian state media and cited by The Guardian, said Meta would need to comply with Russian […]
The U.S. and China are reportedly expected to extend their trade truce by up to a year during a potential April summit in Beijing between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The extension would focus on short-term economic gains, including new Chinese purchase commitments, as Trump seeks tangible wins ahead of the November midterm elections, […]
BEIJING, Feb 12 (Reuters) – One year after Chinese startup DeepSeek rattled the global tech industry with the release of a low-cost artificial intelligence model, its domestic rivals are better prepared, vying with it to launch new models, some designed with more consumer appeal. The Hangzhou-based firm’s meteoric rise in early 2025, during China’s Spring Festival holiday, upended China’s […]
Greetings from Katey here in Tokyo, where a snowy Sunday election has come and gone, leaving Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi with a resounding victory and a long to-do list. Somewhere on that list, which includes tackling a cost-of-living crisis and managing an unusually challenging relationship with the U.S., are Japan’s high-tech ambitions. Successive governments have […]
By Euronews with AP Published on 12/02/2026 – 8:54 GMT+1 The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to overturn President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare rebuke of the White House agenda. Six Republican lawmakers joined Democrats to block the tariffs, bringing the final tally to 219-211. The vote marked one of the first […]
Move over, TikTok and Instagram baby hacks; there’s a new way to ‘adult’ in China, and it involves zero nappies, no sleepless nights and 100 per cent cuteness. Yes, you read that right! Meet the cotton doll moms, young women who are skipping real-life parenthood and raising soft, huggable dolls instead. Alongside cotton dolls, Gen […]
The political controversy over Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane’s (retd) unpublished autobiography has once again brought the spotlight on the banning, withdrawal and pulping of books in India, with the government of India’s ban on the import of Salman Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’ being the most famous case. Advertisement Gen Naravane became the 28th Chief of […]
BANGKOK – Thailand’s election commission faced pressure on Feb 11 over an alleged lack of transparency in vote counting across more than a dozen constituencies following the general election on Feb 8 that was swept by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s party. Almost immediately after polls closed at 5pm local time (6pm in Singapore) on Feb […]
BANGKOK – Thailand’s election commission faced pressure on Feb 11 over an alleged lack of transparency in vote counting across more than a dozen constituencies following the general election on Feb 8 that was swept by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s party. Almost immediately after polls closed at 5pm local time (6pm in Singapore) on Feb […]
Not everyone was convinced without reservations. Reacting to the announcement, an X user asked, “Awesome! Anything stopping them from reverse engineering it?” Mishra responded by outlining the safeguards in place: “Firmware, server-side encryption, proprietary real-time datasets, trained algorithms and ghost ckts.”
In the video, Mr Wong spoke to two workers about their experiences at the workplace and listened to their suggestions on how Singapore’s support system for workers can be improved. One of them was an engineer who had worked in the lift and escalator industry for more than 20 years, while the other was an […]
HSBC’s U.S. banking arm is facing a lawsuit from a retired anesthesiologist and his family, who allege the bank failed to act on repeated warning signs as scammers drained more than $8 million from the elderly man’s accounts through a long-running online fraud scheme. The complaint, filed in California federal court, claims Song Dow Lee, […]
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Day four of the Milano Cortina Games, and one question is starting to feel a little rhetorical: how do you stop Johannes Høsflot Klæbo? Short answer – you don’t. You just race for second and hope he smiles at you on the way past. On Tuesday, the Norwegian cross-country phenomenon did what he has been […]
Chinamaxxing is a viral social media trend in which young Gen Z Americans show admiration for modern China, often pointing to its infrastructure, technology, safety, and urban life. Gaining traction on platforms like TikTok and Twitch, the trend often romanticizes life in China, with participants praising aspects of Chinese culture and, in some cases, incorporating […]
The Philippines is considering legal action against a man accused of assaulting a Filipino woman at a shopping centre in Singapore after a video of the incident went viral online. Footage circulated on social media shows the suspect accosting the woman before kicking her as both lose balance and fall to the ground. He quickly […]
Written By : Last Updated:February 11, 2026, 13:17 IST PM Modi’s letter to Rajya Sabha member C Sadanandan Master goes beyond personal sympathy to highlight enduring reality of political violence, especially in Kerala & West Bengal. RSS worker and a nominated Rajya Sabha member, C Sadanandan Master Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s letter to the veteran […]
Australian speed skater Brendan Corey is competing at the Winter Olympics after surviving a freak accident during the World Championships that sliced his throat Aaron Morris Senior Sports Reporter and Matthew Abbott 07:42, 11 Feb 2026Updated 08:02, 11 Feb 2026 View 4 Images Brendan Corey continues to speed skate and is representing Australia at the […]
The painting appeared at an auction in May 2025, before being withdrawn following a report to the NCHA by Pang Shuling, a descendant of Pang Zenghe. Pang and her lawyers subsequently visited the museum twice but the museum was unable to account for five of the donated paintings, including Spring in Jiangnan. The remaining 132 […]
A six-year-old Indonesian girl killed in a traffic accident while visiting Singapore with her family has been laid to rest in her hometown of Jakarta. Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani and her family were visiting the popular tourist area of Chinatown late on Friday morning when the accident happened. A car struck Sheyna and her mother, Raisha […]
US President Donald Trump has issued yet another threat to one of the nation’s 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosts. With the FIFA World Cup now under four months from getting underway, preparations are already being made as North America plays host to the most anticipated football tournament on the planet. The 2026 tournament will be […]
Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. LIVIGNO, Italy — As the Winter Olympics opened in Milan, Vice President JD Vance hailed the competition as “one of the few things that unites the entire country.” That unity didn’t last long. The early days of the Milan […]
