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The state of China’s EV industry

AdvertisementAdvertisementNEWSCMP Economy SeriesThe state of China’s EV industryChina’s electric vehicle (EV) industry sits at the centre of numerous economic and geopolitical trends: consumer spending, environmental protection, trade policy, high-end manufacturing, technology and more. In this short series, the SCM…

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The Fed rang the alarm about Anthropic's Mythos AI model — but had to go months without it

In April, the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department convened an extraordinary meeting with the CEOs of the nation's top banks. Officials rang the alarm bell about an advanced new artificial intelligence model that could pose an unprecedented cybersecurity threat to the nation's top financial institutions.

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[Meg Tuszynski & Matthew D. Mitchell] Best response to economic shocks

The big forces bearing down on state economies in 2026 — trade uncertainty, stubborn inflation, swelling national debt, rippling AI disruptions — mostly emanate from Washington and boardrooms, not state capitols. No governor sets tariff schedules. None votes on the federal budget, steers interest rates or decides ho…

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International crime groups use technology to expand across Asia and beyond — UN report

BANGKOK — Southeast Asia-based criminal groups are using increasingly integrated networks and technology to build a rapidly growing illicit economy with tentacles that reach far beyond Asia, with scams alone causing estimated combined losses of $88.3 billion to $114.1 billion in 2025, a U.N. report says.

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Pulong questions House's evidence after subpoena push

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo "Pulong" Duterte questioned whether the House prosecution panel had sufficient evidence when it approved the Articles of Impeachment against, Vice President Sara Duterte, saying its move to seek subpoenas for additional financial records suggests prosecutors a…

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The new triple crisis

FOR a brief period of time, there was hope that a tentative easing of tensions in the Persian Gulf would lead in the direction of the end of the global energy crisis caused by the Israeli-US war against Iran. In the past week, however, that hope has unraveled in the face of a volatile, multi-front disruption to the …

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