Japan’s manufacturing hub Aichi bets on Asian Games to drive growth despite soaring costs
Channel News Asiaby Michiyo Ishida·23d ago
Japan’s manufacturing hub Aichi bets on Asian Games to drive growth despite soaring costs The Japanese prefecture expects the Games to generate trillions of yen in economic benefits, after its...
What would EU ‘associate’ status mean for Canada?
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
To soften the blow from its trade standoff with the US, Canada needs to boost economic ties with other parts of the world.
Stocks rise as oil dips, yen wobbles ahead of BOJ
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks rose and the dollar held its ground on Friday (Sep 19) as investors contended with global policymakers ramping up efforts to rein in inflation, with a dip in oil prices...
Princess Diana's brother makes new explosive claims against King Charles in upcoming book
Channel News Asiaby CNA Lifestyle·23d ago
Princess Diana's brother makes new explosive claims against King Charles in upcoming book Charles Spencer wrote that the then-prince "sounded giddily elated – like a lottery winner" on the night...
NYT alleges Microsoft, OpenAI knew using news content was theft
Channel News Asia·23d ago
SAN FRANCISCO: OpenAI committed "an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions" when it used millions of news articles to train its artificial intelligence models, the New York Times alleged in...
The support system behind Singapore’s hawker culture
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
Mr Sahul Hameed Asan Gani’s stall, Rizqia Muslim Food, at Buangkok Hawker Centre (BKHC), a Socially-conscious Enterprise Hawker Centre (SEHC), opens at 10.30am.
Oil prices fall for third day on hopes of limited Saudi supply disruptions
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
Sept 18 : Oil prices fell for a third day on Friday as easing concerns over Saudi supply disruptions outweighed anxiety about a widening the Middle East conflict amid fresh fighting between Saudi...
Oil prices fall 1% on hopes of limited supply disruptions
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
Sept 18 : Oil prices fell about 1 per cent, extending losses for a third session, but stayed above $100 on Friday, as hopes of alternate ways for barrels from the Middle East to reach markets...
Japan's core inflation holds near BOJ's target
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
TOKYO, Sept 18 : Japan's core consumer inflation held steady near the central bank's 2 per cent target in August, data showed on Friday, highlighting mounting price pressures that solidify the case...
Japan August inflation slows ahead of expected rate hike
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
TOKYO: Inflation in Japan slowed slightly last month, official data showed Friday (Sep 18), hours ahead of a central bank meeting where an interest rate hike is widely expected.
Squats, push-ups and strength training: Why women may need to exercise differently from men
Channel News Asiaby Khoo Bee Khim·23d ago
Squats, push-ups and strength training: Why women may need to exercise differently from men Women’s muscle fibres, joints and anatomy can affect the way they exercise, from doing squats to...
Singaporean designer Jade Chan is making her mark in Copenhagen with Christian+Jade
Channel News Asiaby Luo Jingmei·23d ago
Singaporean designer Jade Chan is making her mark in Copenhagen with Christian+Jade With Danish partner Christian Hammer Juhl, Chan has built a design practice shaped by craft, material...
Anthropic says Claude now leads a quarter of work building its next AI models
Channel News Asia·23d ago
Sept 17 : Anthropic said Claude "leads" 26 per cent of the artificial intelligence research and development work inside the company, part of new measures that it will publish regularly to show...
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to 31-year high
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
TOKYO, Sept 18 : The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and signalled its readiness to keep pushing up borrowing costs, joining other major central banks in fighting...
Bank of Japan set to raise interest rates to 31-year high
Channel News Asiaby CNA·23d ago
TOKYO, Sept 18 : The Bank of Japan is set to raise interest rates to a 31-year high on Friday and pledge to deliver more to counter inflation risks, which may heighten if the start of a U.S.
Commentary: Malaysia needs to restore foreign investors’ trust amid EV, data centre policy uncertainty
Channel News Asiaby Leslie Lopez·23d ago
Commentary: Malaysia needs to restore foreign investors’ trust amid EV, data centre policy uncertainty Malaysia's ability to attract foreign direct investment remains robust but the quality of the...
'Embracing the pressure': Singapore's Shanti Pereira confident and ready for Asian Games, says coach
Channel News Asiaby Matthew Mohan·23d ago
SINGAPORE: Three years after her historic 200m Asian Games gold, Singapore sprinter Shanti Pereira is no longer the one doing the hunting – this time around, she will be the hunted.
Seven Singapore athletes to look out for at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan
Channel News Asiaby Matthew Mohan·23d ago
NAGOYA: The continent's top athletes will converge later this week for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan, with a contingent of 304 representing Singapore across 27 sports.
CNA Explains: Will Singapore home loan rates rise after the Fed's rate hike?
Channel News Asiaby Rachel Lim·23d ago
CNA Explains: Will Singapore home loan rates rise after the Fed's rate hike? The Fed’s latest decision could affect SORA, the benchmark used to price many floating-rate home loans in Singapore...
‘Diaspora talent is an accelerator’: Can India ease brain drain as more tech workers return from US?
Channel News Asiaby Shadma Shaikh·23d ago
‘Diaspora talent is an accelerator’: Can India ease brain drain as more tech workers return from US?
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