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Asia economic growth will likely soften in coming quarters, as tighter fiscal policy and softer exports amid slower global trade growth outweigh resilient consumption. (File Photo: Reuters)

Tariff-driven shifts continue to shape Asia’s manufacturing activity

2 min read . 03 Nov 2025

The IMF expects Asia’s gross domestic product growth to moderate in the second half, leaving annual growth at 4.5%. That would compare with 4.6% last year.

Full impact of tariffs on Asia-Pacific still to come, IMF warns

2 min read . 24 Oct 2025

Carl Pei is the CEO and co-founder of London-based consumer electronics company Nothing. (Illustration by Priya Kuriyan)

Smartphone maker Nothing looks to India’s Gen Z for growth

3 min read . 25 Sept 2025

Nothing is relocating CMF, previously a subbrand, to India, and plans to make the South Asian country its global production and export hub for its products.

Smartphone maker Nothing looks to India’s Gen Z for growth

3 min read . 25 Sept 2025

Trump said Indian imports would be hit with an extra 25% levy as punishment for buying Russian oil, on top of a 25% tariff that had been previously announced. (AFP/Getty Images)

India’s economy faces bumpy road in face of steep Trump tariff

2 min read . 07 Aug 2025

The Mech is a roving two-armed robot that can perform heavy lifting.

Unicorn startup that makes ‘superhuman’ robots plots path to IPO

3 min read . 02 Jul 2025

The International Monetary Fund recently downgraded its outlook for most countries in Asia this year. (File Photo: Reuters)

How will tariffs dent Asia growth? It’s still too early to tell: IMF official

2 min read . 08 May 2025

US slaps steep solar tariffs on SE Asia to curb China’s trade workaround and protect US industry.

US slaps steep tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

2 min read . 22 Apr 2025

An employee works on an adult diaper production line at a factory of Daio Paper Corporation’s subsidiary Elleair in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. (Reuters)

Asia’s manufacturing gauges signal growth but outlook remains cloudy

3 min read . 03 Mar 2025

Grab is keeping headcount broadly stable as cost prudence takes priority, but is increasingly hiring AI and data-related roles, its CFO said. Photo: Getty Images

Grab opts for cautious outlook as it focuses on AI, self-driving cars

2 min read . 20 Feb 2025

The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the 30 largest technology companies listed in Hong Kong, advanced 5.6% on Friday, bringing its gains this year to 24%. (Bloomberg)

DeepSeek, tariff relief fuel rally in Chinese tech stocks

2 min read . 14 Feb 2025

Originally a search-engine company, Baidu became the first in China to launch a ChatGPT equivalent, the Ernie Bot, in 2023. Photo: Reuters

Baidu plans to make its AI chatbot free

1 min read . 13 Feb 2025

Sales of iPhones in China during the quarter were weaker than the overall Chinese market, the data showed. Photo: Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images

Apple’s smartphone sales slump in China as Huawei gains market share

1 min read . 21 Jan 2025

Microsoft Chief Executive Satya Nadella said the investment marks the company’s single-largest expansion in the country to date. (Mint)

Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion on AI, cloud infrastructure in India

1 min read . 07 Jan 2025

Apple said Meta had made 15 requests to access its technology stack that would reduce protections around personal data on the company’s devices. Photo: Reuters

Apple faults Meta for interoperability requests

1 min read . 19 Dec 2024

The CCTV Tower and other buildings at dusk in Beijing. China’s been an engine of regional growth for the past three decades. Photo: Na Bian/Bloomberg News

Asia watching China’s policy push closely as economies brace for spillover

3 min read . 14 Oct 2024

The maker of ChatGPT said Wednesday that it has started building a team in the city-state. (Reuters)

OpenAI to open Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore

1 min read . 09 Oct 2024

Ilya Sutskever ’s new AI firm has raised $1 billion from investors. Photo: Amir Cohen/Reuters

OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever’s new AI firm raises $1 billion

1 min read . 05 Sept 2024

A host of Chinese AI startups are attempting to write more efficient code for large language models. Photo: aly song/Reuters

Chips or not, Chinese AI pushes ahead

4 min read . 23 Aug 2024

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas surprised many when it broke a nearly four-year streak and lowered its main policy rate. Photo: Lisa Marie David/Bloomberg News

Analysis: Asia central banks in focus as stage set for more rate cuts

4 min read . 19 Aug 2024