Oct 13 (Reuters) – China-linked hackers compromised a regional organization’s network based in Suva, Fiji, between July and August 2026, the US Embassy in Fiji said on Monday. The embassy, which covers Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu, informed the Fijian government and the affected organisation…
TAIPEI, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Taiwan Finance Minister Chuang Tsui-yun will attend a meeting of APEC finance ministers in Hong Kong next week, her ministry said on Tuesday, at a time when Beijing has stepped up military and political pressure on Taipei. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation…
By Pete Schroeder Oct 13 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday against “complacency” in global financial markets, citing risks from an artificial intelligence-driven selloff, rising government bond yields, or cyberattacks as potential threats facing still- resilient markets. The body cautioned in its latest…
TOKYO, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s NTT Data Group, a unit of telecommunications giant NTT, is in the final stages of talks to build a data centre in Osaka, western Japan, for US AI company Anthropic, the Nikkei business daily reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources. …
NEW YORK, Oct 12 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund trimmed its growth forecasts for Latin America and the Caribbean for this year and next and said most of the region was getting little lift from the artificial intelligence boom that has helped other economies…
BANGKOK, Oct 13 (Reuters) – The strong demand for AI has bolstered growth in China, India and other Asian countries, outpacing the overall growth in global trade, IMF chief economist Silvana Tenreyro said on Tuesday. Global trade would have grown at a far slower rate without…
SEOUL, Oct 13 (Reuters) – South Korea’s ambassador to the United States said Washington had raised concerns about intelligence cooperation between the allies and that Seoul had not yet fully addressed US expectations, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. Ambassador Kang Kyung-wha told a South…
By Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Tencent Holdings is selling US dollar and offshore Chinese yuan, or dim sum, bonds in a deal that could raise at least $4.5 billion as the Chinese technology giant seeks funding amid higher spending on artificial…
BEIJING, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Nvidia’s share of China’s market for data-centre AI chips fell to 34% in the first half of 2026, as US export controls restricted supplies of its products and domestic rivals led by Huawei gained ground, according to an IDC report…
MANILA/KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Southeast Asian foreign ministers will during a meeting next month seek to tackle the transboundary haze blanketing parts of the region, ASEAN chair the Philippines said on Tuesday. • Forest and land fires that have raged for months in Indonesia…
