ChatGPT developer OpenAI to open Singapore office
The new office, to be opened by the end of the year, will serve as a hub for the start-up to work with partners, governments and customers across the wider region.
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Thailand aims to surpass pre-Covid tourist levels, even as Chinese travellers slow to return
Thailand expects foreign tourist arrivals to reach 40 million next year, topping the pre-pandemic record, with authorities enlisting the help of companies including Trip.com Group Ltd. and Expedia Group Inc. to lure travellers.
Philippines attempts to woo arms manufacturers with ‘self-reliant defence’ push
“It’s a logical move forward for a country that finds itself at the fulcrum of geopolitical shifts and volatilities,” he said.
Samsung apologises for disappointing quarterly results during AI chip boom
The company will review its organisational culture and processes, Jun Young-hyun, the newly appointed head of its chip business, said in a statement. “Rather than relying on short-term solutions, we will focus on reinforcing our long-term competitiveness,” he said. “These are testing times.”
Southeast Asia scammers stole up to US$37 billion in 2023; Singapore ‘tip of the iceberg’: UN
“The transnational organised crime threat landscape in Southeast Asia is evolving faster than in any previous point in history,” according to a report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
Malaysia defies China’s patrols to expand South China Sea oil, gas drilling: report
Short-range coastal tracking data show that China’s coastguard ships operated in waters claimed by Malaysia “like clockwork”, with at least one of its vessels stationed in Malaysia’s exclusive economic zone or continental shelf area nearly every day of the year, according to the Washington-based Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam get caught in US solar tariff cross hairs
The case marks only the latest bid by US manufacturers to confront overseas rivals, beginning with similar duties on solar imports from China roughly 12 years ago. Chinese manufacturers responded by setting up operations in other Asian nations that weren’t affected by the tariffs.
Japan’s cabinet under new PM Ishiba is ‘backslide’ for female representation, sparking criticism
Japan’s new prime minister appointed only two women to his 20-strong cabinet on Tuesday, in what a rights group said represented a “backslide” in Tokyo’s push for greater female representation in politics.