China’s short-dramas flood the market — and let viewers pick winners
A hand-drawn poster advertising the film «Niu Lai», which translates to «Here Comes the Cow», is seen at a cinema in Beijing on August 21, 2026. «Niu Lai», a low-budget Chinese animated film that was widely mocked for its crude visuals became a viral…
Haidilao shares rise on delivery, restaurant growth
People dine in a Haidilao hot pot restaurant in a shopping mall complex in Beijing on March 13, 2025. One of China’s biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after footage of a patron urinating into a simmering hotpot…
Iran and Oman prep Hormuz deal, U.S. holds off on secondary sanctions
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (2nd L), Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (2nd R), and Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi (R) walk inside a building in Muscat, Oman, on June 22, 2026. Hamed Malekpour | AFP | Getty…
Temasek-backed VC firm sees Singapore as Chinese robots’ path to U.S.
Singapore-based Vertex Ventures, backed by Singapore state investor Temasek, has made investments in Chinese robotics startups, including Unitree Robotics. SINGAPORE — Chinese robotics companies shut out of the U.S. by new restrictions on advanced robots…
HP partners with blacklisted Huawei for licensing Chinese firm’s WiFi tech
The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC BEIJING — U.S.-based personal computing and printing firm HP has signed a multi-year global agreement for licensing certain WiFi patents from Chinese telecoms giant…
Indonesia’s growth ambitions questioned by economists
Presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, waves to photographers as he leaves after attending a dialog held by country’s anti-graft agency Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) at its headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 17, 2024. Willy…
How Trump is redefining U.S.-South Korea ties
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to journalists aboard Air Force One en route to South Korea on October 29, 2025 in Japan. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s move last week to scale back annual military…
Trump’s Saudi nuclear deal reaches Congress amid proliferation fears
US President Donald Trump during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Will Oliver | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump submitted a proposed agreement with Saudi Arabia on civil…
Oil falls as the U.S. pivots to economic pressure on Iran
FILE PHOTO: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. Hamad I Mohammed | Reuters Oil fell Wednesday, amid easing concerns about military conflict as the U.S. leans towards economic sanctions to pressure Iran. International…
Amazon service that Jeff Bezos called artificial AI is shutting down
Amazon logo on brick office building facade with windows, San Francisco, California, Aug. 29, 2025. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Amazon is soon pulling the plug on its 21-year-old crowdsourced work platform, called Mechanical…