ISTANBUL -- Kyrgyzstan's move to charge its second most powerful man with plotting to oust his close ally, President Sadyr Japarov, risks embroiling the country in political turmoil ahead of elections next January, analysts say.

HONG KONG -- China has unveiled new rules on outbound investment, tightening oversight of local companies and individuals investing overseas.

TOKYO -- Singapore's DBS Group Holdings has announced it will open more than a dozen wealth centers across Asia by the end of next year, marking the largest expansion of its network as demand for wealth management services rises.

TAIPEI -- Nvidia said its largest-ever supercomputing systems for artificial intelligence are now in full production, as the U.S. chipmaker aims to power AI agents capable of reasoning and carrying out tasks on its own.

SEOUL -- Five people died on Monday in an explosion at a factory operated by defense manufacturer Hanwha Aerospace, South Korean media reported, citing local authorities.

ISLAMABAD -- With the three-month old Iran crisis exposing weaknesses in the country's fuel supply chain, Pakistan has begun planning to build strategic petroleum reserves for the first time.

TAIPEI -- The leader of Taiwan's nationalist Kuomintang is due to embark Monday on a tour of the U.S. meant to shore up her foreign and defense policy credentials, at a time when the Washington establishment is increasingly wary of her party's stance on defense and tilt toward Beijing.

SINGAPORE -- Grab, Southeast Asia's ride-hailing and delivery giant, is facing public concerns in Taiwan over its use of a China-linked mapping system in its Southeast Asia operations, a controversy that could complicate regulatory approval for its planned acquisition on the island.

TAIPEI -- Intel is rolling out a new central processing unit (CPU) for data center servers as the U.S. chipmaker looks to regain ground in a market it once dominated.

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group shares are booming as the AI rally accelerates across global stock markets, pushing the tech conglomerate's market capitalization past Toyota Motor's for the first time in more than two decades.