India to supply Indonesia with long-range missiles

The two countries will also collaborate on air-to-air missiles cooperation that ‘enhances technology collaboration and defence capabilities’

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India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) greets Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto after a joint press conference following their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

India will supply Indonesia with long-range missiles, an Indian official said on Tuesday as their leaders agreed to deepen ties in defence, critical minerals and other areas.
President Prabowo Subianto is hosting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Latest US political divide emerges: the age gap over whether China is cause for concern

Concerns about China

A generational gap over China is emerging in the United States, with younger Americans significantly less likely to see Beijing as a cause for concern, according to a new survey.

“Across almost every potential concern tested regarding Beijing, American unease climbs steeply with age,” the 2026 Reagan Institute Summer Survey report said.

It also found that despite the deep political divisions


Beyond payments: India aims to architect Indonesia’s digital future

This Week in Asia Economics

A successful digital collaboration with Indonesia could elevate India into ‘a primary architect of its infrastructure’, analysts say

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A customer pays cash to buy vegetables next to a QR code of Paytm, a digital payments firm, on display at a roadside market in Ahmedabad, India, in February 2024. Photo: Reuters

India ’s wildly popular digital payments system, which began as a way for people to send money instantly by phone, could help the country turn one of its biggest domestic technology successes into a tool of diplomacy, analysts say.
That opportunity is coming into focus in Indonesia ,

Indian ambassador to China urges deeper economic ties, touts AIIB as model

Vikram Doraiswami, India’s ambassador to China (second from right), attending the World Peace Forum in Beijing on Saturday, has called for greater access for Indian products in China. Photo: Instagram/@indiainchina

Creating “new institutional architecture” like the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) could ease “security-first” economics globally, New Delhi’s new top envoy to Beijing has suggested, as both countries work to mend ties.

The senior diplomat said countries were now “less willing to look at preferential trading arrangements” around the world, adding that beyond tariffs, the

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What are the hidden Buddhist symbols in Chinese Da A Fu figurines

With their rounded faces, rosy cheeks, and joyful demeanour, Da A Fu dolls are beloved emblems of good fortune in China and have become celebrated icons of the nation’s cultural heritage.

Traditionally crafted from clay, these figures represent the most famous example of Huishan claywork, an esteemed Chinese art form that traces its origins back to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

These delightful artefacts were among the first

Da A Fu figures are first and foremost a celebration of healthy, happy children because in historical China, a plump, well-fed baby was a sign of family wealth, fertility, and survival. Photo: Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty Images

Hong Kong should build AI plan around ‘competitive’ strengths, industry leaders say

Hong Kong should draft a five-year plan that includes an artificial intelligence (AI) focus that is not too broad, makes the most of its core strengths and attracts the best talent to develop the sector, industry leaders have said.

At the South China Morning Post’s China Conference on Tuesday, titled “Intelligence at Scale: Hong Kong’s AI-Powered Future”, speakers at two panel discussions considered how Hong Kong could deliver on its AI aspirations and the city’s readiness as a launch pad

(From left) Jeanne Lim, BeingAI founder and CEO, Hendrick Sin, president of the Hong Kong Internet Professional Association and Zhang Xiaoyan, vice-president of the China Centre for Information Industry Development. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Huawei’s new computing cluster, world’s first AI agent phone to debut at China AI summit

The coming World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) is set to feature major new product releases, such as Huawei Technologies’ next-generation computing cluster, as China doubles down on AI in the global technology race.

This year’s WAIC, the ninth since 2018 and running from July 17 to 20 in Shanghai, would include the first physical display of Huawei’s Atlas 950 SuperPoD, Tang Wenkan, director of the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatisation, said at a press

Visitors at the MetaX booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, on July 26, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong yuan facility to expand 150% to US$73.6 billion to meet international demand

HKMA chief executive Eddie Yue and SFC CEO Julia Leung at a media briefing at the Hong Kong FIC & Bond Connect Summit in Admiralty on Tuesday. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong will substantially increase its yuan facilities for banks from this Friday, while the city will also introduce a new electronic fixed income and currency (FIC) trading system as part of its latest efforts to promote yuan trading, according to local market regulators on Tuesday.
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) would increase the quota of its RMB Business Facility for banks by 1.5 times to 500 billion yuan (US$73.

China submarine fires long-range missile ahead of Nato summit

Nato chief Mark Rutte said the alliance “cannot be naive” about China’s military build-up, after the nation conducted its first known launch of a strategic missile from a nuclear submarine.“What happens in the Indo-Pacific is relevant to what is happening in the transatlantic,” Rutte told a news conference on Monday, ahead of the military alliance’s annual summit in Ankara, Turkey. The Indo-Pacific and European theatres were becoming “more intertwined”, as was also shown by China’

How Bersama could cost Malaysia’s Anwar the Johor poll

Rafizi Ramli pictured on the campaign trail with a Bersama candidate ahead of the Johor state election. Photo: X/RafiziRamli

Malaysia ’s former economy minister Rafizi Ramli and his breakaway party, Bersama , are unlikely to emerge as a credible third force in the country’s political landscape, but they could still siphon votes away from the reformist Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim .
Bersama’s first electoral test, in Johor on Saturday, will be watched less for the number of seats it wins than for the votes it might peel away
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