South-east Asia calculates its next move as US and China face off

Investment is pouring into the region, but extracting value is proving harder than expected

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Taiwan's Barbie Hsu, hugely popular in East Asia, dies of flu at age 48

Taiwanese actor Barbie Hsu, who rose to fame across East Asia as the romantic lead in the 2001 TV drama “Meteor Garden,” has died of influenza at age 48.
NBC News - 2d
Teenager dies after being bitten by shark off south-east Queensland, police confirm

State ambulance service says the teenager was bitten on her upper body while swimming off Bribie Island, north of Brisbane. A teenager has died after being bitten by a shark off south-east ...
The Guardian - 2d
How Apple pulled off a major feat that offset its big China miss on iPhones

The real star of the show was Apple’s services business, with revenue growth of 14% and gross margins of 75%.
MarketWatch - 5d
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor

White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
Financial Times - Jan. 29
Netflix’s live-sports strategy is paying off. But its next play might surprise you.

Don’t expect Netflix to go head-to-head with ESPN. Here’s where it could still shine in streaming sports.
MarketWatch - Jan. 25
China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House

China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the ...
ABC News - Jan. 22
Kamala Harris' potential next move: A book

Kamala Harris has a lot of options for her next act, but writing a book may be first up, according to six people familiar with internal discussions about her future.
NBC News - Jan. 15
Winter storm that covered South and East Coast in snow and ice to move offshore

A winter storm that covered parts of the East Coast and South in snow and ice will continue to push offshore on Saturday.
NBC News - Jan. 11
Asia's central banks face a formidable challenge: An ascendant U.S. dollar

A surge in the dollar has sent Asian currencies reeling, stoking worries over imported inflation and prompting some central banks to intervene in the currency market.
CNBC - Jan. 9

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