Asia-Pacific

Meta signs first AI data center deal in India with Reliance.

Google Cloud outage in India after third-party data centre fire triggers shutdown.

Chinese firms face a unique challenge in AI adoption: Beijing wants rapid adoption to boost productivity, but not so fast that it causes visible job losses threatening social stability.

A prefabricated power supply station designed exclusively for AI data centers has been put to use in Qingdao, east China, cutting construction time by nearly 70% and reducing electricity costs per AI token by about 30%.

China's factory-gate inflation hit a nearly four-year high in May, according to Reuters.

Indonesia and Singapore are exploring a partnership to develop a regional data center within the framework of the Singapore-Johor-Riau triangle, Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said on Tuesday.

Australian insurance broker Steadfast Group received a buyout offer from Amwins and Dragoneer.

India's Shanti Act is 'very positive,' according to the head of the global nuclear watchdog.

A female giant panda on loan from China has given birth to a cub at Everland theme park in Yongin, South Korea, the park said Wednesday. The cub was born on June 3, weighing 171 grams, and both the cub and its mother, Ai Bao, are in good health.

Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index rose 0.6% to close at 8,653.30 points.

French envoy Thierry Mathou said India's role in the G7 is indispensable and that the Rafale deal will align with the Make in India initiative.

KMT Vice Chairman Chang Jung-kung will attend the 18th Straits Forum in Xiamen on June 13, according to a Chinese official.

A wave of share offerings is heading toward investors in India, signaling a pickup in dealmaking at the end of a subdued first half of 2026.

Yes Bank is raising foreign-currency non-resident deposit rates, becoming one of the first Indian lenders to offer the program aimed at attracting capital flows and shore up the battered rupee.

Nikkei reports that Japan's 30-year government bond auction showed weak demand as yields fell, with the bid-to-cover ratio dropping to its lowest level in a year.

Antarctic sea ice is melting significantly faster in summer due to the combined effects of ocean waves, surface flooding and algal growth, new Australian-led research has revealed.

Japan's weather bureau says the El Niño climate pattern is expected to persist with certainty through October.

Japan Weather Bureau says El Nino pattern has 100% chance of continuing through October.

TSMC reported May 2026 sales of NT$416.98 billion, up 30.1% year-over-year, with year-to-date sales of NT$1.96 trillion, up 30%.

According to sources, South Korea has processed about $1.5 billion in FX demand tied to the SpaceX IPO, reducing downward pressure on the Korean won.

Naveed Akram, the man accused of committing one of Australia's worst mass shootings at Sydney's Bondi Beach last December, has been charged with 19 additional offences.

Al Jazeera English reports that South Korea's booming stock market has created a generation of novice investors.

Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina has raised the price of its non-subsidized Pertamax gasoline by around 32 percent, effective Wednesday, citing global crude oil price trends and the rupiah exchange rate.

A military officer involved in an acid attack on a rights activist has been sentenced to three years in jail, a judge said.

Al Jazeera English reports that a bear has been captured after causing days of panic and school closures in Japan.

Chinese Xi Jinping has arrived in North Korea for a rare state visit.

China has begun tapping its commercial crude reserves to offset the supply shock from the Iran war, while continuing to prioritize lower refinery use and fuel export limits to manage the fallout.

Bearish options on South Korea's Kospi 200 Index have risen sharply relative to bullish wagers, nearing a level that previously signaled market declines.

Australia's biggest gold miner Northern Star Resources has rejected a proposal by activist investor Elliott Investment Management to sell off some of its smaller assets or seek to sell itself to a bigger miner.

Nintendo's shares fell as much as 8.2% Wednesday morning in Tokyo after its 2026 Game Showcase lacked new titles from major franchises such as Mario, according to Bloomberg.