G7’s move to ‘de-risk’ from China reflected Europe’s concerns

TOKYO — The leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) rich democracies this weekend pledged to “de-risk” without “decoupling” from China, an

Watchdog proposes first set of global rules for crypto

LONDON — International securities watchdog IOSCO unveiled on Tuesday the first global approach to regulating cryptoasset and digital markets, drawing on lessons

Singapore’s core inflation rises 5%, beats forecasts

SINGAPORE — Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose 5% in April, higher than forecast, official data showed on Tuesday. Core inflation — which

Israel aims to be ‘AI superpower,’ advance autonomous warfare

JERUSALEM — Israel aims to parlay its technological prowess to become an artificial intelligence (AI) “superpower,” the Defense Ministry director-general said on

‘Deepfake’ scam in China fans worries over AI-driven fraud

BEIJING — A fraud in northern China that used sophisticated “deepfake” technology to convince a man to transfer money to a supposed