China on Monday (Apr 27) blocked Meta’s acquisition of AI startup Manus, four months after the deal was sealed. It signals that moving offshore may no longer shield Chinese firms from Beijing’s reach as Sino-US tech rivalry deepens, say analysts.

Heavy rains have also damaged other crops, including vegetables, raising concerns about potential supply shortages.

The accident happened when a long-distance train slammed into the last, women-only carriage of a stationary commuter train near the Bekasi Timur station.

The popular Chinese food blogger on short video-platform Douyin was found to have underpaid 9.1 million yuan (US$1.3 million) in taxes. 

A Green SM electric taxi was involved in the fatal train collision near Jakarta on Monday night (Apr 27) that killed 16 people.

Diesel prices in the country have climbed to more than 50 baht (US$1.53) per litre – nearly double what many trawlers paid at the start of the year.

Rising demand for rare earth materials is driving an unregulated mining boom centred in war-torn Myanmar and spreading to Laos. Toxic runoff from the mines threatens Thailand's global food exports. 

Military prosecutors are seeking the maximum of 12 years' jail for four officers over their alleged involvement in throwing a mixture of car battery acid and rust remover on activist Andrie Yunus in March.

In the future, the robots are expected to be used across a wide range of tasks, including baggage loading, cabin cleaning, and ground support equipment operations.

Experts say the Thai capital must act now or face a much hotter future, with projections of up to 120 extreme heat days a year by 2050.

Denying airspace transit is a new tactic – and its effectiveness may encourage China to use it again, says an academic.

Experts urge separate tracks for long-distance and commuter trains, among other measures, in the wake of Monday’s (Apr 27) train collision that killed 15 people and injured dozens. 

BYD's first-quarter net profit dropped 55.4 per cent from a year earlier to 4.1 billion yuan.

Anant Ambani, the son of tycoon Mukesh Ambani, said he had put in a formal request to the Colombian government to stay a decision to kill the animals.

Motorists are forced to queue up to six hours for fuel or pay more on the black market, while farmers lack fuel to operate machinery and harvest crops.

The Seoul High Court found Kim Keon Hee guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive ... trading act constituting market manipulation".

Rising oil prices are cutting into incomes for more than 2 million people across the country’s fishing sector, as costs climb and catches fall.