Tag: asia

• Chinese AI groups pull ahead of US rivals in video generation race

  May 17, 2026

  ByteDance and Kuaishou outshine western rivals, lifting AI video quality across advertising and entertainment https://share.google/bQZGTNCeN6P8urw8c more ›

• South Korea official floats AI profit social tax as tech giants boom

  May 13, 2026

  A top South Korean official has proposed a tax on AI profits to be redistributed among society as a semiconductor boom drives massive earnings for tech giants Samsung Electronics and… more ›

• Samsung Rally Draws 30,000 to Demand Greater Share of AI Profits

  April 23, 2026

  Tens of thousands of people gathered outside Samsung Electronics Co.’s main chip hub to demand employees get a greater share of profits reaped from the AI boom. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-23/samsung-rally-draws-30-000-to-demand-greater-share-of-ai-profits more ›

• The ‘big durian’: one day in Jakarta, the world’s largest city

  April 23, 2026

  The UN has officially designated Jakarta the world’s largest city, home to 42 million. We explore a day in the life of the ‘big durian’. https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/apr/23/jakarta-profile-worlds-largest-city?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• Welcome to Cryptostan: Kyrgyzstan and the Emerging Crypto Corridor

  April 20, 2026

  Kyrgyzstan has become a de facto “crypto corridor” linking sanctioned Russian flows with trade in Central Asia and supply chains from China. In 2025, cryptocurrency transactions processed through licensed operators… more ›

• ‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI

  February 7, 2026

  Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/05/in-the-end-you-feel-blank-indias-female-workers-watching-hours-of-abusive-content-to-train-ai?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other more ›

• It’s Not Just Rich Countries. Tech’s Trillion-Dollar Bet on AI Is Everywhere.

  January 17, 2026

  As part of ‘AI decolonization,’ developing nations push Silicon Valley to build locally https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/its-not-just-rich-countries-techs-trillion-dollar-bet-on-ai-is-everywhere-1781a117?st=YZudfN&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink more ›

• The Illiberal International: Authoritarian Cooperation Is Reshaping the Global Order

  December 26, 2025

  Authoritarian cooperation is reshaping the global order. https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/illiberal-international-cheeseman-bianchi-cyr?utm_medium=newsletters&utm_source=twofa&utm_campaign=NEWS_FA%20This%20Week_122625_The%20Illiberal%20International&utm_content=20251226&utm_term=N more ›

• Another Reckoning – The Ideas Letter

  November 27, 2025

  Wang traces the emergence of multiple generationally distinct “reckonings” with China among different groups: There are the young Americans who encounter the country as offering a sleek, TikTok-mediated vision of…… more ›

• CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter: China’s homegrown games capture overseas players as its cultural influence expands

  November 20, 2025

  In a big year for Chinese cultural exports, a new video game is the latest to win a global audience. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/19/china-connection-newsletter-video-game-soft-power-tencent-netease-pif-where-winds-meet.html more ›