Government policies favouring narrow areas of science and technology are worsening the job prospects of millions of young people, critics say

China has increased its lead in 64 critical technologies, while India is emerging as a key centre of global research innovation, a new report says

Rand Corporation authors interviewed dozens of AI experts on how to overcome the 80% failure rate estimated for AI projects

The rapid transition to renewable energy sources, notably solar power, continued in 2023 and the first half of 2024, new reports say

Houthi rebels have said they'll allow salvage crews to tow the tanker – laden with 1 million barrels of oil – to try to avoid an environmental catastrophe if its massive cargo leaks into the Red Sea

Only a small portion of a $42-billion lending scheme announced in May to resuscitate the country's housing sector has been utilized

US Security Adviser Jake Sullivan meets with President Xi after rare meeting with key military officer and others in a bid to ease tensions on a range of thorny issues

US tech giant is keen to build a large data centre near Ho Chi Minh City, as it has a many domestic and foreign cloud service clients in the country

Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil warned on Tuesday that tech giants like Google, Meta and X must comply with local laws to continue operating in the country

UN chief Antonio Guterres says rich nations must stop signing oil and gas deals, as they risk a "worldwide catastrophe" that imperils island states and coastal cities everywhere

Samsung SDI announces deal with GM on EV battery plant in Indiana, which will aim to have an initial production capacity of 27 gigawatt hours per year

Alibaba, Tencent and Bytedance are splurging on AI processors and infrastructure to meet strong demand for large-language models and data centres