China's Alibaba joins global chatbot race
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said it was working on a rival to ChatGPT, joining a flurry of global tech firms rushing to match the popular AI-powered chatbot.
Sun Feb 12 2023
Explainer - Minds behind the missiles: N.Korea's secretive weapons developers
North Koreas flurry of new missile tests has underscored the importance of the country's missile engineers and scientists.
Mon Jan 24 2022
Just 1 in 8 iPhone users is ready to share their personal data
Management of internet users' personal data represents a huge economic stake.
Thu May 13 2021
Biden targets Trump's Middle East legacy
Analysts say many of the flurry of deals struck in the last weeks of the administration won't or shouldn't be easily overturned.
Fri Jan 29 2021
Trump rejects virtual debate, says may hold a campaign rally on Saturday
Trump's rejection of the shift in the debate format sparked a flurry of statements back and forth between the two camps.
Fri Oct 09 2020
Baby boom at Taipei Zoo lightens pandemic blues
A flurry of births in recent months including pandas and pangolins, was a welcome boost during a visitor slump due to the coronavirus.
Thu Oct 01 2020
Indonesian drivers stage violent anti-Uber protest
The demonstration came after weeks of rising tensions between traditional public transport operators and a flurry of new ride-hailing services.
Tue Mar 22 2016
Fashion giants race to dress India's sari-shunning youth
Young people's appetite for Western clothes has led a fresh flurry of foreign brands to open up in India in the past few months, including US chain Gap and Sweden's H&M.
Sun Nov 08 2015
Is 'Rembat' merely the asylum of madcap characters it appears to be?
Rembat is an amusing film where the gags come one after another in a flurry of jabs.
Wed Oct 07 2015
Greek election polls swing towards Syriza as campaign ends
Greece's national election appeared to shift on Friday in favour of Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza party, if a flurry of late polls were to be believed.
Sat Sep 19 2015
Mainland Chinese visitors sidestep Hong Kong in favour of Taiwan
Taiwan has seen a flurry of tourists from mainland China, giving an adequate boost to the islands flourishing tourism sector, under the guise of the street protests in Hong Kong.
Mon Oct 13 2014
Friday Fives: The 2014 Paris Motor Show edition, 4 cars we want now and the 1 that made us go hmm…
Now that the flurry of unveils have ended, here’s our pick of the four cars we want and one that we’re not so sure of. By Chris Ng
Fri Oct 10 2014
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024