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Best quotes from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue: Defense spending, multilateralism and the future of the Asia-Pacific

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Best quotes from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue: Defense spending, multilateralism and the future of the Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – MAY 30: Delegates listen as U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 30, 2026 in Singapore. Senior defence officials and military leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond convene at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore for the International Institute for … Read more

Defense spending, China in Asia and lessons from Ukraine: Takeways from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue

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Defense spending, China in Asia and lessons from Ukraine: Takeways from the 2026 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – MAY 29: Police officers stand on patrol during the 23rd IISS Shangri-La Dialogue at the Shangri-La Hotel on May 29, 2026 in Singapore. Senior defence officials and military leaders from across the Asia-Pacific and beyond convene at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore for the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, … Read more

SoftBank to build up AI data centers in France with major investment

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SoftBank to build up AI data centers in France with major investment

CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Japan’s SoftBank Group will invest 45 billion euros ($53 billion) over the next five years in a push to … Read more

Japan seeks candid dialog, defense minister says, rejecting `neo-militarism’ claims

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Japan seeks candid dialog, defense minister says, rejecting `neo-militarism’ claims

Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 29, 2026. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP via Getty Images) Jam Sta Rosa | Afp | Getty Images “Japan’s door to dialog is always open” to the international community even as it increases defense spending and revises its … Read more

The Iran war is providing an unexpected boost to secondary city travel in Asia-Pacific

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The Iran war is providing an unexpected boost to secondary city travel in Asia-Pacific

PHU QUOC, VIETNAM – MARCH 20: People walk on Ba Keo Beach on March 20, 2026 in Phu Quoc, Vietnam. The country welcomed nearly 21.2 million international visitors in 2025 — a new record. Allison Joyce | Getty Images News | Getty Images Trips to smaller “secondary cities” across Asia-Pacific are getting a boost this … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: The ‘outwaiting’ game hampers Iran peace talks

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CNBC Daily Open: The ‘outwaiting’ game hampers Iran peace talks

U.S. President Donald Trump (C-L) speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on May 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images Hello, this is Leonie Kidd writing to you from London. Welcome to today’s edition of the Daily Open newsletter. In some ways, we end the … Read more

Energy inflation has been more persistent than expected: Fed’s Goolsbee

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Energy inflation has been more persistent than expected: Fed’s Goolsbee

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks during the 29th annual Milken Institute Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on May 6, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Energy inflation tied to the war in Iran has lasted longer than expected, creating a “stagflationary … Read more

Asia-Pacific markets open lower as Iran-U.S. negotiations remain in focus

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Asia-Pacific markets open lower as Iran-U.S. negotiations remain in focus

A man looks at an electronic quotation board displaying stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 2, 2022. Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower on Thursday, as investors continue to assess mixed signals from the ongoing Iran-U.S. negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. Secretary of State Marco … Read more

Asia markets set for mixed open as investors continue to weigh fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire

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Asia markets set for mixed open as investors continue to weigh fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire

Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. Yaorusheng | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Wednesday as investors assessed recent U.S. military action in Iran, the fragile state of the Washington-Tehran ceasefire and optimism that a deal could still be reached. U.S. forces carried out what the Pentagon described as “self-defense” strikes in … Read more

Asia markets set to open broadly higher as oil prices slide on U.S.-Iran peace hopes

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Asia-Pacific markets open lower as Iran-U.S. negotiations remain in focus

A man walks past an electronic board showing the Nikkei 225 index on the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on April 7, 2025.  Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open broadly higher Tuesday, amid falling oil prices as sentiment remained buoyed by hopes for a breakthrough … Read more

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