Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed on Monday, dampened by disappointing PMI data from China. Investors also remain cautious about the potential impact of Trump’s tariff policies, with attention also on the Federal Reserve’s decision this week.

Chinese startup DeepSeek’s eponymous AI assistant rocketed to the top of Apple Inc.’s iPhone download charts, stirring doubts in Silicon Valley about the strength of America’s lead in AI.

U.S. stock futures and Asian shares outside China slumped on Monday as investors weighed the implications of Chinese startup DeepSeek's launch of a free, open-source artificial intelligence model to rival OpenAI's ChatGPT.

Investment firm Carlyle said on Monday it had appointed Citi executive Brad McCarthy as the new managing director and Asia Pacific chief of its global wealth division.

Naomi Osaka beat Petra Kvitova to win the Australian Open, becoming Asia's first No. 1 ranked player in tennis.

US stock index futures also tumbled amid concerns DeepSeek’s AI models challenge US AI leadership. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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In a remote spot near Afghanistan’s border seldom visited by film crews, Wright says they captured “memorable battles between markhor goats and unexpected moments of comedy when males waggle their tongues to attract females” for the second episode, “Above the Clouds,” airing February 1.

Talks to bring nonstop flights between Austin and Asian cities are “incredibly productive,” according to a consulting firm that works with Austin’s airport to attract and

Nutrition is one major area of mounting concern. UNICEF works with partners all across South Asia in an effort to reduce malnutrition and improve overall nutrition, by strengthening nutrition support and related services.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

As the new administration charts its foreign policy course, a stronger Central Asia-U.S. partnership can serve as a model for mutually beneficial cooperation.