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An employee packages garments for the online Chinese e-commerce company Temu at a clothing factory in Guangzhou, in southern China’s Guangdong province on April 16, 2025. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty ImagesChina’s manufacturing activity unexpectedly returned to growth in August on the back of a recovery in new orders and export business, a private survey showed Monday, helped by an extended trade-war truce with the U.S.The RatingDog manufacturing purchasing managers’ index came in at 50.5, sharply beating estimates of 49.7 from economists polled by Reuters.The gauge signaled the fastest rate of expansion since March, rebounding from July’s 49.5. A…

[SINGAPORE] A critical enabler for Asia’s aerospace ambitions, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry will come under the lens at a roundtable held by The Business Times (BT) on Wednesday (Sep 3).The invite-only event is presented by aircraft engine manufacturer and system provider GE Aerospace. It brings together public and private sector leaders to discuss how to innovate and work together for resilience and sustainable growth.Titled “Advancing MRO for a Resilient Aerospace Industry in Asia-Pacific”, it will cover topics such as navigating post-pandemic growth, strengthening supply chains, addressing talent gaps and transforming through technology and innovation.“With the region’s aerospace…

Logitech’s Keys-to-Go 2 is designed as a lightweight, portable keyboard that’s easy to carry and practical enough for everyday typing on the go.Logitech Keys to Go 2Unless you’re an absolute devotee of the on-screen keyboard, there’s a good chance that you’ve at least researched an external keyboard for your iPhone or iPad. This is especially true if you’re a college student or someone whose job involves a lot of typing.The market is absolutely flooded with keyboards vying to get your attention at various price points. Some are cheap in both design and price, while others trade affordability for a luxury…

San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox has agreed to a four-year, $228 million maximum contract extension, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday.Fox is under contract this season for the final year of his five-year, $163 million deal. The extension starts in 2026-27, said the person, who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Spurs have yet to announce the agreement. ESPN first reported the deal.The move was expected after the Spurs made a big splash at the trade deadline last season by getting Fox from the Sacramento Kings. Fox has career averages of…

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump pose for pictures outside the Nasdaq building after ringing the opening bell to celebrate the closing of ALT5’s $1.5 billion offering and adoption of its $WLFI Treasury Strategy at the Nasdaq Market, in New York City, U.S., August 13, 2025. Eduardo Munoz | ReutersThe digital tokens backing the Trump family’s cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, fell in value on Monday in their first day of trading.The World Liberty tokens, known as $WLFI, were sold to investors after the Trump family and its business partners last year launched the venture, a decentralized finance platform that has…

[JAKARTA] “RESET SYSTEM” reads graffiti above an intersection in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta, painted hastily in vibrant green and pink after deadly protests swept Indonesia last week.Pink and green have quickly come to symbolise a solidarity movement after violent protests, sparked by discontent over economic inequality and lavish perks for lawmakers, rocked South-east Asia’s biggest economy.In the capital Jakarta, office worker Dila paused at her desk to apply a bright green and pink filter to her Instagram and WhatsApp profile pictures.“What we need now is solidarity among each other… because there’s still a long way to go,” said 28-year-old…

NEW YORK — WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability that allowed sophisticated attacks against the Apple devices of “specific targeted users.”The messaging app, owned by Meta Platforms, said in a blog post that its vulnerability, chained with a bug found in iOS and iPadOS, allowed hackers to exploit and steal information from Apple devices. In a post on X, Amnesty’s Security Lab researcher Donncha Ó Cearbhaill said the malicious campaign lasted about 90 days. He said other apps beyond WhatsApp may also have been affected. WhatsApp said in a statement that less than 200 users were targeted and that the…

Joel Klatt Lead College Football Analyst Bryce Underwood didn’t look like a freshman in his Michigan debut — he looked like the future.The Wolverines’ 34–17 win over New Mexico wasn’t flawless, especially on defense, but Underwood stole the show. The true freshman quarterback was composed, confident, and in command — especially during a two-minute drill before halftime that ended in a touchdown. He threw for 72 yards on that drive alone and finished the day 21-of-31 for 251 yards and a score.Let’s face it: That stat line and performance were a lot better than what Michigan got at quarterback last…

Reform UK members will table a motion at their party conference which is expected to call for transgender women to be excluded from men’s prisons, Sky News understands.The motion is set to be held this Saturday during Reform’s party conference, taking place in Birmingham. Politics latest: Why the deputy prime minister nearly resignedIt comes after Nigel Farage faced criticism for initially appearing to back Vanessa Frake, a former prison governor whom he hired as an adviser, when she said some transgender women could be housed in female jails.At a news conference last month, Ms Frake said cases needed to be…

Published Thu, Sep 4, 2025 · 09:46 AM[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank said it had agreed on a “burden sharing” arrangement with the government where it will raise the interest rates it pays on government deposits as a way to help the government fund their programmes. In a statement on Thursday, Bank Indonesia spokesperson Ramdan Denny Prakoso said the arrangement was intended to help the government cover the cost of raising funds through the bond market for programmes such as affordable housing and setting up cooperatives in villages. The statement came after Governor Perry Warjiyo told a parliamentary hearing earlier this…