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China's rapid AI integration, driven by government policy, is displacing workers across sectors from programming to translation and creative industries. While some adapt by entrepreneurship, economists warn of wider economic risks.
ASEAN's internal trade remains below 25 per cent of total, hindering the bloc's ambition to become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2030, Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said.
Economists expect the Malaysia-Thailand border economic zone to significantly boost bilateral trade and lower logistics costs through improved infrastructure, customs efficiency and investment attraction.
A top adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recommended that India pursue deeper economic ties with China, including greater investment and reconsideration of regional trade agreements, citing growing doubts about US reliability.
CIMB Securities has kept a neutral rating on Johor's property sector following the state election, citing infrastructure delays and residential oversupply concerns despite strong industrial land demand.