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Suspected Chinese hackers can dwell undiscovered in a victims’ networks for more than a year while stealing information, researchers say.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2025

‘Most prevalent’ Chinese hacking group seen targeting tech and law firms

The attackers are described as incredibly advanced and stealthy, dwelling undiscovered in their victims’ networks for an average of more than a year while stealing information.
Nippon Steel has announced a $300 million investment in two U.S. Steel facilities, which forms part of its $11 billion commitment to the American steelmaker.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2025

Nippon Steel to invest $300 million in U.S. Steel

The investment in two U.S. Steel plants forms part of the Japanese company's $11 billion commitment to the American steelmaker.
American Scottie Scheffler plays a shot from the bunker during the first day of the Ryder Cup on Friday in Farmingdale, New York.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 27, 2025

U.S. won't 'panic' after difficult start to Ryder Cup

Struggling U.S. stars Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau will return to the first tee Saturday with Team Europe ahead 5½-2½.
A parody Mount Rushmore sculpture depicts the faces of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (second from right) and U.S. President Donald Trump (right), as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a shopping mall in Bangkok on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2025

Seoul says it can’t rule out Kim-Trump meeting during APEC summit

A report quoting a South Korean official appeared to reverse Seoul’s earlier position that North Korea’s participation in the summit was unlikely.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov listens a question during a news conference after addressing the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2025

Russia tells West: Any aggression will be met with 'decisive response'

As war rages in Ukraine, tensions have mounted along NATO's eastern flank.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 7
WORLD / Politics
Sep 29, 2025

Netanyahu to meet Trump as U.S. intensifies Gaza ceasefire push

The talks come as Israel intensifies its offensive on Gaza City with the aim of eliminating Hamas’ remaining military strongholds.
U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly announced a $100,000 fee for the H-1B visa earlier this month, a move that potentially deals a big blow to the technology sector that sources many skilled workers from India.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 29, 2025

'Clog the toilet' trolls hit Indian visa holders rushing back to U.S.

Users on the far-right message board 4chan moved to overwhelm flight reservation systems, in a bid to block Indian visa holders from booking tickets.
Demonstrators gather in Boston in July to support Harvard University’s fight against the Trump administration’s attempt to cut federal research funding.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 29, 2025

Trump vs. universities: Can the innovation ecosystem be rebuilt?

There’s no question that U.S. President Donald Trump’s growing campaign against American colleges and universities represents a direct intervention into academic governance.
Huawei Technologies is regarded as China’s best hope of weaning itself off the foreign chips that power the world’s second-largest economy.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 30, 2025

Huawei to double output of top AI chip as Nvidia wavers in China

The Chinese company plans to make about 600,000 of its marquee 910C Ascend chips next year, a feat that would represent a technical breakthrough for it.
Rioters supporting U.S. President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. YouTube agreed to pay a $24.5 million settlement to Trump and others who were banned by the video streaming platform in the wake of the  riots, according to a legal document filed on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 30, 2025

Google to pay $24.5 million to end Trump suit over Jan. 6 ban

The court filing states $22 million will go toward the construction of a new ballroom in the White House, a project near and dear to Trump.
Former U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair in London on Sept. 3, 2024. Blair's reputation is forever sullied by his decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 1, 2025

Tony Blair's return to Middle East diplomacy reopens old wounds and new doubts

His decision to back former U.S. President George W. Bush's 2003 invasion of Iraq forever sullied his reputation.
Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington on March 24.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2025

U.S. government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week

The loss of expertise is making it harder for many agencies to carry out their work and serve the American public.
Harvard University had signaled last month that they were open to investing roughly $500 million in workforce programs as part of a deal with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
WORLD
Oct 1, 2025

Trump says U.S. close to finalizing $500 million Harvard deal

Harvard and the administration have been locked in a monthslong standoff over billions of dollars of federal funding to the Ivy League institution.
Signage outside the Capitol Hill visitors center in Washington notifies the public of its closure due to the government shutdown on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2025

The U.S. government shutdown fight has life-or-death consequences

About 4.2 million people are expected to lose coverage if Congress fails to extend premium subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington on Thursday. Republicans are seeking to use the threat of permanent cuts to the federal bureaucracy to encourage Democrats to vote to reopen the government.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2025

Trump eyes firing thousands of federal workers over shutdown

Some budget experts have argued that spending money to conduct permanent layoffs during a shutdown is illegal.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin shakes hand with U.S. President Donald Trump as they meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, in August.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2025

Trump says Putin's offer on nuclear arms control 'sounds like a good idea'

Any agreement on continuing to limit nuclear arms would stand in contrast to rising tensions between the United States and Russia.
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025

How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines

China paid for a cyber campaign to weaken support for Philippine government policy and to sow discord over Manila's security alliance with the United States.
A plume of smoke rises in the background as Palestinians return from a food distribution point run by the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation group, near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 7, 2025

Gaza talks turn to key sticking points between Israel and Hamas

Israel and Hamas both endorse the overall principles behind Trump's plan, under which fighting would cease, hostages would go free and aid would pour into Gaza.
A demonstrator wrapped in a U.S. flag stands amid smoke during a protest at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2025

Trump's Insurrection Act threat escalates showdown with Democratic cities

President Donald Trump again left open the possibility of using the Insurrection Act to sidestep any court rulings blocking the dispatch of guard troops into Democratic-led cities.
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is escalating its efforts to target domestic opponents, raising alarm among civil rights groups and Democratic leaders about the use of executive power.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 10, 2025

Trump’s war on the left: Inside the plan to investigate liberal groups

Potential tools to defund or shut down groups include IRS investigations to strip them of tax-exempt status and criminal probes by the Justice Department and FBI.
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on Friday. The White House is making good on threats to fire thousands of federal workers amid a government shutdown now in its 10th day, with job cuts across federal agencies.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2025

Trump fires federal workers amid shutdown fight with Democrats

The firings mark the first large-scale layoffs of federal employees during a funding lapse in modern history.
U.S. President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House upon returning from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after a medical checkup on Friday, in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2025

Trump, 79, has 'cardiac age' of 65-year-old, doctor says

The U.S. president's doctor said in a memo released Friday, with his "cardiac age" 14 years younger than in "chronological age."
Venezuelan opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a rally in Guanare, Venezuela, in July 2024.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 11, 2025

Nobel winner vilified by Maduro regime vows to keep up her fight in Venezuela

Supporters of Maria Corina Machado have thinned under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's brutal crackdown that's sent many to jail or into exile.
U.S. gross domestic product grew in the second quarter at the fastest pace in nearly two years.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2025

World economy faces triple risk of tariffs, AI bubble and soaring debt

Such concerns will dominate the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington this week.
The tanker Boracay, part of Russia's "shadow fleet" suspected of involvement in drone flights over Denmark, is escorted by a French naval vessel on Oct. 1 off the coast of Saint-Nazaire, France.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2025

Putin is taking his hybrid warfare to the sea

Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to contest the Baltic, make no mistake.
A cargo ship full of shipping containers is seen at the port of Oakland, California, in August. U.S. President Donald Trump predicted that foreign countries would pay the price of his protectionist policies, wagering that exporters would absorb the cost to keep a foothold in the U.S. market.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 13, 2025

U.S. firms and consumers paying most for Trump's tariffs, data suggests

Trump predicted that foreign countries would pay the price of his protectionist policies, wagering that exporters would absorb the cost to keep a foothold in the U.S. market.
Shenzhen International Airport. Chinese job seekers, worried about competition in tech fields, are upset about the new K visa, which allows foreign talent to work in China.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2025

China’s visa uproar is part of a DeepSeek illusion

Some of the resulting backlash on Chinese social media against the new K visa has been downright xenophobic and even racist.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (right) at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia on July 8
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 15, 2025

Trump’s trade hostilities unite Lula and Modi in search for new markets

Government officials and business executives from Brazil and India converge this week in New Delhi to forge new ties and triple the countries’ $12 billion trade partnership.
Protesters rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta on the second anniversary of the Gaza war on Oct. 7.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2025

The U.S. is losing hearts and minds in Southeast Asia over Gaza

For the first time, more respondents among the 10 ASEAN nations said they would align with China (50.5%) over the U.S. (49.5%) if forced to choose.
Greenpeace activists hold signs reading "COP30 act for forests,” during the ministerial preparatory meeting, ahead of the COP30 climate summit, in Brasilia, Brazil on Monday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 16, 2025

Trump’s team weighs COP attendance, but influence looms either way

Experts say whatever decision the U.S. makes, its action or inaction will have a major impact.

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
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