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Foreign ministers from ASEAN member countries pose for a photo before a meeting session in Vientiane, Laos, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 25, 2024
ASEAN seeks to tackle the Myanmar crisis and South China Sea tensions
ASEAN's foreign ministers will discuss efforts to end the Myanmar conflict that has turned into a civil war.
Rescuers paddle their boats along a flooded street in Manila on Wednesday amid heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2024
China braces for Typhoon Gaemi after it pounds Taiwan and Philippines
The typhoon was expected to approach China’s coast with winds of 129 kilometers per hour.
Daiki Hashimoto takes part in a training session in Tokyo on June 21.
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2024
Gymnastics star Hashimoto seeks 'no-regrets' performance in Paris
While Japan has set a goal of winning the title this time, Hashimoto said he was focused on putting in a performance that he would not look back on with regret.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin on June 11.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2024
Ukraine tells China it is open to talks if Moscow acts in good faith
Russian troops have been inching forward in eastern Ukraine in the 29-month-old invasion ahead of a U.S. election in November.
Deputy leader of Fatah Mahmoud al-Aloul and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 24, 2024
Rival Palestinian factions project unity, but deep divisions remain
For China, the agreement represents an opportunity to promote an image of Beijing as a peace broker and an important player in the Middle East.
The Porsche booth at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in Beijing on April 25
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2024
China’s slowdown is taking a rising toll on European profits
From luxury brands to carmakers, more trouble is coming for European businesses heavily reliant on demand in the Asian economic giant.
People visit the Volkswagen booth at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, on April 25.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2024
Volkswagen is reeling in China. Can EVs help it grow in the U.S.?
Volkswagen CFO Arno Antlitz said the company expects to continue losing China market share and hopes to merely maintain its position in Europe.
Samsung Electronics' headquarters in Suwon, South Korea, on June 13, 2023
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 24, 2024
Nvidia clears Samsung's HBM3 chips for use in China-market processor
Nvidia's approval of the chips comes amid soaring demand for sophisticated graphics processing units.
A woman watches as soldiers practice laying mines and nets to stymie the landing of enemy forces at the mouth of a major river leading to the city in Taipei on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 24, 2024
China squeezes Taiwan by targeting islands and fishing sites
Mostly using its Coast Guard, Beijing appears to be asserting itself in new ways around Taiwan’s offshore outposts.
Nippon Steel is dissolving its joint venture with China's Baoshan Iron & Steel, ending two decades of cooperation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 23, 2024
Nippon Steel to dissolve joint venture with China's Baoshan
Nippon Steel did not provide a reason for dissolving the partnership originally established in 2004.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks aboard the USS Howard destroyer at the Yokosuka Naval Base, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2024
Continuity in Asia: Harris' policies likely to assuage concerns in Japan
Tokyo is already quite familiar with the approach of the U.S. vice president, who will likely continue her predecessor's foreign policy if she is elected president.
U.S. President Joe Biden will get the first test of how much sway he still retains when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington for a previously planned visit this week.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2024
Biden looks to project strength abroad despite lame-duck status
Having no electoral pressure may give U.S. President Joe Biden the ability to act more boldly in foreign affairs.
A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 and became a Philippine military detachment on the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, part of the Spratly Islands, in the South China Sea, on March 29, 2014.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2024
Manila will still assert South China Sea rights after China resupply deal
The provisional arrangement with Beijing “will not prejudice our respective national positions,” the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs says.
Scientists drive their snowmobiles cross the arctic during dawn near Ny-Alesund, Svalbard, Norway, on April 10, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 23, 2024
Pentagon to bolster response to China and Russia in Arctic
Measures are needed "to ensure the Arctic does not become a strategic blind spot,” the Defense Department said in its 2024 Arctic Strategy released Monday.
Elderly people dance in a park in Beijing on Jan. 16.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 22, 2024
China to allow delayed retirement to combat population woes
The country is struggling to relieve soaring pressure on pension budgets, with many provinces already facing deficits.
People visit the Xpeng booth during the 20th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition on April 19, 2023.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 22, 2024
Volkswagen and Xpeng deepen software collaboration across EVs in China
Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng said that it has entered into a technical collaboration agreement with Volkswagen.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang presents on the chipmaker's Blackwell platform at an event ahead of the Computex forum, in Taipei on June 2. The flagship Blackwell series was unveiled in March.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 22, 2024
Nvidia preparing version of new flagship AI chip for Chinese market, sources say
The Chinese version of the chip will be made compatible with current U.S. export controls.
The People's Bank of China building in Beijing on May 29
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 22, 2024
China cuts key rate after Xi’s big meeting disappoints investors
The People’s Bank of China cut the seven-day reverse repo rate, a key short-term policy rate, in the first reduction in almost a year.
A street cleaner at the Lujiazui Finance District in Shanghai
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2024
Xi vows to rewire China’s finances and help indebted regions
Plans centered around shifting more revenue from the central to local coffers in China, such as by allowing regional governments to receive more of the consumption tax.
The grounded Philippine Navy ship BRP Sierra Madre, where marines are stationed to assert Manila's territorial claims at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea's Spratly Island chain, is seen in April last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 22, 2024
Philippines and China reach 'arrangement' for reef resupply missions
Manila did not provide details of the arrangement, but said Monday that here will be no prior notification from it to China for the routine missions.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
Race to become next LDP president kicks off again
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday became the first to enter the race to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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