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Eduardo Baptista
A car makes its way through strong winds and rain as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, on Amami island, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday in this screenshot obtained from a social media video.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2026
Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, with China shutting ports ahead of landfall
The storm left five people injured and cut power to 14,000 buildings in the prefecture.
A military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing last September
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2026
Chinese military researchers tap U.S. AI models to train defense systems
The report shows widespread use of a technique known as ¡°model distillation,¡± in which outputs from a powerful AI system are used to train ?smaller, specialized ?models.
China said the U.S. was threatening Chinese companies with punishment based on allegations ?they used "distillation" to copy advanced U.S. AI models, despite what it called a lack of ?factual or ?legal grounds.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2026
China accuses U.S. of ¡®AI hegemonism,¡¯ threatens countermeasures over potential probes
U.S. officials recently said Chinese AI companies could face investigations, sanctions and trade restrictions over the alleged theft of U.S. technology.
A SpaceX building ahead of the SpaceX initial public offering (IPO), in Starbase, Texas, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2026
SpaceX playbook set to fuel China¡¯s IPO ambitions but tech gap persists
In China, the initial public offering was watched as a benchmark for a younger industry eager to go public.
A Kirin 9000s chip fabricated in China by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., taken from a Huawei Mate X5 foldable smartphone in 2023.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2026
China¡¯s Huawei reveals chip design breakthrough amid U.S. sanctions
China is seen as unlikely to reach Huawei¡¯s target through conventional manufacturing alone because of restricted access to advanced lithography tools and other technologies.
A Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai last year
BUSINESS / Tech
May 25, 2026
Huawei¡¯s ¡®chip queen¡¯ etches her name in China¡¯s tech folklore
He Tingbo¡¯s career has tracked Huawei¡¯s rise, its struggle following U.S. sanctions, and then a rebirth as the ?core ?driver of China¡¯s mission to become a high-tech juggernaut.
A policewoman controls traffic in Pyongyang in 2017. North Korea¡¯s capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time and necessitating new parking lots.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 12, 2026
Even in North Korea, someone¡¯s in your parking spot
North Korea¡¯s capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time and necessitating new parking lots.
A robot and its engineers take part in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon in Beijing on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 20, 2026
Humanoid robots race past humans in Beijing half-marathon, showing rapid advances
Developers showed off the fast-improving robots and their autonomous navigation skills, highlighting the sector¡¯s rapid technical advances.
This handout picture released on Wednesday by NASA shows a view of the moon, including the Orientale basin and the dark lava plains visible, as seen from the Orion spacecraft on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 9, 2026
NASA¡¯s lunar success sharpens focus on China¡¯s 2030 crewed landing goal
Four U.S. astronauts on the Artemis II mission this week flew past the moon¡¯s shadowed far side, traveling deeper into space than any humans before.
Zhipu staff members help residents install and setup AutoClaw, a local version of the AI agent OpenClaw developed by Zhipu, at an office building in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2026
As OpenClaw enthusiasm grips China, school kids and retirees alike raise ¡®lobsters¡¯
The hype over the open-source bot is the latest example of how a new technology could overhaul the world¡¯s second-largest economy through unbridled consumer adoption.
A powerful artificial intelligence model that appeared ?anonymously on a developer platform last week was revealed to be from Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle giant Xiaomi, and not DeepSeek as initially thought.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 19, 2026
Mystery AI model suspected to be DeepSeek V4 is revealed to be from Xiaomi
The model, called Hunter Alpha, surfaced ?on an AI gateway platform on March 11 without any developer attribution and was later described as a ¡°stealth model.¡±
Employees gather during an event next to a test rocket body for the Zhuque-2 program at LandSpace¡¯s factory in Huzhou, China, on Dec. 17.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2025
China¡¯s LandSpace gears up to take on Elon Musk and SpaceX
The first Chinese entity to conduct a reusable rocket test is now preparing to go public to fund its future projects, as rival SpaceX considers its own initial public offering.
A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft launches in?China on?Oct. 31.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2025
China launches Shenzhou-22 mission to Tiangong space station
The country is looking to plug safety risks to its crewed spaceflight program and space station after a vessel was damaged in orbit earlier this month.
Unitree robot dogs climb a flight of stairs during a demonstration in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on March 21.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 28, 2025
Robot dogs and AI drone swarms: How China could use DeepSeek for war
A review of research papers, patents and procurement records gives a snapshot of Beijing¡¯s systematic effort to harness artificial intelligence for military advantage.
A tech ad featuring humanoid robots at the Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai in May. This week, China will launch a new visa program aimed at attracting foreign tech talent.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2025
China¡¯s new K visa beckons foreign tech talent as U.S. hikes H-1B fee
The K visa targets young foreign science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates and promises to allow entry, residence and employment without a job offer.
Lakers forward LeBron James brings the ball up court against the Minnesota Timberwolves during Game 5 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on April 30.
BASKETBALL
Sep 9, 2025
LeBron James pens essay in Chinese state newspaper in sign of NBA revival
The People¡¯s Daily publication of James¡¯ essay highlights how the NBA¡¯s relationship with its most important market outside North America is close to being fully repaired.
A humanoid robot walks as an employee conducts tests, on the production line at the AgiBot factory in Shanghai on March 20.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 13, 2025
China¡¯s AI-powered humanoid robots aim to transform manufacturing
Beijing is aiming for a new industrial revolution where many factory tasks would be performed by humanoid robots.
The Chinese embrace of DeepSeek comes as governments from South Korea to Italy remove the artificial intelligence from national app stores, citing privacy concerns.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 25, 2025
DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in
Deepseek had planned to release R2 in early May but now wants it out as early as possible.
Elon Musk's Starlink is facing challenges from a Chinese state-backed rival and another service financed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 24, 2025
Musk¡¯s Starlink races with Chinese rivals to dominate satellite internet
China¡¯s rush to occupy more of lower-Earth orbit makes Western policymakers worry it could extend the reach of Beijing¡¯s internet censorship regime.
A statue of of a bull in Pudong's Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2025
Xi¡¯s new corporate champions showcase his priorities and control
The tech champions present at a meeting with the Chinese president suggest that he is rallying troops from the business sector to fight a geopolitical battle.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.
Will Takaichi¡¯s consumption tax cut break the LDP?
Despite months of debate, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi failed to gain consensus within the Liberal Democratic Party on a two-year reduction of the consumption tax.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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