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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping while leaving after a visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing, China, May 15, 2026.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2026
Xi flexes growing legal arsenal to warn Trump before summit
The speed and breadth of the latest barrage of countermeasures against the U.S. shows Beijing¡¯s ability to turn up the pressure while preserving room for de-escalation.
Chinese tech firms including Bytedance are driving demand for Hong Kong¡¯s data centers.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2026
Chinese AI boom sends Hong Kong data center prices soaring
The AI boom, fueled in part by the success of DeepSeek, has prompted more Chinese firms to use Hong Kong as a springboard to test models and expand overseas.
Visitors watch a water fountain show outside the Wynn Macao casino resort in December 2024.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2026
Macao casinos hit by slump as China crackdown rattles market
The slump ends 16 straight months of growth and comes as Beijing steps up efforts to stem capital outflow.
A U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone before landing in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, in May. The U.S. Forces Korea on Thursday told South Korean media the drone in question belonged to the U.S. Marine Corps and was taking part in a joint exercise ?with ?South Korean forces.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2026
South Korea reviews near-shootdown of U.S. military drone near North Korean border
The episode triggered a security scare in the heavily fortified border region, according to media reports, with military units issuing ?evacuation notices to nearby residents.
SK Hynix memory modules. For the full year, the company is projected to earn more in profits than it has made in the prior 27 years combined.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2026
Samsung and SK Hynix answer AI doubters with big numbers and deals
Market participants want answers to a far bigger question than last quarter¡¯s profitability: Is the pace of AI infrastructure spending sustainable?
A CXMT factory on the outskirts of Beijing. China's leading memory chipmaker soared 470% in its market debut in Shanghai on July 27.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2026
AI boomtowns worsen divide in China¡¯s split-screen economy
In Hefei, the heart of China¡¯s memory-chip industry, factories can barely keep up with the world¡¯s appetite for AI hardware. In Changchun, the rust-belt home of gasoline-powered carmaking, officials admitted to ¡°unprecedented¡± difficulties ¡ª a phrase later removed after drawing social media attention....
U.S. and Chinese trade officials meet in Geneva, Switzerland, in May 2025. The U.S. and China are in the midst of a trade truce that led to the suspension of some tariffs and other export curbs, but some cracks have appeared in the relationship.
WORLD
Jul 31, 2026
U.S. and China discuss trade and rare earths in call ahead of Xi visit
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he held a call Thursday with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping¡¯s U.S. visit in September.
U.S. Marines and Japanese Self-Defense Force members take part in a military exercise in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, last month.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2026
North Korea state media says expansion of U.S. Forces Japan raises risk of Korean peninsula clash
A KCNA editorial has said ?the increase in U.S. Forces Japan personnel showed it was becoming a full-fledged ¡°war ?command¡± and accused Washington of preparing ?for conflict.
A visitor takes a selfie in front of a view of North Korea while holding a Starbucks cup on an observation deck at Aegibong Peace Ecopark in Gimpo, South Korea, on Wednesday. The number of visitors to thepark has more than doubled since the Starbucks opened, according to figures provided by park management.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2026
Kilometers apart but a world away: the Starbucks with a view of North Korea
Perched on a hilltop beneath the Aegibong Peace Ecopark observatory, the shop has drawn tens of thousands from South Korea and beyond since opening in November 2024.
A coal power plant in rare earth industry hub city Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China, on April 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 15, 2026
Coal-rich Mongolia aims to boost China trade ties despite dependence risk
Two-way trade is expected to reach $20 billion this year, President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh told ?Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
India¡¯s central bank has often been seen intervening just before onshore open to ease pressure on the rupee.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2026
Asia¡¯s currency fight moves offshore as central banks push back
Policymakers have ramped up efforts to curb offshore forex speculation as high oil prices, foreign fund exodus and a strong dollar pressure regional currencies.
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is seen along the coast of Xiamen, in China¡¯s southeastern Fujian province, on May 25.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2026
Taiwan says sovereignty cannot be ¡®violated,¡¯ as China ends patrol
¡°Any country ?that asserts jurisdiction will be expelled without exception,¡± Taiwan¡¯s ?coast ?guard said in a statement.
Bang Chun-ja, a 78-year-old South Korean woman living alone, holding Hyodol, an artificial intelligence-powered healthcare doll designed for the elderly, during an interview at her home in Yongin in April.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2026
In aging South Korea, AI dolls are caring for the elderly
Authorities are providing AI care devices to seniors living alone, including in districts of Seoul and in Yongin, south of the capital.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sees off Chinese President Xi Jinping at Pyongyang International Airport following Xi¡¯s two-day visit to North Korea from Monday.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2026
Why China finds it hard to keep North Korea in line
Despite closer links with Moscow, Beijing is still Pyongyang¡¯s main diplomatic partner and an important buffer against international sanctions.
A hospital in Du'an Yao Autonomous County in Guangxi, China. China is emerging as a hub for medical tourism, propelled by the availability and relatively cheap costs of cutting-edge procedures.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2026
China lures foreign patients with cutting-edge, cheap medical care
While traditional medical tourism hotspots such as Thailand and South Korea focus on services like cosmetic surgery, China is differentiating itself with advanced procedures.
Police gather outside a polling station at Songpa District in Seoul on Friday to disperse protesters after a shortage of ballot papers forced an extension of voting at several polling stations during the local elections.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2026
South Korean riot police clear protesters after ballot shortage blockade
Wednesday¡¯s election was the first nationwide vote since President Lee Jae Myung took office.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upon his departure at the airport in Pyongyang in June 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2026
China¡¯s Xi to visit North Korea next week for first time since 2019
China¡¯s top leader will visit North Korea from June 8 to 9, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
South Korea's labor minister said companies like Samsung that outperform profit targets should consider sharing excess gains with suppliers, subcontractors and their workers.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2026
South Korea minister calls on tech firms to share excess AI profits with suppliers and staff
The government, businesses and unions should discuss how to share ¡°excess profits¡± and narrow the gap between conglomerates and smaller suppliers, Kim Young-hoon said.
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te attends the opening ceremony of the annual Computex trade show in Taipei on Tuesday. He said he sincerely hopes "China can face up to the June incident of 37 years ago," in a post on his Facebook page on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2026
Taiwan presses China to confront Tiananmen past
The events on June 4, 1989, when Chinese troops opened fire to end pro-democracy protests, are not publicly discussed in ?China, and the anniversary is not officially marked.
Aircraft parked at Incheon International Airport
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2026
South Korea and China agree first expansion in flight rights in seven years
The deal would make it easier to add flights on high-demand routes such as ?Incheon to Shanghai and Incheon ?to Guangzhou, where existing rights had been fully used by both sides.
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.
¡®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.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
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.

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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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