Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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The US and China air global differences as their top diplomats meet for sixth time since last year

The United States and China have renewed their mutual grievances as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart held their sixth meeting since last year amid an uncertain political situation in the U.S. and growing concerns about China's increasing assertiveness in Asia and elsewhere

The US and China air global differences as their top diplomats meet for sixth time since last year
Asia|News|Sports

Olympic organizers apologize for introducing South Korean athletes as North Korea

Olympic organizers said they “deeply apologize” for introducing South Korea’s athletes as North Korea during the opening ceremony of the Paris Games

Olympic organizers apologize for introducing South Korean athletes as North Korea
Asia|Education|News|World

Japan's Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history

The UNESCO World Heritage committee has decided to register Japan’s controversial Sado gold mine as a cultural heritage site after the country agreed to include it in an exhibit about its dark history of abusing wartime Korean laborers

Japan's Sado gold mine gains UNESCO status after Tokyo pledges to exhibit dark WWII history
Asia|News

Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China

Philippine government personnel have transported food and other supplies to a fiercely disputed shoal occupied by a Filipino navy contingent without any clashes with China

Philippine forces sail to hotly disputed shoal without incident for first time since deal with China
Asia|World

Southeast Asia top diplomats condemn Myanmar violence, urge peaceful means to settle sea disputes

Southeast Asian top diplomats have condemned violence in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war and urged for “practical” means to defuse rising tensions in the South China Sea during the last of the three-day regional talks with allies including the U.S., Russia and China

Southeast Asia top diplomats condemn Myanmar violence, urge peaceful means to settle sea disputes
Asia|Economy

Japan touts G20 reaffirmation of forex commitments as key achievement

Japan sees the reaffirmation in the latest G20 joint communique of existing commitments against excessive foreign exchange volatility as one of the major

Japan touts G20 reaffirmation of forex commitments as key achievement
Asia|Political

North Korea's Kim calls for 'people's paradise' marking Korean War 'Victory Day'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said it was a sacred mission of the current generation to build a "paradise for the people" based on the ideology defended by a previous generation of

North Korea's Kim calls for 'people's paradise' marking Korean War 'Victory Day'
Asia|Economy

Japan plans record hike in minimum wage, NHK reports

A panel at the Japanese labour ministry has decided to raise the national average minimum wage by about 5% to 1,054 yen ($6.85) per hour this fiscal year, the biggest ever jump,

Japan plans record hike in minimum wage, NHK reports
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

Boeing asks suppliers for decade-long titanium paper trail as check for forgeries widens

Boeing is asking suppliers to disclose records on Chinese titanium since 2014, according to a letter seen by Reuters, as the U.S.

Boeing asks suppliers for decade-long titanium paper trail as check for forgeries widens
Asia|Business|Technology

Grab no longer buying Trans-cab, Singapore watchdog says

Grab, Southeast Asia's biggest ride-hailing and food delivery firm, has called off its proposed acquisition of Singapore's third-largest taxi operator, Trans-cab, according to a

Grab no longer buying Trans-cab, Singapore watchdog says
Asia|Election

Thai opposition leader hopeful in Move Forward's battle for survival

Thailand's main opposition figurehead is hopeful his election-winning Move Forward party will survive an upcoming dissolution case, but

Thai opposition leader hopeful in Move Forward's battle for survival
Asia|Business|Technology

Toyota to build EV battery plant for Lexus cars, Nikkei reports

Japan's Toyota Motor plans to build a battery plant for electric vehicles in the southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka and supply its batteries to a factory that makes luxury Lexus brand

Toyota to build EV battery plant for Lexus cars, Nikkei reports
Asia|Business|Technology

China's BYD widens EV lead over Tesla in Singapore, Southeast Asia, data shows

China's BYD widened its sales lead over Tesla in Singapore in the first half of this year, government data showed, highlighting the challenge facing the world's

China's BYD widens EV lead over Tesla in Singapore, Southeast Asia, data shows
Asia|News|Sports

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids

A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids
Asia|Sports|Travel

Olympics-Surfing-How the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti works

Surfing makes its second Olympic appearance at the Paris 2024 Games after a successful debut in Tokyo, with competition being held this time on the French Polynesian

Olympics-Surfing-How the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti works
Asia|Sports

Naomi Osaka is in a better place as she returns to the Olympics and Roland Garros at Paris Games

Naomi Osaka is back on the tennis tour, back at a Summer Olympics and back at Roland Garros

Naomi Osaka is in a better place as she returns to the Olympics and Roland Garros at Paris Games
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

Shanghai launches $13.8 billion in funds to boost integrated circuit, biomedicine, AI sectors

China's commercial hub Shanghai on Friday announced 100 billion yuan ($13.79 billion) in funds to boost its integrated circuit, biomedicine and artificial intelligence (AI)

Shanghai launches $13.8 billion in funds to boost integrated circuit, biomedicine, AI sectors
Asia|Business

Nissan cuts output at top Japanese plant, sources say

Nissan cut planned production by a third at its top Japanese plant this month, a move that will also see it slash output of a flagship crossover model

Nissan cuts output at top Japanese plant, sources say
Asia|Business|Finance|Stock Markets

Chinese EV battery maker CATL posts faster profit growth in Q2

Chinese electric vehicle battery giant CATL recorded faster profit growth in the second quarter, even as EV demand slows in the world's largest auto market while geopolitical

Chinese EV battery maker CATL posts faster profit growth in Q2
Asia|Political

With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence

In consecutive days this week, China brokered a deal between rival Palestinian factions and hosted Ukraine’s foreign minister at a key moment in the grinding war there

With Palestinian deal and Ukrainian foreign minister's visit, China shows its rising influence
Asia|Political

Belarus president promises to expand cooperation with North Korea

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has promised to expand cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea's foreign ministry said on

Belarus president promises to expand cooperation with North Korea
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

China boosts financing support for smaller innovative tech companies

China will enhance support for small and medium-sized technology enterprises through its national financing guarantee fund, the finance ministry said on Friday, in a bid to leverage

China boosts financing support for smaller innovative tech companies
Asia|Europe|Political

UK urges China to prevent its companies supporting Russia's military

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged China to prevent its companies from supporting Russia's military, his office said on Friday following a meeting between Lammy and his

UK urges China to prevent its companies supporting Russia's military
Asia|Political

China, S.Korea should avoid external interference, Chinese foreign minister says

China and South Korea should avoid interference from external factors and expand common interests, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South Korean counterpart on Friday.

China, S.Korea should avoid external interference, Chinese foreign minister says
Asia|Business|Economy

Thailand to offer investment incentives for makers of hybrid vehicles

Regional auto making hub Thailand will introduce investment incentives for manufacturers of hybrid vehicles, its Board of Investment (BOI) said on Friday, with excise taxes for

Thailand to offer investment incentives for makers of hybrid vehicles

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