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

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South Korea responds to North's trash balloons with loudspeaker broadcasts

North Korea on Sunday floated balloons carrying trash towards South Korea, South Korea's military said, declaring it would respond with "full-scale" loudspeaker broadcasts.

South Korea responds to North's trash balloons with loudspeaker broadcasts
Asia|Sports

Olympics-We need a level playing field, says Britain's Peaty after Chinese doping cases

Adam Peaty and other British swimmers said there needs to be a level playing field after 23

Olympics-We need a level playing field, says Britain's Peaty after Chinese doping cases
Asia|Sports

‘Perfection’: South Korea’s Kim Si-woo makes historic 238-yard ace on one of the Open’s most menacing holes

‘Perfection’: South Korea’s Kim Si-woo makes historic 238-yard ace on one of the Open’s most menacing holes

‘Perfection’: South Korea’s Kim Si-woo makes historic 238-yard ace on one of the Open’s most menacing holes
Asia|Sports

F1 history-maker Zhou Guanyu achieved the ‘impossible’ by becoming the sport’s first Chinese driver

F1 history-maker Zhou Guanyu achieved the ‘impossible’ by becoming the sport’s first Chinese driver

F1 history-maker Zhou Guanyu achieved the ‘impossible’ by becoming the sport’s first Chinese driver
Asia|News|Political

Vietnam to hold state funeral for late communist party leader Trong next week

Vietnam will hold a state funeral next week for Nguyen Phu Trong, the leader of its ruling Communist Party who died on Friday, the government said on Saturday.

Vietnam to hold state funeral for late communist party leader Trong next week
Asia|News|World

World's youngest air force Papua New Guinea takes to skies among Top Guns

One of the world's youngest air forces is taking part in war games alongside cutting-edge stealth fighter jets as the Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea

World's youngest air force Papua New Guinea takes to skies among Top Guns
Asia|Education

Myanmar's civil war has seen a devastating increase in attacks on schools, researchers say

A group that monitors armed conflict in Myanmar says an intensification of fighting in the Southeast Asian nation's civil war has resulted in a sharp increase in destructive attacks on schools

Myanmar's civil war has seen a devastating increase in attacks on schools, researchers say
Americas|Asia|Business

Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to advise on U.S. Steel deal

Japan's biggest steelmaker, Nippon Steel Corp., has hired former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to help with its effort to acquire U.S.

Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to advise on U.S. Steel deal
Asia

China's Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11

President Xi Jinping urged all-out rescue efforts after a highway bridge collapse on Friday in Shaanxi province in China's northwest killed 11 people, state media reported on

China's Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11
Asia|News|Political

Bangladesh shuts offices, imposes curfew to curb deadly job quota protests

Soldiers patrolled the deserted streets of the Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday and the government ordered all offices and institutions to stay

Bangladesh shuts offices, imposes curfew to curb deadly job quota protests
Asia|Political

Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a 'shoot-on-sight-order' following deadly protests

Police imposed a strict curfew with a “shoot-on-sight” order across Bangladesh as military forces patrolled parts of the capital after scores were killed and hundreds injured in clashes over the allocation of civil service jobs

Bangladesh imposes strict curfew with a 'shoot-on-sight-order' following deadly protests
Asia|News

11 dead and dozens missing after a highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms

Chinese authorities say 11 people have died in the partial collapse of a highway bridge in the country's northwest following heavy storms and flooding

11 dead and dozens missing after a highway bridge in China crumbles in flooding and heavy storms
Asia|Political

China, Canada should work toward strategic partnership, China's Wang says

China and Canada should promote normalising relations and get back on track toward establishing a strategic partnership, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Canadian counterpart,

China, Canada should work toward strategic partnership, China's Wang says
Asia|Technology

Hong Kong International Airport back to normal operations, Chinese state media says

Hong Kong International Airport has resumed normal operations, Chinese state media said on Saturday, after a mistake in a security software update sparked hours-long outages in

Hong Kong International Airport back to normal operations, Chinese state media says
Asia|Technology

US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock

A U.S. plan to use Japanese factories to boost production of Patriot air defence missiles - used by Ukraine to defend against Russian attacks - is being

US-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component roadblock
Asia|News|Opinion|Political

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards

Israel’s invitation to this year’s atomic bomb commemorations in Japan has sparked a controversy over double standards
Asia|Political

US to support Philippines' efforts to resupply ship on atoll, Sullivan says

The United States "will do what is necessary" to see that the Philippines is able to resupply a ship on the Second Thomas Shoal that Manila uses to reinforce its claims to the atoll, White

US to support Philippines' efforts to resupply ship on atoll, Sullivan says
Asia|Sports

Golf-Japan's Iwasaki suffers consecutive nines as Open ends in despair

Sunday morning hackers watching the professionals often think they are watching a different sport to the one they play but they will identify with Japan's Aguri Iwasaki.

Golf-Japan's Iwasaki suffers consecutive nines as Open ends in despair
Asia|Political

Blinken says will see Chinese counterpart in Laos next week

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that he speaks with his Chinese counterpart fairly regularly, adding that he will see him next week in Laos.

Blinken says will see Chinese counterpart in Laos next week
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology

Trump sanctions prompted China Xiaomi’s EV entry, CEO says

A decision by the Trump administration to sanction China’s Xiaomi Corp in early 2021 was the catalyst for the company’s decision to build its first electric car, CEO Lei Jun said

Trump sanctions prompted China Xiaomi’s EV entry, CEO says
Asia|Celebrity|Entertainment

Cheng Pei-pei, ‘queen of martial arts’ movies, dead at 78

Cheng Pei-pei, ‘queen of martial arts’ movies, dead at 78

Cheng Pei-pei, ‘queen of martial arts’ movies, dead at 78
Asia|Education|News

Taxis, security escort help Indian students escape violence-hit Bangladesh

A fleet of taxis, a security escort, and a harrowing six-hour journey brought Asif Hussain and about 80 other Indian students back home on Friday from

Taxis, security escort help Indian students escape violence-hit Bangladesh
Asia|News|Political

History of violence in Bangladesh, a country born out of war

Deadly protests by thousands of students in Bangladesh against quotas in government jobs has brought focus to a history of violence in a country born out of a war between India

History of violence in Bangladesh, a country born out of war
Asia|News|Political

Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed

Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan

Massachusetts lawmakers call on the Pentagon to ground the Osprey again until crash causes are fixed
Asia|Political|World

Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San

Myanmar’s military government has held a wreath-laying ceremony in the country’s largest city to mark the 77th anniversary of the assassination of the country’s fallen independence heroes, including Gen. Aung San, the father of the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi

Strife-torn Myanmar marks 77th anniversary of the assassination of independence hero Gen. Aung San

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