By YURIKO SUZUKI/ Correspondent Apartment complexes built by China Vanke and other companies on sale in Dongguan, Guangdong province, in 2024 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) BEIJING—China’s roughly five-year property slump has squeezed local government …
The 21-hour marathon talks in Pakistan between the US and Iran ended with no deal. From the rigid red lines to Israel’s Lebanon strikes and the standoff at the Strait of Hormuz, here are …
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. sails in the Arabian Sea for a mission supporting Operation Epic Fury during the Iran war at an undisclosed location, March 18, 2026. (Reuters Photo) Asenior …
In his first interview with a U.S. broadcast network, Miguel Díaz-Canel told “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker that in Cuba, leaders aren’t “elected” by the U.S. Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel insisted that he’s …
Image: Assaubayeva on a 2023 stamp from Kazakhstan He’s from Uzbekistan, and she’s from Kazakhstan. They’re elite chess players and good friends accustomed to the high-pressure environment of international tournaments. They went horse-riding …
Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT Focusing on the regional macroeconomic situation and key issues of financial cooperation, the ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting was held on Wednesday, according to a statement published on the …
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announces: At the invitation of Premier of the State Council Li Qiang, HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, will visit …
By CHIHIRO ARA/ Staff Writer Then Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presents a Prime Minister’s Cup to Hoshoryu at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on Jan. 26, 2025. (Yasumasa …
For a country committed to no-first use, INS Aridhaman is another step towards the most survivable form of deterrence: one that can endure a first strike and still fire back. So secretive is India’s …
by Dave DeCamp The true total of US national security spending in 2027 will exceed $2.5 trillion, far beyond the already record-shattering $1.5 trillion military budget President Trump has requested, according to veteran defense …
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