Shang Guan, a writer and activist from China who moved to Taiwan in 2021, speaks during an interview in Taipei, Taiwan, on July 20, 2026. (AP Photo) TAIPEI—The day after Li Chen-hsiu was sworn …
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi at a news conference on Aug. 4 (Asahi Shimbun file photo) As Japan and India deepen their defense ties, the Defense Ministry plans to dispatch Air Self-Defense Force F-2 fighter …
Miniatures of people with computers are seen in front of North Korea flag in this illustration taken in 2023. (Reuters file photo) SEOUL–North Korean hacking group built large language model tools and collected software …
A shopper is reflected on a mirror glass as she checks food items at a supermarket in Tokyo on Jan. 20, 2023. (Reuters file photo) Japan’s food self-sufficiency ratio fell to 37% for the …
Story by Thomas Maresca South Korea’s Unification Ministry unveiled a blueprint for improving inter-Korean relations Wednesday that includes dropping the term “main enemy” in reference to North Korea as part of a broader effort to …
A worker reacts near a line of humanoid robots displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, file) China announced a series of economic measures Wednesday …
By John Kiu and Logan Schicano A notepad in front of US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads “To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil” as he participates in a cabinet meeting at …
Dharamshala, India — Choegyal Dawa couldn’t contain his emotions when he finally came face-to-face with an image he hadn’t seen openly displayed since he was a small child: a portrait of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan …
By Stephanie Yang Crowds during a red heatwave alert near the Louvre in Paris, Ile-de-France, France, July 12, 2026. Gauthier Bedrignans/Hans Lucas/AFP/Getty Images With wildfires blazing and temperatures hitting record highs in Europe, one China-made product has …
China’s massive oil reserves are helping shield it from the worst of the global energy shock. Its supergrid and renewable buildout give it a deeper structural advantage than most major economies. If the …