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South Korea sees little prospect of US-North Korea contact around APEC

SEOUL, Nov 12 - South Korea's presidential office said on Thursday it saw little prospect of US-North Korea contact arou...

Argentina’s Milei cries as he bids farewell to the Pope

President Javier Milei became visibly emotional as he said goodbye to Pope Leo XIV.

Nvidia-linked suspected Chinese spy Alice Huang now living in Beijing: Report

Nvidia Fallout Puts Trade Truce to the Test as Xi Welcomes Trump

Xi Jinping’s third summit of the year with Donald Trump is going off script before their meetings even get underway, as ...

After election drubbing, Trump heads to Asia to show world he’s still in charge

The U.S. president will be looking to flex his foreign policy muscles during the ASEAN and APEC summits next week.

Netanyahu asks military to prepare for Iran 2.0; opp says no strikes before next gov

Amid rising tensions, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet has initiated military preparations f...

BREAKING NEWS: BOJ policymaker warns of downside risks to economy from rate hikes

BREAKING NEWS: BOJ policymaker warns of downside risks to economy from rate hikes Read full story here

Japan wants nuclear submarines, but can it overcome the obstacles?

The push comes as the nation seeks to keep pace with both security partners and emerging threats.

Govt pays $3.23bn in interest on foreign debt

• Retires $14.44bn in FY26 • Total external public debt stands at $98.07bn ISLAMABAD: Pakistan repaid around $14.44 bill...

AJK leaders urge restraint, peace after recent unrest

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Dr Muh­ammad Najeeb and Prime Minister Iftikhar Gillani on Wednesda...

Trump does not object to Vance's efforts to resume talks with Iran — WSJ

According to the report, in October, the US vice president sent a letter to Iranian Supreme National Security Council Se...

Mexican Steel Imports from Asia Fall as More US Supplies Sought

Mexico’s crackdown on Asian imports is creating an opening to buy more US-made steel, a top economic official said, a sh...

What could Chinese intelligence have learned from Nvidia CEO’s affair?

Nvidia says no secrets were compromised, but experts question what sensitive information may have been exposed.

Three Questions About China’s Hidden Foreign Exchange Assets

A trillion-dollar gap in foreign exchange purchases raises questions about where China’s foreign currency assets are hel...

Samyang Foods taps Vietnam for second overseas Buldak plant

Samyang Foods will pour more than 200 billion won ($150 million) into a new plant in Vietnam, diversifying its overseas ...

When AI agents go rogue, who can Hong Kong hold accountable?

When OpenAI’s AI agents launched an autonomous attack on Australia’s Medicare portal in June, it took the company 84 day...

Japan’s military build-up hit by US missile delays and domestic parts shortages

Japan’s push to strengthen its armed forces is running into headwinds that money alone cannot resolve, analysts warn, po...

Sri Lanka Budget Targets Growth With IMF Bailout Nearing End

Sri Lanka will unveil a budget aimed at keeping its economic recovery on track amid global headwinds and as its $3 billi...

Investing in America

The fifth annual FT-Nikkei Investing in America report: How the US has received only a fraction of investment from Asian...

Israeli strike on south Gaza's Nasser Hospital kills at least six Palestinians

Israeli strike on south Gaza's Nasser Hospital kills at least six Palestinians An Israeli air strike targeting the Nasse...

Israel strikes intensive care at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital

Gaza's Civil Defence says an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital has killed at least six people.

Over 11,000 foreign military deaths recorded by Russia in war on Ukraine

The data was obtained by the Belarusian pro-opposition group Cyber Partisans and the Ukrainian hacker operation Silent C...

Foreign student boom puts Seoul housing on global investors' radar

South Korea's international student boom is opening a new frontier for global property investors, as a shortage of unive...

European countries neither listen to nor hear Russia on Ukraine — Foreign Ministry

According to Department Director Kirill Logvinov, Western countries often conduct discussions in a "megaphone" manner ra...

No opposition left in Naoero after all MPs join government

The Micronesian island nation made the announcement via a government statement on Tuesday, calling the move a "truly his...

Qantas the latest in list of companies to outsource jobs to India

India has positioned itself as a global hub of skilled, cheap labour, and Australian companies are cashing in and moving...

South Korea's President Lee to visit Philippines, attend APEC summit in China

SEOUL, Nov 12 - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will visit the Philippines and China from November 16 to 19 to atte...

Alleged Chinese spy at center of Nvidia scandal remains mysterious

The background of an alleged Chinese spy at the center of a scandal engulfing U.S. chip giant Nvidia remains a mystery, ...

China has more than 20 small nuclear reactor start-ups. Should the US worry?

More than 20 Chinese start-ups are developing small modular reactors (SMRs) with ambitions to reshape the global energy ...

Trump’s fossil fuel drive comes as war prompts energy security worries

Calls mount in Washington for legislation to overhaul US’s costly permitting system to help build desperately needed inf...

Trump’s fossil fuel drive comes as war prompts energy security worries

Calls mount in Washington for legislation to overhaul US’s costly permitting system to help build desperately needed inf...

Trump’s Asia trade deals reap small slice of cash

Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have made available just 2.7% of financing and FDI under trade and investment pacts to eas...

Japanese investment in US to power ahead

Tokyo has been the top investor in the US for seven years in a row — a trend that is unlikely to halt or slow, say banke...

Money pours into US manufacturing from overseas companies

Inflation, skills shortages and unpredictable policies on tariffs and war have made life difficult for businesses even i...

India’s BEML to Build Tunneling Machines to Cut China Reliance

BEML Ltd., India’s state-owned defense and engineering company, aims to develop tunnel-boring machines in a bet that the...

Chinese AI Project Scouts Spies in Taiwan Chip Industry

The CCP built a Big Data system to scrape reams of information and learn about individuals abroad, to potentially target...

The climate card China has yet to play

As Washington closes visa pathways for Pacific islanders, Beijing has money, technology and experience to offer new ones...

Who Will Buy Sable’s Oil if California Keeps Closing Refineries?

Situated off California’s Santa Barbara coast, the Santa Ynez project operated by Sable Offshore has become a litmus tes...

Indonesia’s vice president has resigned, aide says, stoking political uncertainty

The resignation comes amid growing signs of strain in the political alliance between President Prabowo Subianto and form...

Lee to attend ASEAN, APEC summits in Philippines, China next week

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will attend summits of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Asia-Paci...