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Newest first · UTC+11:00(LEAD) Court orders N. Korea to pay S. Korea 44.6 bln won over 2020 demolition of liaison office
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· Woo Jae-yeon
Australia's rising far-right leader raises alarm over China's EV influx
One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson attends a press conference in Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, on Aug. 28. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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China launches new canal, first of its kind since 1949, giving inland access to sea lanes
Newly opened Pinglu Canal will allow cargo from inland provinces to reach the Gulf of Tonkin, avoiding a 560km detour, deepening trade ties
· Sherry Wang
China launches new canal, first of its kind since 1949, giving inland access to sea lanes
Newly opened Pinglu Canal will allow cargo from inland provinces to reach the Gulf of Tonkin, avoiding a 560km detour, deepening trade ties
· Sherry Wang
Hefty extra budgets leave Japan's industry ministry bloated
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pushing to integrate Japan's big supplementary budgets into the initial budget. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
· Staff Writer
South Korean court orders Pyongyang to pay US$32.5m for destroying border office
The lawsuit over the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office marks the first time Seoul has sought damages directly from the North
· Agence France-Presse
South Korean court orders Pyongyang to pay US$32.5m for destroying border office
The lawsuit over the destruction of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office marks the first time Seoul has sought damages directly from the North
· Agence France-Presse
He came to study. Trot gave him a stage — and a larger mission
Vicent Creux, an Equatorial Guinean student at BUFS, hopes to turn his growing profile into closer ties between the two countries and, one day, his country’s first embassy in Korea
· Park Jun-hee
Court orders N. Korea to pay S. Korea W44.6b over 2020 demolition of liaison office
A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay about 44.6 billion won ($32.5 million) in compensation to the South Korean government for the 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office building in the North's border town of Kaesong.
· Yonhap
Amid AI debates, China catches US
As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the US and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models.
· Yonhap
Fragility and cooperation: the takeaways from Dong Jun’s Xiangshan Forum speech
The Chinese defence minister officially opens the security conference with a warning about ‘zero-sum’ mindsets
· Seong Hyeon Choi
Fragility and cooperation: the takeaways from Dong Jun’s Xiangshan Forum speech
The Chinese defence minister officially opens the security conference with a warning about ‘zero-sum’ mindsets
· Seong Hyeon Choi
US commandos blow up ‘drug boat’ (VIDEO)
The US military has released what it said was video of commandos intercepting and blowing up a vessel involved in the drug trade in the Eastern Pacific.
· RT
Court orders N. Korea to pay S. Korea 44.6 bln won over 2020 demolition of liaison office
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul court ruled Wednesday that North Korea must pay about 44.6 billion won (US$32.5 million) in compensation to the South Korean government for the 2020 demolition of an inter-Korean liaison office building in the North's border town of Kaesong.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
U.S. admission of space weapons seen as landmark moment in race with China and Russia
Paris/Washington – The U.S. acknowledgment this week that the Pentagon is operating weapons in Earth’s orbit marks a landmark moment in space militarization aimed at deterring what U.S. officials describe as aggressive orbital activities from China and Russia, officials and analysts said.
· Cassell Bryan-low
(LEAD) S. Korea, UAE agree to expand partnership in investment forum
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· Kang Jae-eun
GSK licenses Chinese firm’s cancer drug in US$750 million deal
The acquisition is the latest in a string of major licensing deals involving Chinese biotechnology firms
· Xinmei Shen
GSK’s US$750 million cancer drug deal highlights China’s rise as biotech player
The acquisition is the latest in a string of major licensing deals involving Chinese biotechnology firms
· Xinmei Shen
Where are we now in Rodrigo Duterte’s ICC case?
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· Jairo Bolledo
From rooftops to rickshaws, Bangladesh bets on a distributed power system
The Bangladeshi government is offering incentives for rooftop solar panels backed with batteries to add generation closer to consumers, while requiring millions of battery-powered rickshaws to charge from solar rather than the national grid. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
· MASUM BILLAH
Malingering or memory loss? Duterte to appear in ICC courtroom for assessment
The former Philippine president’s lawyers have argued that he suffers from cognitive decline and is not well enough to stand trial
· Reuters
Malingering or memory loss? Duterte to appear in ICC courtroom for assessment
The former Philippine president’s lawyers have argued that he suffers from cognitive decline and is not well enough to stand trial
· Reuters
Indonesia's new finance minister faces an uphill battle on fiscal credibility
Indonesia just got its third third finance minister in two years, putting the spotlight on concerns plaguing Southeast Asia's largest economy, with analysts flagging the need for fiscal prudence and a shift away from "interventionist" policy.
· Anniek Bao
(URGENT) Ex-President Yoon acquitted of perjury in appellate trial
S. Korea, Central Asia seek new path beyond Silk Road, deepen ties in AI, critical minerals: FM
· Lee Haye-ah
US admission of orbital weapons seen as landmark moment in race with China, Russia
PENTAGON. The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, US, October 9, 2020.
· Mia Gonzalez
Army chiefs of S. Korea, Poland agree to expand military exchanges
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Kim Gyu-ha has met with top military officials of the Polish Army and discussed ways to expand high-level exchanges and defense industry cooperation, the South Korean Army said Wednesday.
· Yonhap
N. Korea slams U.S. over S. Korea, Japan's nuclear submarine push
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of instigating South Korea and Japan to push for acquiring nuclear-powered submarines, using the criticism to justify its own nuclear buildup.
· Woo Jae-yeon
No single party gets majority of first-ever elected Bangsamoro Parliament
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· sdu0346
South Korea, Kazakhstan’s Shin-Line Group partner on food cluster
The Korea Food Industry Cluster Promotion Agency has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan’s Shin-Line Group to support the development of a food industry cluster in Kazakhstan and expand cooperation between food companies in the two countries.
· Shin Yong-bae
NongHyup Chairman Kang Ho-dong reelected to lead global agricultural cooperative group
Kang Ho-dong, chairman of South Korea’s National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, has been reelected president of the International Cooperative Agricultural Organization, the federation said Tuesday.
· Shin Yong-bae
Neither tariffs nor export controls will stop China’s industrial engine
Beyond cutting-edge tech, Beijing’s true manufacturing strength lies in its unmatched ability to scale the mature technologies that drive the modern economy
· Ziang Liu
Neither tariffs nor export controls will stop China’s industrial engine
Beyond cutting-edge tech, Beijing’s true manufacturing strength lies in its unmatched ability to scale the mature technologies that drive the modern economy
· Ziang Liu
Illit garners 100m streams in Japan with ‘It’s Me’
Illit exceeded 100 million plays in Japan with “It’s Me,” the lead track on its fourth EP “Mamihlapinatapai,” agency Belift Lab announced Wednesday, citing Oricon data.
· Hwang You-mee
LIST: Winning party, sectoral representatives in BARMM polls
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has released the list of winning representatives of the political parties and sectoral organizations in the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections.
· Dianne Sampang
LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Sept. 16, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – Four retired Supreme Court justices will appear before the Senate impeachment court on Wednesday, Day 26 of the impeachment trial, as senator-judges revisit the number of votes needed to convict Vice President Sara Duterte.
· INQUIRER.net
The women saving Borneo: Battling fire, patriarchy, and super el Niño on Indonesia’s peatland frontlines
Fire threatens Kalimantan’s rainforests. On the peatland frontlines, a group of local mothers is defending their community. Words and Photography: Garry Lotulung
Army chiefs of S. Korea, Poland agree to expand military exchanges
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- Army Chief of Staff Gen. Kim Gyu-ha has met with top military officials of the Polish Army and discussed ways to expand high-level exchanges and defense industry cooperation, the South Korean Army said Wednesday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
S. Korea, Kazakhstan sign MOU on preservation of historic sites linked to Korea's independence movement
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to help better preserve historical sites in the Central Asian country that are linked to Korea's independence movement against Japan's 1910-45 colonial rule, Seoul's veterans ministry said Wednesday.
· Kim Hyun-soo
Viral ‘then and now’ photos of Chinese woman reunited with family spark trafficking debate
Sun, believed to have come from a relatively affluent Beijing family, was fluent in English and classically trained in ballet, ballroom dancing
· Zoey Zhang
Viral ‘then and now’ photos of Chinese woman reunited with family spark trafficking debate
Sun, believed to have come from a relatively affluent Beijing family, was fluent in English and classically trained in ballet, ballroom dancing
· Zoey Zhang
S. Korea, OECD hold seminar on governance of state-run enterprises
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Yonhap) -- The finance ministry said Wednesday it hosted a seminar on the governance of state-run enterprises with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), sharing perspectives on managing such enterprises in the era of artificial intelligence (AI).
· Kang Yoon-seung
Beijing hosts Xiangshan Forum, marking 20th anniversary of China’s top defence conference
Some 200 experts and scholars from around the world are taking part in the three-day forum in Beijing
· SCMP Reporters
Beijing hosts Xiangshan Forum, marking 20th anniversary of China’s top defence conference
Some 200 experts and scholars from around the world are taking part in the three-day forum in Beijing
· SCMP Reporters
Duterte due in ICC courtroom to assess if fit for murder trial
DETAINED AT THE ICC. Rodrigo Duterte attends his first call at the ICC via video link from the Scheveningen prison where he is detained, on March 14, 2025.
· Herbie G
S. Korea offers guidelines for RFI-K under won's internationalization vision
South Korea on Wednesday announced revised rules for registered foreign institutions as part of the ongoing effort to make the won a freely convertible currency, the finance ministry said.
· Yonhap
BOJ expected to hike rates by 25 basis points to fresh three-decade high: CNBC survey
The Bank of Japan is likely to raise rates to 1.25% at the end of its two-day meeting on Friday amid inflationary pressures, according to a CNBC survey.
· Lisa Kim
S. Korea expands China routes, gives more flight rights to LCCs
The transport ministry said Wednesday it has allocated rights for 25 international routes to 10 airlines, opening more lucrative opportunities for low-cost carriers on flights linking South Korea and China.
· Yonhap
(URGENT) Seoul stocks open lower on external uncertainties, rising oil prices
S. Korea, Central Asia seek new path beyond Silk Road, deepen ties in AI, critical minerals: FM
· Kang Jae-eun