‘Cannon fodder’ Asians tricked to fight for Russia spur calls for intervention
A group of Indonesians was duped into fighting for Russia, Ukraine says, with other ruses involving Filipinos and Indians
· Sam Beltran
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Newest first · UTC+11:00‘Cannon fodder’ Asians tricked to fight for Russia spur calls for intervention
A group of Indonesians was duped into fighting for Russia, Ukraine says, with other ruses involving Filipinos and Indians
· Sam Beltran
Philippines’ Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region votes for first parliament
Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the southern Philippines are casting their ballots in the first parliamentary elections since the region was established in 2019.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Korea Herald Speech Contest elevates celebration of Korea-Australia ties
Over 100 young finalists showcase their English skills as Australian Embassy joins as co-host for the first time
· Lee Seung-ku
India's data center boom creates new engine for renewable energy
The rapid expansion of data centers in India -- which are expected to consume about 3% of the country's total electricity by 2030 -- is changing the way renewable developers think about new projects. (Source photos by Reuters)
· ANANTA AGARWAL
Comelec takes control of Cotabato, Basilan town as BARMM polls begin
The first-ever Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections kicked off with early voting hours at the San Vicente Academy in Cotabato City on September 14, 2026. Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman George Erwin Garcia, accompanied by other Comelec officials, personally toured and ob…
· jmantaring0370
S. Korea, US to hold high-level defense talks amid Hormuz deployment consideration
South Korea and the United States plan to hold their senior-level regular defense talks this week, the defense ministry said, amid Seoul weighing military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.
· Yonhap
S. Korea, U.S. to hold high-level defense talks amid Hormuz deployment consideration
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States plan to hold their senior-level regular defense talks this week, the defense ministry said Monday, amid Seoul weighing military deployment to the Strait of Hormuz.
· Kim Hyun-soo
LIVE UPDATES: Sara Duterte impeachment trial | Sept. 14, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte enters its 24th day Monday as the prosecution begins the presentation of evidence for Article II, which accuses her of betrayal of public trust over alleged unexplained wealth disproportionate to her lawful income.
· INQUIRER.net
China grandma drains life savings on US$450,000 beauty fraud before daughter discovers it
Salon charged 10 to 20 times the market rate; a single multi-procedure lip tattooing session cost a staggering US$6,000
· Fran Lu
China grandma drains life savings on US$450,000 beauty fraud before daughter discovers it
Salon charged 10 to 20 times the market rate; a single multi-procedure lip tattooing session cost a staggering US$6,000
· Fran Lu
N. Korea reports latest missile launches, calling it strike drill
North Korea conducted a firepower strike drill involving artillery and missile units last week, state media reported Monday, following a trilateral military exercise by South Korea, the United States and Japan.
· Yonhap
Japan’s biomass energy boom threatens further deforestation in Indonesia
Deforestation is visible near several wood pellet production companies in Pohuwato, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, Oct. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Yegar Sahaduta Mangiri, File)
· Victoria Milko
At least 129 missing after Indonesian passenger ship capsizes
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia – At least six people died and another 129 are still missing after an Indonesian passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during bad weather early on Sunday, the search and rescue agency said.
· No Author
(LEAD) N. Korea reports latest missile launches, calling it strike drill
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· Oh Seok-min
Marcos urges voters to uphold integrity of first BARMM election
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged voters in the first Bangsamoro parliamentary election on Monday to uphold the integrity of the ballot and elect leaders who will strengthen the region’s institutions and contribute to its progress.
· Luisa Cabato
Historic southern Philippines assembly election tests stability, self-rule
Campaign posters for the Sept. 14 election to the legislature in the Southern Philippines' Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on display along a road in Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines. © Kyodo
· Staff Writer
Seoul ready to provide medical equipment to hospital in N. Korea if asked: gov't
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean government is fully prepared to provide medical equipment to North Korea as soon as it is asked by Pyongyang, a unification ministry report showed Monday, adding it has already secured U.N. approval and necessary budget to do so.
· Yi Wonju
S. Korea's 2 major chipmakers reject KEPCO's proposal to prepay 5 yrs of electricity bills
South Korea's two major chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., have rejected a proposal from state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. to prepay five years' worth of electricity bills, industry sources said Monday.
· Yonhap
North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated ‘huge destructive power’
A TV screen shows a file photo of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
· Hyung Jin Kim
S. Korea's 2 major chipmakers reject KEPCO's proposal to prepay 5 yrs of electricity bills
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two major chipmakers, Samsung Electronics Co. and SK hynix Inc., have rejected a proposal from state-run Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) to prepay five years' worth of electricity bills, industry sources said Monday.
· Kim Han-joo
Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan
Hong Kong’s openness is both a strength and a weakness, so it must build robust security frameworks to reap rewards of national development, experts say
· Matthew Cheng
Beijing’s ‘trust issue’ with Hong Kong and what the city can promise in its 5-year plan
Hong Kong’s openness is both a strength and a weakness, so it must build robust security frameworks to reap rewards of national development, experts say
· Matthew Cheng
Early violence mars election morning in BARMM regional center
UNREST. A scene before warning shots were fired at Central Pilot Elementary School in Cotabato City on early Monday morning, September 14, 2026, during the Bangsamoro elections.
· Herbie G
(URGENT) Seoul stocks open sharply lower on Mideast uncertainty
(2nd LD) S. Korea's nominal GDP grows at fastest pace in 47 years in Q2; $40,000 per capita GNI on track
· Kang Jae-eun
China’s intelligence chief warns of risks from AI as ‘new arena for strategic rivalry’
State data, business secrets and personal privacy are at stake, State Security Minister Chen Yixin warns as he calls for stronger safeguards
· Carol Yang
China’s intelligence chief warns of risks from AI in hands of ‘hostile forces’
State data, business secrets and personal privacy are at stake, State Security Minister Chen Yixin warns as he calls for stronger safeguards
· Carol Yang
S. Korea hosts industry ministerial meeting with Central Asian partners
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- South Korea hosted a ministerial-level meeting with Central Asian nations Monday, vowing to strengthen supply chain cooperation between Asia's No. 4 economy and the region.
· Kang Yoon-seung
N. Korea reports latest missile launches, calling it strike drill
North Korean state media reported Monday that Pyongyang has conducted a firepower strike drill involving combined units at all levels of the Korean People's Army.
· Yonhap
From the Pacific to Jerusalem: The special alliance between Nauru and Israel - opinion
A senior delegation from the Republic of Nauru (Naoero) arrived in Israel this week, led by Vice President and Foreign Affairs, Trade and Justice Minister Lionel Rouwen Aingimea. The delegation included ministers and members of parliament.
· DAVID BEN-BASAT
India wins cricket's Women’s Asia Cup for the eighth time
India’s Kranti Goud celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Aliya Riaz during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup match between India and Pakistan at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Oct, 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Comelec flags pre-shaded, compromised ballots in 36 Basilan precincts
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has determined that the ballots in 36 out of 68 precincts in Maluso, Basilan have already been preshaded for the first Bangsamoro Parliamentary elections.
· Dianne Sampang
10, Trump dismisses calls for AI slowdown from leading tech CEOs
US President Donald Trump has downplayed the need for his administration to place checks on artificial intelligence development, saying he is worried about ceding the US’s lead to China.
· Al Jazeera Staff
A Muslim region in the southern Philippines votes in its first elections
Muslim residents enter a polling center under tight security during the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao parliamentary elections at a school in Saguiaran, Lanao del Sur province, southern Philippines, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Richel V.Umel)
· Teresa Cerojano
Regular voting period for BARMM polls now open
MANILA, Philippines — The regular voting period for the first Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Parliamentary elections has started.
· Dianne Sampang
Divine Adili’s parents visit PH, to watch Ateneo games in UAAP
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· delfin.dioquino editor
Trump rejects AI giants’ warnings of existential threat
US President Donald Trump has brushed aside mounting warnings from leading artificial intelligence executives that increasingly powerful AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, insisting that Washington’s priority should be defeating China in the technological race.
· RT
Australia exposed to growing risk from deepening China-Russia-North Korea alliance
Australia is exposed to a deepening military alliance between Russia, China and North Korea as the three partners work together in the war on Ukraine, prompting experts to warn of the risks to security in Asia.
Xi pitches AI Vision at BRICS summit as China duels with U.S.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has sought to turn the annual BRICS summit into another platform for championing Beijing’s vision for artificial intelligence, as it vies for global influence over the technology with the U.S.
· Josh Xiao
The Himalayas are melting faster - and India's economy is 'at risk'
India's government says 56 glacial lakes had been classified as "very high risk"
· Bbcnews
Veteran investor Fang Fenglei on why the China ‘investibility’ debate is no debate at all
Influential financier who helped found CICC says arguments against China investment ‘do not hold water’
· Zhu Wenqian
Veteran investor Fang Fenglei on why the China ‘investibility’ debate is no debate at all
Influential financier who helped found CICC says arguments against China investment ‘do not hold water’
· Zhu Wenqian
(Yonhap Interview) Kazakhstan seeks to deepen economic ties with S. Korea beyond autos into high-tech, key minerals
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Yonhap) -- Kazakhstan is seeking to expand economic cooperation with South Korea beyond the automotive industry into artificial intelligence (AI), critical minerals and other advanced sectors, Kazakhstan's top diplomat said Monday.
· Oh Seok-min
Lanao del Sur: Over 720,000 set to ballots in BARMM’s top battleground
MARAWI CITY, LANAO DEL SUR, Philippines — Some 727,634 voters in Lanao del Sur are eligible to cast ballots across 1,764 clustered precincts as the province—the vote-richest territory in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)—takes center stage at the polls mainly for the elaborate security cove…
· Cong B. Corrales, Divina M. Sison
Indonesia and South Korea upgrade their strategic relationship
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· Sukjoon Yoon
Int’l observers join watch on BARMM polls
COTABATO CITY, BARMM, Philippines — All eyes will be on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) on Monday, as 2.39 million voters head to 1,186 voting centers to elect the region’s first regular parliament—a landmark vote meant to turn a hard-won peace agreement into democratic self-rule.
· Andrea Gregorio, Edwin O. Fernandez
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 14)
New espionage law requires stronger counterintelligence capabilitiesThe expanded law targets spying for any foreign country, but stronger counterintelligence coordination is crucial to enforce it.
· Kang Yoon-seung
Trump leaves door open to Chinese carmakers ahead of summit with Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump has denied rumors that he was willing to approve the sale of Chinese cars in the American market ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Source photos by Reuters)
· Staff Writer
(EDITORIAL from Korea Times on Sept. 14)
Yong's resignation and lessons for Lee gov'tHigher standard for appointments needed to gain public trust
· Kang Yoon-seung
(EDITORIAL from Korea Herald on Sept. 14)
Shrinking optionsPresident Lee needs urgent reset amid falling approval and unresolved debates
· Kang Yoon-seung