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Newest first · UTC+11:00Alex Gonzaga, Mikee Morada present baby boy to public
MANILA, Philippines — After years of hoping to become parents, Alex Gonzaga and her husband, Mikee Morada, have introduced their newborn son to the public, sharing the first glimpse of the baby’s face in a social media post.
· Iza Iglesias
Korea limits scope for strikes over bonuses, AI and factory moves
New guidelines take effect immediately but do not bind courts, leaving businesses to call for supplementary legislation
· Lim Jae-seong
Luxury homes in Singapore’s largest money laundering case hit the auction block
A total of 25 properties, including a 4-bedroom penthouse, are expected to fetch millions in the auction
· CNA
Luxury homes in Singapore’s largest money laundering case hit the auction block
A total of 25 properties, including a 4-bedroom penthouse, are expected to fetch millions in the auction
· CNA
Solvay to double chip chemical output in Taiwan amid AI boom: CEO
Solvay CEO Philippe Kehren speaks to Nikkei Asia in Taipei on Sept. 3. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
· CHENG TING-FANG
Very strong El Nino to run through February as Asia impacts build
Pedestrians hold parasols to cope with a heat wave in Tokyo on July 15: Forecasters are predicting the El Nino weather phenomenon will intensify, pushing up temperatures in much of Asia. © Reuters
· CHRIS RUSSELL
Better public transportation? These bus, train projects may have no funding in 2027
Commuters and pedestrians wade through floodwaters during heavy monsoon rains, along Taft Avenue corner Pedro Gil in Manila on August 17, 2026.
· jpcruz0306
More than 800 students and teachers in Indonesia suffer food poisoning after eating government free meals
Hundreds of students fall ill in three seperate incidents in Java and Sumatra this week as criticism of president’s flagship program grows
· Kate Lamb
Rusia cerrará los centros culturales del Instituto Goethe alemán
El presidente de Rusia, Vladímir Putin (derecha), y el ministro de Exteriores del país, Sergey Lavrov, durante una cumbre con el presidente de Indonesia, Prabowo Subianto, en un aparte del Foro Económico Oriental, en Vladivostok, Rusia, el 3 de septiembre de 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Foto vía…
FM Cho vows continued diplomatic efforts to revive N.K.-U.S. dialogue
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said Thursday that South Korea will continue efforts to revive dialogue between North Korea and the United States, noting U.S. President Donald Trump's willingness to reengage with Pyongyang.
· Oh Seok-min
Vietnam’s Doi Moi turns 40 as To Lam riskily renovates the compact
Keep independent journalism alive
· Lam Duc Vu
Why SK hynix’s ‘Made in USA’ HBM starts in Korea
Wafers will stay in Korea, while advanced packaging and R&D move closer to US customers
· Moon Joon-hyun
Senior military official calls for joint operational readiness in Indo-Pacific
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- A top South Korean military official has underscored the need for deeper cooperation in joint operational readiness among Indo-Pacific nations, highlighting Seoul's role as a key security partner in the region.
· Kim Seung-yeon
Hong Kong's Cardinal Zen loses appeal over protest fund
Cardinal Joseph Zen, known as an outspoken advocate for civil liberties and political freedom, attends the sentencing of media mogul Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong in February, with Lai's wife, Teresa. Zen lost an appeal on Sept. 3 in a case over a fund he helped set up to support protesters in 2019. © Reuters
· KENJI KAWASE
Presidential security service launches situation room for upcoming Korea-Central Asia summit
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- The Presidential Security Service (PSS) said Thursday it has launched a situation room to ensure the safety and convenience of state leaders visiting South Korea for the Korea-Central Asia Summit scheduled for mid-September.
· Park Boram
Beijing sends coastguard to conduct ‘law enforcement’ patrol near Taiwan
There has been weeks of increased activity near the island following maritime boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines
· Dewey Sim
Beijing sends coastguard to conduct ‘law enforcement’ patrol near Taiwan
There has been weeks of increased activity near the island following maritime boundary talks between Japan and the Philippines
· Dewey Sim
Today in Korean history
1990 -- South and North Korea hold their first prime ministers' meeting in Seoul.
· Lee Haye-ah
Palace: Fiscal discipline needed as peso weakens
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang stressed the need for stronger fiscal discipline after the Philippine peso slid to another record low against the United States dollar.
· Allen Limos
S. Korean, U.S. healthcare experts call for regulatory reforms to improve patient care
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- Healthcare experts from South Korea and the United States on Thursday called for regulatory reforms aligned with global standards to support the sustainable growth of South Korea's healthcare sector and improve patient care.
· Kim Han-joo
Pacific leaders renew dire climate warnings after bleak UN report
A sliver of beach remains after sea level rises on the coastline in Melekeok state, Palau, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlotte Graham-McLay)
· Charlotte Grahammclay
Yen rallies after Bessent’s Abenomics comment
The yen rallied overnight and into the trading day in Tokyo on Thursday, with the currency breaking ¥158 to the dollar for the first time in about three weeks.
· Kazuaki Nagata
Vietnam exports and imports soar to record levels on AI boom
Ferries transport vehicles and cargo at Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City on April 6. While Vietnam's exports boomed in the first eight months of the year, so did imports, nudging the country into a trade deficit. © Getty Images
· LIEN HOANG
Australia joins Pacific push to condemn China's missile test
Anthony Albanese has been critical of China's missile test in July. (ABC News: Mark Moore)
· Stephen Dziedzic
Porsche Korea CEO to oversee Asia, Middle East
Porsche Korea CEO Mathias Busse will take charge of the German sports carmaker’s expanded Overseas region, covering key growth markets across Asia and the Middle East, while retaining his current role in Korea.
· Byun Hye-jin
Korea plans sweeping mergers of state-run power, port giants
109 entities to be cut, Korea Land and Housing to be split into two
· Choi Yeon-jae
N. Korea drops unification goal, cements Kim as sole leader in revised party charter
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has stripped references to "peaceful unification" with South Korea from the charter of its ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the full text of the document showed Thursday, in line with Pyongyang's redefinition of inter-Korean ties as those between "two hostile" states.
· Woo Jae-yeon
Oil prices slip and Asian shares advance, tracking Wall Street gains
A person walk in front of an electronic stock chart board showing Japan’s Nikkei index at a securities firm Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
· Chan Ho Him
Tropical Storm Pilandok exits PAR; parts of Luzon still face monsoon rain
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· Acor Arceo
China's slowdown pushes New Zealand exporters to diversify away from their top buyer, RBNZ official tells CNBC
New Zealand's exporters are diverting shipments originally bound for China into other markets as demand from the country's biggest trading partner cools, an official from the antipodean country's central bank said Thursday.
· Anniek Bao
Police probes National University bomb threat
MANILA, Philippines — Pasay City police are investigating an alleged bomb threat received by one of the esecurity personnel of the National University at the Mall of Asia, which prompted school authorities to suspend face-to-face classes in the morning but ordered a resumption online at 1 p.m. to allow students to t…
· Francisco Tuyay
Meet the other OFWs offering humorous takes on ‘crazy’ life in Philippines’ Makati
Young workers, drawn by the financial district’s expatriate-style amenities, satirise the high costs while navigating its hustle culture
· Sam Beltran
Meet the other OFWs offering humorous takes on ‘crazy’ life in Philippines’ Makati
Young workers, drawn by the financial district’s expatriate-style amenities, satirise the high costs while navigating its hustle culture
· Sam Beltran
Golfzon names 20 Korean finalists for China Open final
Indoor golf simulator company Golfzon has completed the Korean round of the global screen golf tournament, with 20 Korean golfers advancing to the December final.
· Jung Young-seon
‘Revived’ Typhoon Saudel wreaks havoc in China’s Fujian and Zhejiang provinces | South China Morning Post
The typhoon has made landfall in China three times, most recently in the southeastern province of Fujian.
Shipping stocks at a crossroads amid their best rally in decades
A months-long crisis in the Strait of Hormuz has turned an overlooked corner of the market into one of 2026's hottest trades, sending shipping stocks to their highest levels in more than a decade.
· Anniek Bao
Creative industry mourns Hong Kong advertising ‘queen’ Kitty Lun Kit-ying
Tributes pour in for advertising veteran, who headed Meta Creative Shop for Greater China, was behind some of the city’s best-known public service campaigns
· Leopold Chen
Creative industry mourns Hong Kong advertising ‘queen’ Kitty Lun Kit-ying
Tributes pour in for advertising veteran, who headed Meta Creative Shop for Greater China, was behind some of the city’s best-known public service campaigns
· Leopold Chen
Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, China
Experts find downstream erosion is critical to scale of destruction as death toll continues to rise from China-Nepal landslide and floods
· Carol Yang
Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, China
Experts find downstream erosion is critical to scale of destruction as death toll continues to rise from China-Nepal landslide and floods
· Carol Yang
Defense minister nominee links OPCON transfer to stronger S. Korea-US alliance
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
· Hwang Joo-young
Rotating browouts mulled in Visayas on Thursday due to inadequate power supply – NGCP
MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Thursday said that it may again implement rotating brownouts in the Visayas because of the current lack of power supply.
· Ed Paolo Salting
(2nd LD) S. Korea to relocate some gov't ministries in Seoul to Sejong from 2027
(ATTN: UPDATES with details; RECASTS headline, lead)
· Chae Yun-hwan
2 Chinese get life for importing 240 kilos of shabu
MANILA, Philippines — A Pasay City court has sentenced two Chinese to life imprisonment for importing approximately 240 kilograms of shabu into the Philippines, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
· William B. Depasupil
‘No respect’: Albanese blasts China missile testing, rejects US comparison
Koror City, Palau: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the chair of the Pacific Islands Forum have rejected any equivalence between American and Chinese missile testing in the Pacific as they struggle to convince regional leaders to unite in condemnation of Beijing’s recent ballistic missile testing.
· Matthew Knott
‘Let it be’: watch leaders of Thailand and Singapore croon Beatles classic | South China Morning Post
The performance in the Thai capital on Wednesday came as Thai PM Anutin hosts the Singapore-Thailand Leaders’ Retreat in Bangkok.
China-Nepal floods: engineering fixes are only a band-aid
Readers discuss the best long-term defence against Himalayan disasters, the Ukraine war, and development of the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong
· Letters
China-Nepal floods: engineering fixes are only a band-aid
Readers discuss the best long-term defence against Himalayan disasters, the Ukraine war, and development of the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong
· Letters
BARMM polls: Maguindanao del Norte a key regional battleground
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· jsitchon0312