[Treasures from National Museum of Korea] Peonies on 10-panel folding screen
Dimensions: 145.0 × 58.0 cm (Each panel, folding screen)
· Park Yuna
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Workers walk through a swamp to install electric transmission towers for the Adani Renewable Energy Park near Khavda, Bhuj district, near the India-Pakistan border in the western state of Gujarat, India, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, File)
· Sibi Arasu
Kazakhstan's Kaspi expands Turkey digital offerings after bank deal
Kaspi is hoping to offer more banking services on its Hepsiburada app in Turkey. (Photo by Yuji Murakami)
· Staff Writer
Japan’s deadliest delicacy is getting more dangerous
Rising sea temperatures are pushing pufferfish species together, spawning hybrids that even specialist chefs cannot safely prepare
· Julian Ryall
Japan’s deadliest delicacy is getting more dangerous
Rising sea temperatures are pushing pufferfish species together, spawning hybrids that even specialist chefs cannot safely prepare
· Julian Ryall
China’s multipolar world order must prove it can be peaceful
To translate its well-articulated vision into practice, Beijing must flesh out concrete mechanics, starting with institutional design
· Tony Zhao
China’s multipolar world order must prove it can be peaceful
To translate its well-articulated vision into practice, Beijing must flesh out concrete mechanics, starting with institutional design
· Tony Zhao
Sandiganbayan drops plunder, graft cases vs Manuel Bonoan
BONOAN. Former Public Works secretary arrives at the Sandiganbayan graft court in Quezon City on June 2, 2026, for the arraignment of his graft case.
· Jairo Bolledo
Hwang Hee-chan loaned to German club Schalke
South Korea international Hwang Hee-chan is returning to Germany after five seasons in England.
· Edwin Choi
Number of foreign workers under Employment Permit System hits record high
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- The number of foreign workers staying in South Korea under the Employment Permit System (EPS) reached a record high of 287,424 this year, data showed Wednesday.
· Yoo Cheong-mo
Just five nations outside the Pacific to attend Australian climate event
Koror City, Palau: Just five leaders from outside the Pacific are expected to attend an Australia-organised United Nations climate event in Fiji and Tuvalu next month, despite energetic efforts by the Albanese government to secure attendees.
· Matthew Knott
Pacific Islands Forum starts with leaders missing, China furious
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· Michael OKeefe
Chinese workers use parasols and sunscreen indoors to combat ‘office ageing’
To relieve anxiety, some workers turn empty milk-tea cups into makeshift humidifiers or keep unusual desk ‘pets’ like rocks and mango pits
· Zoey Zhang
Chinese workers use parasols and sunscreen indoors to combat ‘office ageing’
To relieve anxiety, some workers turn empty milk-tea cups into makeshift humidifiers or keep unusual desk ‘pets’ like rocks and mango pits
· Zoey Zhang
Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold
Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
· Mandy Zuo
Beyond coal: China’s installed solar power capacity crosses historic threshold
Beijing says the transition marks a turning point but integrating the 31.5 per cent share still requires a multi-trillion-yuan push to forge a modern grid
· Mandy Zuo
Tanker, transporter, controller: China’s Y-20 family expands its Pacific reach
Answer to strategic airlift shortage is becoming a family of support aircraft able to sustain combat missions deep into western Pacific
· Gabriel Dominguez
Tanker, transporter, controller: China’s Y-20 family expands its Pacific reach
Answer to strategic airlift shortage is becoming a family of support aircraft able to sustain combat missions deep into western Pacific
· Gabriel Dominguez
Consumer price hike seen at 2.5% without mobile bills: finance ministry
South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
· Yonhap
Consumer price hike seen at 2.5 pct without mobile bills: finance ministry
SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer price increase for August, which came to 3.1 percent, is estimated to have been around 2.5 percent when excluding a surge in mobile communication bills following a low base, a senior financial official said Wednesday.
· Kang Yoon-seung
U.N. faces contentious Iran nuclear vote ahead of General Assembly
France said on Tuesday the U.N. Security Council will vote this month on renewing the mandate of a panel monitoring sanctions on Iran, setting up a potential showdown with Russia and China, which oppose the sanctions regime and oversight mechanisms.
· David Brunnstrom
Bearing flags and hats with slogans, Eala's fans descend on US Open
Alexandra Eala, of the Philippines, waves to the crowd after losing to Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, in a round of 16 match at the National Bank Open tennis tournament in Toronto, on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Keito Newman/The Canadian Press via AP)
· Jocelyn Noveck
Cone says Gilas opening door for Brownlee to play in Asian Games
MANILA, Philippines — While there’s got to be no rest for Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone following the national team’s two-game home sweep of its fourth round of the FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers, the American is locked in as he now trains his sights to help the country defend its Asian Games men’s cage title.
· Richard Dy
S. Korea's biggest art fairs to open in Seoul
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's two biggest art fairs, Frieze Seoul and Kiaf Seoul, were set to open in Seoul on Wednesday, bringing together over a hundred galleries from around the world for a week of art events across the capital.
· Shim Sun-ah
Enflame’s US$900m IPO tests appetite for China’s ‘little dragon’ AI chipmakers
Fuelled by Beijing’s tech self-reliance push, the company is set to test investor confidence in specialised hardware
· Ann Cao
Enflame’s US$900m IPO tests appetite for China’s ‘little dragon’ AI chipmakers
Fuelled by Beijing’s tech self-reliance push, the company is set to test investor confidence in specialised hardware
· Ann Cao
FTC carries out on-site probe into Coupang on previous day: sources
South Korea's fair trade watchdog has carried out another on-site probe into the South Korean arm of US-listed Coupang Inc. in connection with a separate case following a failed inspection attempt last month, industry sources said Wednesday.
· Yonhap
FTC carries out on-site probe into Coupang on previous day: sources
SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's fair trade watchdog has carried out another on-site probe into the South Korean arm of U.S.-listed Coupang Inc. in connection with a separate case following a failed inspection attempt last month, industry sources said Wednesday.
· Kang Yoon-seung
Chinese Student Charged With Lying To Border Agents Over Alleged Airport Photo Assignments From Beijing
Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
North Korea’s next ruler? Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Seoul’s spies say
She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise
· Park Chan-kyong
North Korea’s next ruler? Kim Jong-un’s daughter, Seoul’s spies say
She has the leather coat and state media backing, but analysts say Kim Ju-ae’s youth and gender will complicate her rise
· Park Chan-kyong
China’s tech push fuels fastest profit growth in 4 years amid signs of economic divide
AI demand and local chip substitution spark boom for tech firms, leaving traditional industries far behind
· Zhang Shidong
China’s tech push fuels fastest profit growth in 4 years amid signs of economic divide
AI demand and local chip substitution spark boom for tech firms, leaving traditional industries far behind
· Zhang Shidong
Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says
Senior Russian aide confirms possibility of all three leaders meeting in Shenzhen in November ‘was discussed’ at this week’s SCO summit
· Mark Magnier
Xi, Trump and Putin may hold trilateral meeting at next Apec forum, Kremlin says
Senior Russian aide confirms possibility of all three leaders meeting in Shenzhen in November ‘was discussed’ at this week’s SCO summit
· Mark Magnier
Hwang Hee-chan loaned to German club Schalke
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea international Hwang Hee-chan is on his way back to Germany after five seasons in England.
· Yoo Jee-ho
China dissented from G20 statement opposing 'cheap exports' flooding market, Bessent says
China was the only Group of 20 member to dissent from a joint statement that "non-market based economies pushing out a never-ending stream of cheap exports is not sustainable," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
· Kevin Breuninger
N. Korea's Kim reaffirms strong ties with Vietnam in National Day letter
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to deepening ties with Vietnam in a letter to President To Lam marking the country's 81st founding anniversary, Pyongyang's state media said.
· Woo Jae-yeon
Consumer prices up 3.1% in Aug. on fuel, mobile subscription fees
South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, along with higher mobile service subscription charges due to a low base effect from large-scale discounts offered last year following a hacking incident, data showed Wednesday.
· Yonhap
S. Korea dispatches disaster relief team to Nepal to support flood recovery efforts
A South Korean disaster relief team has left for Nepal to support search, rescue and other relief efforts following devastating floods, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
· Yonhap
China’s anti-corruption campaign is here to stay
Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders
· SCMP Editorial
China’s anti-corruption campaign is here to stay
Hong Kong has a role to play as a new national law seeks to expand the anti-corruption legal framework beyond the country’s borders
· SCMP Editorial
Consumer prices up 3.1 pct in Aug. amid high oil prices
SEJONG, Sept. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices moved up 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier as oil prices remained elevated, data showed Wednesday.
· Kang Yoon-seung
White House says U.S. policy on N. Korea unchanged, reaffirms Trump's openness to dialogue with Kim
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Yonhap) -- The United States' policy on North Korea remains unchanged, a White House official said Tuesday, while reaffirming U.S. President Donald Trump's openness to dialogue with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un "without any preconditions."
· Song Sang-ho
Sonam, 5, is waiting for her father. She doesn’t yet know he’s never coming home
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· Zach Hope, Bishal Karki
Five Australians make contact, 38 unaccounted for as Nepal flood rescue operation continues
Five Australians feared missing in the devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have now been accounted for, as the death toll from the disaster surpasses 1000.
· Nick Newling, Emily Kaine
Cup noodles made with cold water? BBC tries Japan's viral snack
The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made with cold water. The product has sold out in the country after going viral online.
(EDITORIAL from Korea JoongAng Daily on Sept. 2)
Policy reversals offer a lesson in governingThe administration's retreat on real estate taxes shows that restoring public trust requires listening to dissent and delivering tangible change.
· Kang Jae-eun
Mainland China stepping up preparations for Taiwan blockade, report says
Defence ministry says PLA exercises are increasingly focused on plans to cut off the island and control air and sea routes
· Lawrence Chung