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The United States on Saturday called for international cooperation to combat North Korea's illicit cyber activities following a massive cryptocurrency theft involving Binance. "Particularly in light of the recent hack of Binance, it is critical for governments to work together and do their own part to mitigate the D…
The number of children entering elementary schools in South Korea is expected to fall below 300,000 for the first time next year amid the country's low birth rate, data showed Sunday. The number of first graders, born in 2020, entering elementary school for the 2027 academic year, is expected to fall short of 300,00…
Trial period begins in early 2027 using vehicles developed by China's WeRide
Long before Moe Harukawa was killed, she lived in fear. The 21-year-old shop assistant had reported her ex-boyfriend to police and a court had ordered him to stay away from her. Yet weeks later, Taiki Hirokawa, 26, walked into Harukawa’s workplace – a packed Pokemon store in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro district – and stabbed …
Millions of Chinese internet users grieved after beloved snow leopard cub Ling Xiaohan died last Sunday, following 26 days of medical treatment after he was found weak, injured and unable to move in the Qinghai Lake reserve on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Despite intensive treatment efforts, the five-month-old cub die…
Beijing’s latest property stimulus package has failed to stop a downward spiral in home transactions and prices in mainland China’s lower-tier cities, which could prompt top regulators to roll out stronger incentives to reinvigorate the weak market. According to data compiled by the China Real Estate Index System (C…
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- The government is reportedly reviewing plans to expand...
The snappy, high-octane episodes - viewed on your phone - are huge in China and on the up in the UK.
Arkia passengers can now buy eSIM data packages for travel abroad at roughly 20% to 36% off, under a new partnership with Israeli provider Voye Global.
Hotels and operators offer tailored services as spending surged 39% in 2025
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Moon Chen stared down at her textbook, struggling to make sense of the words on the page. The 15-year-old felt a suffocating weight press into her chest, while her heart fluttered erratically. Chen’s mother rushed her to a cardiologist – only to be told that she should see a psychiatrist instead. Chen, now in higher…
The University of California system is dropping nearly $200 million on a luxury hotel overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Toyota, Komatsu among those benefiting from foreign-exchange trends and US growth
Wales 28-21 JapanHead coach wants more in New Zealand TestSteve Tandy has admitted there is no hiding from his team’s below-par performance in their 28-21 home Nations Championship victory over Japan on Saturday where they looked flat at times and kept their opponents in the contest.Wales ran in four tries to co…
Wales resumed their Nations Championship campaign with an unconvincing bonus-point 28-21 victory against Japan at the Principality Stadium.
SINACABAN, Misamis Occidental — As foreign rivals continue to occupy the leaderboards, the troika of Michael Concio Jr, Paulo Bersamina and Jan Emmanuel Garcia all won their sixth round matches on Saturday morning to give life to the host country's struggle in men's section of the 7th Asean Individual Chess Champion…
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has expressed support on Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Vince Dizon’s proposal to expand the use of electronic immigration gates (e-Gates) to all arriving and departing passengers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA).
A weakened Trump will arrive in China this month in a new test of his foreign policy agenda ahead of a possible three-way summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
Japanese financial services company to leverage expertise gained in India operations
MANILA, Philippines — Executive Secretary Ralph Recto said the government is ensuring that all systems are in place for the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Leaders’ Summit scheduled on November 15 to 17.
Firm specializes in using data, intellectual property to boost revenue steams
A New York Times investigation found that Chinese firms cleared to handle Nvidia AI chips have ties to blacklisted entities and military contractors.
US Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Lipton clarified on Saturday the agreement on Pax Silica, a US-led diplomatic and industrial initiative to secure semiconductor supply chains and advance ethical AI infrastructure among allied nations, will not be signed during the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Ase…
THE Manila Times business reporter Niña Myka Arceo won two awards on Friday at the 35th Economic Journalists’ Association of the Philippines (EJAP)-Ayala Business Journalism Awards at Fairmont Makati.
THE Climate Change Commission (CCC), along with the Department of Natural Resources (DENR) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Philippines, outlined a national plan for climate-related loss and damage.
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TWENTY business, labor, industry and civil society organizations have urged the Philippines to pursue stronger economic engagement with China, warning that the country could miss out on trade and investment opportunities as other Southeast Asian nations deepen their partnerships with Beijing.
DATU IBA, Zambales — Zambales Gov. Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. was recognized as one of the “Top Performing, Most Trusted Provincial Governor in the Philippines” at the 2026 Media People’s Choice Awards.
WELLINGTON — New Zealand began counting the votes on Saturday in one of the closest elections in its history, with none of the parties expected to secure a majority of seats after a campaign dominated by worries over rising costs of living and the economy.
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia’s king said on Saturday that the attorney general risked denying a royal order by delaying ex-prime minister Najib Razak’s release from prison, adding there was no ambiguity to the pardon he was granted.
TAIPEI — Taiwan said on Friday it had decided to shut its representative office in Papua New Guinea and stop buying liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the country, blaming Chinese pressure.
BEFORE the headline topic, a quick take on the pledge by some senators to banish from the 2027 national budget bill the pork-barrel insertions made by the House of Representatives.
SEVENTY-NINE percent of business decision-makers surveyed in Asia-Pacific said their organizations are directing too much artificial intelligence investment toward incremental improvements rather than opportunities to transform their businesses, according to a report released this week.
Japanese national served three-and-a-half-year term after reportedly taking plea
A decade after hosting a politically hobbled Barack Obama at a Group of 20 (G20) summit in Hangzhou, China is preparing to welcome another “lame-duck” US president for a multilateral gathering: Donald Trump. Following the Republicans’ loss of both chambers of the US Congress in the midterm elections on Tuesday – a d…
A planned visit to South Korea by Madison Huang, a senior director at Nvidia Corp. and the daughter of CEO Jensen Huang, has been abruptly canceled, sources said Saturday. The younger Huang had planned to visit South Korea on Sunday to attend the "Nvidia AI Day Seoul 2026" event, set for Monday and Tuesday at the CO…
China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of “zero tolerance” for bribery and other attempts at election interference as delegate selection begins for next year’s national congress, which is expected to feature a major leadership reshuffle. The party issued guidelines on selecting the delegates, a process that would…
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Yonhap) -- A planned visit to South Korea by Madison Huang, a sen...
New Zealand’s ruling centre-right National Party and main opposition Labour were nearly deadlocked in the popular vote after initial counting in the nationwide general election on Saturday. Results from the Electoral Commission show that with more than 95 per cent of the ballots counted, both parties were polling ju…
MANILA, Philippines -- University of the Philippines frustrated Ateneo de Manila, 82-74, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Saturday to secure its eighth straight Final Four appearance in the UAAP Season 89 men's basketball tournament.
MANILA, Philippines — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian as head of the Diocese of Bangued.
China has framed its relationship with Switzerland as a model of practical, mutually beneficial cooperation at a time when its broader ties with the European Union remain more complicated and politically charged. Just before Swiss President Guy Parmelin’s recent visit to Beijing, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman…
MANILA, Philippines — Alex Eala soared to a new career-high No. 15 in WTA live rankings after scoring a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 semifinal win at the 250 Hong Kong Open in China Saturday evening.
National and its partners are projected to win 67 of 130 seats, before special vote count
National and its partners are projected to win 67 of 130 seats, before special vote count
A top university in China’s eastern Jiangsu province has rolled back a controversial feature of its AI-powered classroom tracking system following fierce public backlash. Students at Nanjing University were recently notified by the university that it would begin using its “smart classroom” system – upgraded over the…
The Globalists Just Came Out Of Hiding For A Secretive Summit In China Authored by Brandon Smith via Alt-Market.usOver the past several months I’ve been covering some of strange changes in behavior of globalist institutions. Specifically, just before the 2024 elections in the US, the elites seemed to go “radio silen…
