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View image in fullscreenHumanoid robots from the Chinese company Unitree walk off the stage after performing at the company’s display on the opening day of the World Robot Conference on 19 August.Photograph: Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesShareView image in fullscreenA woman in costume with robot dogs from the company VBO…
New tariff could be set at 7.5% as White House seeks to avoid disrupting trade truce with Beijing
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Freshly crowned the world champion, South Korean badminton star An Se-young said Tuesday she will now turn her focus to defending her Asian Games title next month in Japan.
Travelling in the autumn brings all kinds of benefits. Here are six places worth a visit in 2026, from welcoming Malta to warm and dry Nepal
Travelling in the autumn brings all kinds of benefits. Here are six places worth a visit in 2026, from welcoming Malta to warm and dry Nepal
Senator Loren Legarda left the country with her son, Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste, on August 2
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emerges from a voting booth in Astana on Aug. 23 during a snap parliamentary election he called. © Reuters
The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States have agreed to continue "close" communication and cooperation to address North Korea's nuclear issue and promote peace on the Korean Peninsula during a call, Seoul's foreign ministry said Tuesday.
The US left out a major player as Washington opened a new front in its maximum-pressure campaign against Iran's economy: China.
Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a snapshot of what I'm seeing and hearing from local businesses.
Rebecca Trigger is an investigative reporter in the Perth newsroom. She has been a journalist and producer for the ABC in Western Australia and the National Investigations Team in Sydney. She started her career as a newspaper reporter in Macau, China.
Blackbird, Australia's largest venture capital firm, says it has raised $740 million for its most recent fund. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Blackbird)
Watch: BBC visits factories in China with robot workers
Property tax overhaul needs a fundamental rethink: The government should rethink punitive tax changes that could disrupt housing markets and burden ordinary households.
Yongsan Park needs consensus, not political tug of war: Break deadlock over urban space
The new price of capital: Surging global bond yields threaten Korea as sovereign debt and AI borrowing collide
Far from a temporary crackdown, the campaign has proved to be a key tool for enforcing party discipline and driving economic strategy
Far from a temporary crackdown, the campaign has proved to be a key tool for enforcing party discipline and driving economic strategy
An exclusive SCMP data analysis reveals how China’s hunt for corrupt senior officials is intensifying rather than slowing down.
Fresh on the heels of President Trump controversially ordering scaled-down US-South Korea military drills last week, there are emerging reports of more canceled plans for joint exercises.
MANILA, Philippines — Senator-judge Lito Lapid on Monday broke his silence after his surname appeared in acknowledgment receipts identifying recipients of confidential funds under the Office of the Vice President (OVP).
President Donald Trump listens during a back to school event in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday expressed full support for calls of lawmakers to take a whole of government approach to countering China’s state-sponsored disinformation.
SAN FERNANDO CITY, Philippines — Pampanga Governor Lilia "Nanay" Pineda called on President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to immediately fund the proposed flood control master plan of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to protect the province from further flooding permanently.
Suzuki will launch the e-Sky mini EV in the Japanese market in November. (Photo by Itsuki Miyake)
Tuvalu's first undersea cable, laid with support from Japan, the U.S., Australia and others, landed in December 2024. (Japanese Foreign Affairs Ministry)
The new Batangas State University campus sits inside an industrial park of the Aboitiz conglomerate. (Photo by Yuki Fujita)
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A development plan of Kura Kura SEZ off Bali (left) and a central business district in Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto on Aug. 14 named Jakarta and Bali as the two initial locations in a push to develop Indonesian International Financial Centers. (Source photos by Ken Kobayashi and Yuki Kohara)
Many activist shareholder proposals in Japan targeted capital efficiency and governance. © Reuters
US Southern Command has struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing two accused of trafficking drugs
Move could test Huawei and ZTE’s long-standing foothold as Washington extends its China reach from oil to another strategic sector
Move could test Huawei and ZTE’s long-standing foothold as Washington extends its China reach from oil to another strategic sector
Visitantes escuchan la presentación del servidor NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 AI durante el Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD 25) en el Centro de Exposiciones Nangang en Taipéi, Taiwán, el 21 de noviembre de 2025. (Foto AP/Chiang Ying-ying, Archivo)
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Sony created Wichef, a talking rabbit-sheep character, especially for AI applications. (Photo by Keigo Yoshida)
Em meados de agosto, a China comprou pouco mais de meio milhão de toneladas de soja dos Estados Unidos para o próximo ano comercial. Essa quantidade, no entanto, representa apenas uma parte do total de suas importações: segundo a agência de notícias Reuters, em outubro passado, a China concordou em comprar aproximad…
YANBIAN, China, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- Korea's struggle for independence from the Japanese colonial rule was a "lofty cry" for universal values, such as peace and humanitarianism, not merely a nationalist movement, a South Korean historian said.
TONGHUA, China, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A bus carrying South Korean high school students came to a stop at what seemed like the middle of nowhere after passing by acres and acres of cornfields in Tonghua County in northeast China.
DALIAN, China, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- A thick noose hung from the ceiling of the replica of a gallows at Lushun Prison in the northeastern Chinese port city of Dalian, accentuating the heavy, solemn mood of the room.
Visitors listen to the introduction of NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 AI server during the Hon Hai Tech Day (HHTD 25) at the Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei, Taiwan, Nov. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)
MANILA, Philippines — A Special Disbursing Officer (SDO)'s job is not merely ministerial, and the officer may be held accountable for questionable cash disbursements involving public funds entrusted to him or her, Senator-judge Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said Monday.
Washington launches campaign to isolate Tehran but it is unclear whether it will apply measures to China
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday clarified that the administrative relief of the 13 Highway Patrol Group (HPG) personnel over an alleged confrontation with operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) during an operation in Sta. Maria, Bulacan.
MANILA, Philippines — The National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) has condemned the publication of a caricature depicting Akbayan Representative Percival “Perci” Cendeña in what it described as a demeaning, mocking and offensive manner.
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For three years, Sam Altman has pitched the imminent, wholesale disruption of the global economy. This week, staring down the barrel of an IPO - based on a business model that's actively being 'wholesale disrupted' by China - the OpenAI chief executive quietly admitted he got the timing wrong. Appearing on David Sen…
MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday called for nationwide community town hall dialogues in schools after the Department of Education (DepEd) postponed its planned live-shooter drills amid concerns over students’ mental and emotional well-being.
MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Obet is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).