Malaysia braces for record high temperatures under ‘super’ El Nino
Malaysia’s Meteorological Department says it expects maximum temperatures to exceed the local record set nearly 30 years ago
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Malaysia braces for record high temperatures under ‘super’ El Nino
Malaysia’s Meteorological Department says it expects maximum temperatures to exceed the local record set nearly 30 years ago
· Reuters
China's Zhongji Innolight sees shares surge after Hong Kong listing approval
Shares of China's Zhongji Innolight surged as much as 8% Monday before paring some gains, after the company received approval for a major Hong Kong listing worth up to $8 billion on Friday, in what is likely to be one of the city's biggest in years.
· Justina Lee
Cockroach movement attempting to march to India's Parliament
Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party shout slogans during a protest demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged examination irregularities and repeated paper leaks in Mumbai, India, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Food delivery rider wins China's top literary prize
Wang Jibing, a food delivery rider, posted his poems and essays on social media for years before going viral
· Bbcnews
Child sex case a diplomatic reckoning for UK-Pakistan ties
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· Saima Afzal
China’s new human rights action plan is a significant step forward
Readers discuss the obligations of Chinese enterprises and projects abroad, and the economic landscape of Central Asia and the Caucasus
· Letters
China’s new human rights action plan is a significant step forward
Readers discuss the obligations of Chinese enterprises and projects abroad, and the economic landscape of Central Asia and the Caucasus
· Letters
Citi upgrades China to ‘overweight’ amid AI volatility, geopolitical friction
Wall Street giant Citi adjusts its emerging market asset allocation, identifying China as benefiting from a broadening market rally
· Daisy Wu
Citi upgrades China to ‘overweight’ amid AI volatility, geopolitical friction
Wall Street giant Citi adjusts its emerging market asset allocation, identifying China as benefiting from a broadening market rally
· Daisy Wu
At least 10 killed from flash floods and landslides in northern India | South China Morning Post
Several people remain missing in the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir.
BARMM polls put security forces on alert to prevent more violence, spillover
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· Herbie G
ASEAN foreign ministers face test of unity at Manila meetings
ASEAN foreign ministers pose for a photo during an informal meeting in Bangkok on July 12. The ministers convene this week in Manila for their annual gathering. © Reuters
· Staff Writer
‘When I get home, my whole body aches’: extreme heat saps health and wages of India’s poorest workers
Exclusive: Outdoor workers losing up to 9% of income as weather becomes ‘poverty multiplier’, research says
· Carmen Aguilar Garcia, Hannah Ellis Petersen, Aakash Hassan, Antonio Voce
Flash floods in northern Vietnam kill at least 4, with more missing | South China Morning Post
More than 200 households evacuated as floodwaters swept through Muong Than village in Lai Chau, Vietnam.
Dry, wet, dry again: India’s ‘mysterious’ monsoon swings threaten crops, power supply
India’s fifth-driest June on record was followed by a sudden deluge that dumped about a month’s worth of rain in a single week
· Bloomberg
Dry, wet, dry again: India’s ‘mysterious’ monsoon swings threaten crops, power supply
India’s fifth-driest June on record was followed by a sudden deluge that dumped about a month’s worth of rain in a single week
· Bloomberg
A Deep Dive Inside Kimi K3, And All Other Chinese AI Models: The Definitive China LLM Primer
We were lucky enough to read the tea leaves ahead of the "frontier", so to speak, and conclude that various "open" models out of China would soon be the biggest talking point - not to mention the market's fulcrum catalyst. See for example:
· Tyler Durden
Iran war, Myanmar crisis and South China Sea rifts under the spotlight in ASEAN ministerial talks
Police guard outside the venue of the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Post-Ministerial Conferences, and the 50th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia on Monday, July 20, 2026, in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
· Jim Gomez
LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of VP Sara Duterte | July 20, 2026
MANILA, Philippines – On its seventh day of the impeachment trial, the Senate impeachment court is expected to rule on one of the most significant procedural votes in Vice President Sara Duterte’s trial – whether to grant the prosecution’s request to subpoena her financial records.
· INQUIRER.net
2,000 children of A-bomb survivors support Hidankyo movement
The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, or Nihon Hidankyo, has reported that 1,999 children and grandchildren of hibakusha — atomic bomb survivors — participate in activities at entities linked to the group.
· No Author
N. Korea deepens ties with Russia, China at camp believed linked to Russian abduction of Ukrainian children
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- Children from China and Russia have joined a North Korean youth camp, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday, in a sign of closer informal cooperation among the three countries.
· Woo Jae-yeon
KRX activates sell-side sidecar for KOSPI on sharp decline
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's bourse operator on Monday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) after the index fell sharply, led by losses in semiconductors.
· Kang Jae-eun
NCT Wish tops Oricon chart with 3rd Japan single
NCT Wish’s third single in Japan claimed the top spot on Oricon’s Daily Single Ranking, label SM Entertainment said Monday.
· Hwang You-mee
BIEK Global Arts Week connects young pianists with UK conservatory
Young classical musicians in South Korea will have an opportunity to perform before faculty members from a leading British conservatory during BIEK Global Arts Week 2026 in Seoul later this month.
· Lee Hong-seok, Yoon Min-sik
S. Korea, Algeria agree to establish direct air route
South Korea and Algeria have agreed to establish direct air services and designate traffic rights between the two countries, the transport ministry said Monday.
· Yonhap
Samsung Biologics to acquire Switzerland's PolyPeptide Group in $1.8 billion all-cash deal
South Korea's Samsung Biologics said on Monday that it had made an all-cash bid of 1.46 billion Swiss francs ($1.8 billion) for Switzerland's PolyPeptide Group, which specializes in peptide-based active pharmaceutical ingredients.
· Jenny Lee
'Going Dark': The High-Tech Tricks Behind Illegal Chinese Fishing In The Pacific
Authored by AAP via The Epoch Times,
· Tyler Durden
Entry-level chip hiring jumps 47% in AI boom
JobKorea said Monday that entry-level hiring in South Korea's semiconductor industry surged in the first half of the year, reflecting robust demand for talent as the AI-driven chip boom continues.
· Lee Han-gyoul
BTS brings Red Devils styling to World Cup halftime stage
BTS took the stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final sporting the colors of Korea's Red Devils supporters, turning the tournament's first-ever halftime show into a tribute to the national team's fans.
· Hong Yoo
China can turn plastic waste to jet fuel at a low cost: study
The world produces 460 million tonnes of plastic a year, creating a devastating environmental problem. China may have an answer
· Zhang Tong
China can turn plastic waste to jet fuel at a low cost: study
The world produces 460 million tonnes of plastic a year, creating a devastating environmental problem. China may have an answer
· Zhang Tong
S Korea, Algeria agree to establish direct air route
SEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and Algeria have agreed to establish direct air services and designate traffic rights between the two countries, the transport ministry said Monday.
· Choi Kyong-ae
Malaysia aims for 600,000 South Korean arrivals in new travel drive
Last year, about 558,000 South Koreans visited Malaysia, making it the country’s eighth-largest source market for international visitors
· The Korea Times
Malaysia aims for 600,000 South Korean arrivals in new travel drive
Last year, about 558,000 South Koreans visited Malaysia, making it the country’s eighth-largest source market for international visitors
· The Korea Times
Moon landing: Why this Chinese AI model rattled global sharemarkets
China’s Moonshot AI, co-founded by former Google and Meta researcher Yang Zhilin, rattled western markets last week with the release of an impressive new model called Kimi K3. Now, the company reportedly plans to list publicly with a valuation of more than $43 billion.
· Tim Biggs
Beijing steps in to stem China’s stock market decline with US$8.9b in state purchases
The CSRC is set to convene on Monday as state-backed firms buy 60 billion yuan of stocks amid market turbulence
· Zhang Shidong
Beijing steps in to stem China’s stock market decline with US$8.9b in state purchases
The CSRC is set to convene on Monday as state-backed firms buy 60 billion yuan of stocks amid market turbulence
· Zhang Shidong
India's Nuclear Push Further Strains The Massive Uranium Supply Gap
Prime Minister Modi secured another major uranium supply line. During his visit to Australia this month, the two sides finalized the administrative arrangements needed to move Australian uranium to India under the previous 2014 nuclear cooperation agreement. The fuel must stay under IAEA safeguards for exclusively p…
· Tyler Durden
Pakistanis alarmed by Japan-India statement citing cross-border terrorism
From left: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Source photos by Reuters and Akitoshi Sugiura)
· Adnan Aamir
In China, people brave simulated typhoons to prepare for the real thing
HANGZHOU, China – Huang Zhen, 34, shut his cafe for a day last week to be buffeted by surging waters and powerful winds that knocked him off his feet — training for extreme weather events that are increasingly afflicting China.
· Nicoco Chan
China court orders wedding party to pay US$34,000 after brutal bridesmaid prank
Young woman in Henan suffers spinal fracture and becomes disabled after nuptial hazing activity goes wrong
· Alice Yan
China court orders wedding party to pay US$34,000 after brutal bridesmaid prank
Young woman in Henan suffers spinal fracture and becomes disabled after nuptial hazing activity goes wrong
· Alice Yan
S. Korea to leverage economic network to address trade risks: finance minister
South Korea will leverage its existing economic cooperation network built through summit diplomacy to address lingering uncertainties in the global trade environment, including geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the finance ministry said Monday.
· Yonhap
India’s Cockroach party protesters to defy police and march to parliament
Youth-led movement has been galvanised after Delhi police forcibly moved hunger-striking activist Sonam Wangchuk to hospital
· Guardian staff and agencies
How to check your NCAP violations in the eGovPH app
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· Miriam Grace Go
Ukraine war briefing: Russia behind deadly strike on cargo ship, says Ukraine, as Putin thanks North Korea
Cargo ship attack kills six people; Russian president tells visiting foreign minister that Moscow will ‘never forget’ Pyongyang’s support. What we know on day 1,608
· Guardian staff and agencies
China's Moonshot Eyes IPO After Sparking Another "DeepSeek Moment" For US AI Stocks
Chinese startup Moonshot AI sparked another DeepSeek-like moment for US AI stocks and hyperscalers last week. David Sacks, the former White House AI and cryptocurrency czar, warned that this is "very concerning."
· Tyler Durden
Sulu shift to Zamboanga Peninsula tests gov’t ability to keep services running
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· Herbie G
Alex Eala slips to No. 29 in WTA rankings heading to North American swing
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala on Monday slipped one spot to No. 29 in the latest Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings heading to her North American hardcourt swing campaign.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy