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Keiko Kuwakino forages for wild vegetables in the forests of Minami-Uonuma, Niigata prefecture. The head chef at the Michelin-starred Sanaburi restaurant at the Satoyama Jujo luxury retreat designs her cuisine around the changing seasons and the surrounding landscape. (Photo by Ilgin Yorulmaz)
Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship comes amid rising xenophobia. A look at how premodern China offered varied paths to assimilation
Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship comes amid rising xenophobia. A look at how premodern China offered varied paths to assimilation
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In the rush to build the digital future, regional tech hubs are digging up the past
In the rush to build the digital future, regional tech hubs are digging up the past
Brunch with a view and Southeast Asian flavours at The Orient, sip on heat-relieving winter melon soup at Tsui Hang Village, catch the theatrical phenomenon that is Jesus Christ Superstar and make waves with Disney characters at Studio City Macau’s Water Park
Brunch with a view and Southeast Asian flavours at The Orient, sip on heat-relieving winter melon soup at Tsui Hang Village, catch the theatrical phenomenon that is Jesus Christ Superstar and make waves with Disney characters at Studio City Macau’s Water Park
From political allies under the “UniTeam” banner to mortal enemies, President Bongbong Marcos’ and Vice President Sara Duterte’s catastrophic breakup in 2024 has continued to stir up chaos in wider Philippine politics years later.
An All Nippon Airways' Flying Honu Airbus A380 lands at Narita Airport as a tour bus gives riders a rare chance to see the aircraft from a short distance. (Greenport Agency)
Torrential rain battered South Korea's capital and its suburban regions, as well as Gangwon Province and Chungcheong Provinces overnight.
The China Daily’s AI-generated video of a monkey wearing Filipino national costume has triggered a diplomatic protest from the Philippines, raising tensions days before Beijing’s top diplomat joins a regional meeting in Manila.
The president also revealed that the FIFA president proposed having the U.S. and China co-host a World Cup.
Trump is expected to meet with China’s leader in Washington in September, and the White House gave no indication the topic would be on the agenda.
The approach to AI development championed by President Xi at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference stands in contrast to the one adopted by the US
The approach to AI development championed by President Xi at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference stands in contrast to the one adopted by the US
Six decades after the events described in her memoir, Tari Lang says she hopes it will help a new generation recognize how easily authoritarianism can take hold. (Source photos by Getty Images, Monsoon Books)
Director Honey Trehan decries ‘dystopian’ opposition to his film depicting crackdown on Punjab’s separatist movement
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New regulations will help the EU produce electric vehicles at a price point to match China, but European job losses would be among the trade-offs
New regulations will help the EU produce electric vehicles at a price point to match China, but European job losses would be among the trade-offs
A liquefied hydrogen terminal built by Kawasaki Heavy in Kobe, Japan. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
NEW DELHI — India rolled out its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train on Friday, a move aimed at expanding the use of clean energy in its vast rail network.
Beijing’s ICBM test from a nuclear-powered submarine is a win from a defence perspective but comes with greater responsibilities
Beijing’s ICBM test from a nuclear-powered submarine is a win from a defence perspective but comes with greater responsibilities
The Philippine government denounced the “racist” and “dehumanizing” depiction of Filipinos as a monkey under US and Japanese control by the state-run China Daily days before the 10th anniversary of the arbitral award that upheld Manila’s sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea.
Kyocera President and CEO Shiro Sakushima during his interview with Nikkei about the company's strategy on AI and semiconductors. (Photo by Atsushi Ooka)
President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/Pool via AP)
In the midst of the Holocaust, a child sang a song about his mother’s death in the Bershad ghetto, a pocket of current-day Ukraine that was occupied by Romania and Nazi Germany. In the song, the child watches strangers come and pray for his mother, and other strangers carry her away to be buried, but none pay attent…
WASHINGTON — Kimi K3, a new artificial intelligence program from a Chinese startup called Moonshot AI, stunned the US tech industry on Friday, setting off fresh discussion over the China-US rivalry to dominate AI.
Punjab villager Charanjit Singh stands by a statue of his Agniveer son Ajay Singh, who died aged 24 in Jammu and Kashmir in 2024. The soldier's death received national media attention and was debated in India's parliament. (Photo by Nipun Prabhakar)
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Tensions over the dispute between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea are still simmering 10 years after Chinese claims were rejected in an arbitration ruling. © Reuters
Tai chi practitioners at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven talk about learning the ancient Chinese practice and how it benefits health and spirit
Tai chi practitioners at Beijing’s Temple of Heaven talk about learning the ancient Chinese practice and how it benefits health and spirit
Uma parte de uma encosta desabou nesta sexta-feira (17/07) no condado de Pengshui, na China, próximo à cidade de Chongqing, matando pelo menos oito pessoas e soterrando vários prédios residenciais. Um número ainda maior de moradores ficou preso sobre os escombros, informou a agência estatal de notícias Xinhua.
Ishihara Sangyo is boosting production of titanium dioxide at this plant in Mie prefecture. (Ishihara Sangyo)
En esta imagen tomada de un video proporcionado or las Fuerzas Armadas de Filipinas, un barco guardacostas chino utiliza un cañón de agua contra el barco de avituallamiento filipino Unaizah May 4 cuando se acercaba al banco de arena Second Thomas, también conocido como Ayungin, en el disputado mar de China Meridiona…
MANILA, Philippines —The Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed support for legislative efforts seeking to hold negligent gun owners accountable if they fail to properly secure their firearms, particularly in households with minors.
Devotees pray at the Basilica of the Holy Rosary, locally known as the Bandel Church, on May 30, 2026, near Kolkata, India. (Priyadarshini Sen/Religion News Service)
BEIJING — A landslide in southwest China killed at least eight people and left 34 missing on Friday, local authorities said, with Chinese President Xi Jinping urging comprehensive inspections as rescue efforts were ongoing.
MANILA, Philippines — After three months of full implementation of the “Safer Cities” initiative, the crimes rates have lowered, making the country fairly safer now, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony for the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, Pool)
Losses to Japan from unauthorized overseas Shine Muscat grape plant exports have been estimated at over $100 million annually. (Photo by Maiko Sugiyama)
A cargo ship plies the waters off the coast of New York in June. (Photo by Naoki Watanabe)
MANILA, Philippines — House Committee on Ways and Means chairman and Marikina Rep. Romero Quimbo has welcomed the Marcos Government's creation of a Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport (UPLIFT) Assistance Program for 7.5 million Filipino households.
CITY of Candon — An Indonesian squad brimming with confidence crushed a Philippine team still on the mend, 25-20, 25-23, 27-25, on Friday to reach the semifinals of the SEA V Cup at the Candon City Arena.
Nichirei is a major Japanese supplier of frozen food and provider of cold-chain logistics. © Kyodo
Akbayan on Friday "strongly condemned" the video released by Chinese state-owned media outlet China Daily that depicted Filipinos as monkeys.