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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…
The Trump administration on Monday announced a plan to isolate Iran's economy by threatening to impose secondary sanctions on the "enablers" that allow the Islamic Republic to stay in business.
The Japan Coast Guard has tested out Yanmar's uncrewed gas detection boat near Yokohama. (Yanmar)
The review is focused on potential issues linked to the China-founded retailer’s purchase of a firm that handles Americans’ personal data
The review is focused on potential issues linked to the China-founded retailer’s purchase of a firm that handles Americans’ personal data
Japanese lawmakers have travelled to Beijing in a bid to soothe strained relations between the two nations.
IAEA inspectors confirm the safety of the water being released from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (TEPCO)
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A Nissan Elgrand minivan with the Uber logo sits in front of Tokyo Station. (Photo by Shintaro Ino)
SEOUL/WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (Yonhap) -- 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 use of AI to discover new chemical compositions is gaining traction in the materials industry. (Nikkei illustration)
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Beijing has ramped up its law-enforcement and survey operations around island since Tokyo and Manila announced boundary talks
Beijing has ramped up its law-enforcement and survey operations around island since Tokyo and Manila announced boundary talks
Jordan and China called for a negotiated end to the US-Iran war that addresses the “root causes” of the conflict after King Abdullah met President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday.
La primera ministra japonesa Sanae Takaichi habla durante una conferencia de prensa en la sede de su oficina, en Tokio, el lunes 27 de julio de 2026. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo vía AP)
The two sides also criticised Israel’s ‘dangerous escalatory actions’ following King Abdullah’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing
The two sides also criticised Israel’s ‘dangerous escalatory actions’ following King Abdullah’s meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing
LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble
LandSpace’s rocket booster recovery has supercharged the country’s commercial space ambitions – and validated a former state engineer’s start-up gamble
Regular readers are aware that one of our biggest concerns with the AI supercycle, and the entire AI arms race between the US and China, is that when push comes to shove, not only is there mounting grassroots opposition to data center build out across the US but, more importantly, the US is badly lagging China when …
O poder pode ser sedutor. Muitos que o detêm querem mantê-lo o máximo possível. Os líderes da China e da Rússia, por exemplo, já abriram, há anos, o caminho para permanecer mais tempo no cargo. O presidente dos Estados Unidos ocasionalmente fala em concorrer a mais um mandato, embora isso não esteja previsto na Cons…
State media says 54,000 people have been relocated, with over 8,000 now in emergency shelters.
Weeks before the expected Xi-Trump summit in Washington, officials are trading barbs on social media over the latest competitive arena
Weeks before the expected Xi-Trump summit in Washington, officials are trading barbs on social media over the latest competitive arena
Erratic and transactional, the US leader’s approach exposes domestic governance flaws and the limits of Washington’s containment strategy
Erratic and transactional, the US leader’s approach exposes domestic governance flaws and the limits of Washington’s containment strategy
South Korea says the United States has cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints on force availability caused by the US-Israel war on Iran.
Futures are lower with Tech underperforming as the market focuses on NVDA / MRVL earnings this week; while the AI theme is pressured globally and memory stocks slump driven by a slide in the Kospi. Futures got a boost just after 7am when CNBC reported that the Treasury could use the General Account ($935BN as of tod…
Six-company consortium awarded tender for 10.5-hectare project in Hung Shui Kiu, with total investment of HK$16.8 billion expected
The increase will be driven by aggressive capacity expansion at SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, as well as improving yields
The increase will be driven by aggressive capacity expansion at SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, as well as improving yields
The move, seen by analysts as a signal to the EU, will eventually double duty-free coverage included in 12-year-old free-trade agreement
The move, seen by analysts as a signal to the EU, will eventually double duty-free coverage included in 12-year-old free-trade agreement
Developers disclose details of Chiang Kung hypersonic interceptor with active radar to convince lawmakers to approve funding
Developers disclose details of Chiang Kung hypersonic interceptor with active radar to convince lawmakers to approve funding
Test of US rhetoric will rest on whether nations such as India, China and Russia view economic threats as credible
In the coming hours, the Trump administration is expected to unveil a sweeping campaign to economically isolate Iran and its trading partners, with China likely the primary target. The escalation is designed to force Tehran back to the negotiating table, as its only leverage - the Strait of Hormuz - appears to be qu…
Cars line up at a Sinopec gas station on March 22, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. © Reuters
Paris – French authorities said they hoped an agreement on an amusement park, backed by a Saudi investment fund and inspired by the iconic Japanese manga series “Dragon Ball,” would be signed Monday.
Japan does not plan to supply Ukraine with weapons, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara has said. At a press briefing on Monday, he told reporters that Tokyo “is not considering any deliveries” of defensive or offensive weapons “at this time.”
The campaign began after a social media user posted video of a battered road he frequently uses that caused him to crash.
The Esports World Cup has taken place in Paris this year
Sudden death of a spectator at another match sparks debate about the readiness of medical equipment at Chinese stadiums
Sudden death of a spectator at another match sparks debate about the readiness of medical equipment at Chinese stadiums
The technology has taken years to develop domestically and is transforming the country’s long-defined energy structure