Wiz starter Daniel impresses in KBO postseason debut
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Clearly unfazed by the moment, KT Wiz sta...
· Yoo Jee-ho
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Trump’s troubles with Iran could open the door to China
Beijing launches diplomatic salvo to woo Gulf leaders and bolster its influence in the regionChina has held a flurry of meetings with Gulf leaders in a sign that Beijing is stepping up its diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.The diplomatic salvo comes before a highly anticipated meeting between Donald Trump and Xi…
· Amy Hawkins
Wiz hold off Lions in Korean Series opener
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The KT Wiz edged out the Samsung Lions 8-...
· Yoo Jee-ho
Chinese court hears US$53.5 billion Covid defamation case against US state of Missouri
A Chinese court has begun hearings in a defamation case filed by authorities and institutes in Beijing and Wuhan against the US state of Missouri over accusations tied to Covid-19. In a notice on Monday, the Wuhan Intermediate People’s Court said it held a hearing on Friday and legal proceedings were continuing. The…
· Phoebe Zhang
Talking braille blocks allow people with visual impairments to walk around freely
A company is aiming to create a society where everyone, including those with visual impairments, can enjoy getting around and exploring freely.
· Natsuko Kato
Eala ousts Jones to enter Hong Kong Open second round
MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino tennis ace Alex Eala ousted Aussie lucky loser Emerson Jones, 6-4, 6-3, to enter the WTA 250 Hong Kong Open second round at the Victoria Park Tennis Stadium Center Court in China Tuesday evening.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy
Germany's car industry faces fresh cuts as Schaeffler axes 3,460 jobs and eyes defense
Schaeffler will shutter five plants across Europe as it looks to compete with China on cost and pivot into defense and robotics.
· Jenni Reid
PBOC pledges support for stocks as China’s market slide defies rescue efforts
China’s central bank governor has reaffirmed support for the country’s beleaguered stock market after a series of rescue measures failed to put a floor under plummeting share prices. Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), pledged in a work report presented to the standing committee of the Nati…
· Daniel Ren
A sea of pink muhly grass has bloomed in China’s Hebei province | South China Morning Post
After significant ecological restoration efforts, what was once an abandoned mining site has been transformed into a vibrant landscape.
South Korea revokes Unification Church leader’s bail after secret visits exposed
A South Korean court revoked the Unification Church leader’s bail in a bribery case on Tuesday after footage emerged of her visiting the secretive movement’s headquarters in breach of release conditions. Han Hak-ja, 83, was sentenced to two years in prison in August for providing luxury items, including a designer h…
· Agence France-Presse
Russia, China and U.S. Summit Under Discussion, Kremlin Says
Moscow is hoping that plans for a meeting between Putin, Trump and Xi in China will be finalized in the coming days.
· The Moscow Times
Amid global uncertainty, top bankers back Hong Kong’s role as mainland China’s gateway
Global financial executives have voiced confidence in Hong Kong’s role as a bridge between mainland China and the rest of the world and as a safe haven helping businesses and investors navigate geopolitical tensions and shifting global capital flows. Speaking at the city’s annual Global Financial Leaders’ Investment…
· Yulu Ao
Beijing offers to boost China-Pakistan corridor safety as terror threat grows
China has pledged to work with Pakistan to advance “high-level security cooperation” and ensure the safety of a joint flagship infrastructure project that has become a target for terrorists. That was the message Liu Haixing, head of the Communist Party’s International Department, conveyed in talks with Pakistan defe…
· Orange Wang
China-US AI investment gap narrower than figures suggest: report
The AI investment race between China and the US is closer than headline figures suggest, even though the technology is expected to make a greater contribution to economic growth in America, according to a Chinese think tank. The findings come as artificial intelligence becomes a focal point of technological competit…
· Sherry Wang
How North Korea became the crypto heist king
Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, was the victim of a massive heist in late October. Approximately US$6.36 billion of funds were stolen within the space of 20 minutes in an attack that has been described as the largest of its kind in history. The source of the attack has not yet been officially c…
· Jinkyung Baek
From BeiDou satellites to AI, China signals reach to Oman amid growing strategic relations
China and Oman have agreed to deepen cooperation in BeiDou satellite navigation, artificial intelligence and the digital economy, as Beijing seeks to expand the overseas applications of its home-grown technologies during the Sultan of Oman’s historic first visit to China. Analysts said the agreements reflected Beiji…
· Mia Nurmamat
China’s tech boom borrowing the playbook of its property bust
On October 28, 2026, Unitree, China’s top robotics company, released its first quarterly report since going public in Shanghai. Third-quarter profit fell 17.4%, even as the stock traded at more than 465 times earnings. Those numbers explain why its founder, Wang Xingxing, looked so grim on listing day two months ago…
· Yanyou Chen
JCS chief pays visit to console soldiers injured in DMZ blast
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Jin Yong-sung on Tuesday visited the soldiers injured in an explosion caused by land mines planted by North Korea inside the Demilitarized Zone and offered his condolences, officials said. Jin met with the soldiers wounded from the Sept. 21 mine blast and their family members at t…
· Yonhap
Home-swapping holidays surge among China retirees to travel affordably, foster connections
A growing number of Chinese retirees are embracing home-swapping holidays, exchanging keys with strangers to travel on a budget and expand their social circles. The concept dates back to European teachers in the 1950s and gained global popularity through the 2006 film The Holiday. In China, it emerged among young pe…
· Zoey Zhang
China’s HQ series intercepts 2 new missile types as PLA tests weapon platform
A People’s Liberation Army air defence unit has for the first time intercepted two new types of missile simultaneously during a drill – including one that made a sudden change of direction, according to state television. The CCTV report on Monday said it was a rapid response operation by the ground-based Shenwei Mis…
· Albee Zhang
China rejects PNG artillery claim, says object is a wine bottle that ‘poses no danger’
China’s embassy in Papua New Guinea has disputed reports that a suspected Chinese-made artillery shell was found in a shipping container in Port Moresby, saying the object was instead a shell-shaped wine bottle. The embassy said in a social media post on Tuesday it was awaiting the official findings of an investigat…
· Cao Jiaxuan
DP vows to pass bill concerning Lee's criminal cases; PPP warns of filibusters
South Korea's ruling and main opposition parties are headed for another clash over a bill proposing a new special counsel to look into indictments filed against President Lee Jae Myung before he took office. The ruling Democratic Party of Korea's Tuesday decision to push the bill was met with immediate backlash from…
· Son Ji-hyoung
Bangladesh garment workers clash with police in Dhaka as protests for pay rise spread | South China Morning Post
Industry representatives in Bangladesh, the world’s second-biggest garment exporter, said workers from at least 670 factories walked out on Monday.
Hong Kong authorities warn against ‘cadaver skin jab’ treatment after raids and arrest over unauthorised product | South China Morning Post
Korean skin treatment derived from deceased human donors claims to structurally replenish aged and damaged skin, but is not registered for use in city.
China Olympic shot put champion Gong Lijiao loses over 30kg in first year of retirement
A year after stepping away from competition, Olympic shot put champion Gong Lijiao has lost more than 30kg (66lbs) after refusing to “lie flat” during her retirement. The 36-year-old submitted her official retirement paperwork after the National Games in November last year. She said then she aimed to lose 25kg befor…
· Stephy Zhang
Korea, Turkey pledge deeper cooperation on nuclear energy, defense
The leaders of South Korea and Turkey agreed Tuesday to deepen cooperation in nuclear energy and the defense industry while strengthening coordination on peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in conflict-hit regions, including Ukraine and the Middle East. The agreements followed a summit between President …
· Ji Da-gyum
Jackie Chan has directed his first Italian opera. Did the action star crush it?
Can a global kung fu superstar famous for death-defying stunts and slapstick humour direct a grand Italian opera? When it was announced that Jackie Chan would direct Turandot for this centenary Sino-Italian production of Giacomo Puccini’s final masterpiece, many in the classical music world were understandably scept…
· Jimmy Shiu
DP chair drops Shincheonji covert infiltration claims
Rep. Kim Min-seok, chair of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, reversed his claims that a religious sect had colluded with his rival's supporters and attempted to influence the party's primary. Instead, Kim extended an apology to party members who were offended by the allegations he had raised during the party's …
· Son Ji-hyoung
Driver fleeing police stops mid-chase to pay highway toll | South China Morning Post
Police nearly apprehended the driver at the toll booth before he sped away.
(LEAD) Lee says S. Korea-Turkey cooperation making 'swift' progress
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday noted "swift" progr...
· Park Boram
(2nd LD) Yonhap forum explores ways to deepen S. Korea-Japan economic ties amid global fragmentation
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, hosted...
· Oh Seok-min
Korea pushes to define threat against pets, digital spying as stalking
Forcing a romantic relationship, spying on someone's social media accounts and threatening another person's pet are to be newly defined as acts of stalking, upon passage of a law revision propelled by the South Korean government. The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday a revision of the Act on Punishment of Crime of St…
· Yoon Min-sik
[Key Points] Kim Yo-jong rejects crypto theft claims, keeps diplomatic door ajar
Cyber dispute escalates: Kim Yo-jong rejected US allegations tying North Korea to a $6.3 billion Binance cryptocurrency theft, calling the FBI findings a “grave political provocation.” Rare personal response: Seoul says Kim’s direct intervention in a cybersecurity dispute is unprecedented, suggesting Pyongyang views…
· Jung Min-kyung
[Key Points] Presidential data leak triggers security review in South Korea
Presidential data breach: Personal information belonging to President Lee Jae Myung, first lady Kim Hea Kyung and 166 others on presidential flights was exposed online for months, including passport details and dates of birth. Security detail exposed: The leak included presidential bodyguards whose identities are no…
· Ji Da-gyum
Lions manager Park Jin-man confident momentum behind his club in Korean Series
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Samsung Lions manager Park Jin-man said T...
· Yoo Jee-ho
China’s historic first space docking in 2011 – SCMP archive
This article was first published on November 4, 2011. China a step closer to building its own space station by Stephen Chen Encouraged by yesterday (November 3, 2011) morning’s historic rendezvous and docking of the Shenzhou VIII spacecraft, Chinese authorities said construction of a space station will begin as soon…
· SCMP
China's cable-cutting threat reaches Taiwan and the Philippines
US and allies should prepare before communications are disrupted
· Ryan Claffey
Man arrested for allegedly spiking drink of Japanese DJ at Hong Kong nightclub | South China Morning Post
Mao Hamasaki recalls being ‘completely paralysed’ after consuming a suspected spiked drink, which left her in intensive care.
Single check-in for those flying through Hong Kong from mainland China under new scheme
Travellers flying from Hangzhou or Wuhan to overseas destinations via Hong Kong on different airlines can have their baggage checked through to the final destination under a newly launched service that aims to streamline connections between mainland Chinese cities and other countries. Under the new one-stop service …
· Roetta Wang
Vienna entrepreneur takes leaders on lux train to China to foster ties
Jovanka Porsche hopes 18-day trip will lead to Davos-style meetings on Silk Road
· JENS KASTNER
Wiz manager Lee Kang-chul feeling pressure with his team favored to win Korean Series
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Whenever he is managing in a postseason g...
· Yoo Jee-ho
Why are Japan’s claw machines offering groceries as prizes? | South China Morning Post
Experts say the “shop-and-play destinations” trend is a response to inflation in Japan, where prices have outpaced wage growth for years.
Wiz slugger Ahn Hyun-min itching to make Korean Series debut
SUWON, South Korea, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- By virtue of finishing first in the regul...
· Yoo Jee-ho
LG Uplus CTO says S. Korea, Japan could find synergies in voice AI ahead of 6G
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The chief technology officer (CTO) of South Korean mob...
· Kim Han-joo
China moves to simplify forex settlements and make cross-border business easier
China plans to expand foreign exchange settlement services and streamline cross-border trade payments, in a move to lower transaction costs and facilitate international commerce. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (Safe) on Monday released a draft notice for public consultation outlining nine measures to f…
· Sylvia Ma
S. Korea to hold separate memorial for Sado mine forced labor victims for 3rd straight year
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will hold a separate memorial ceremony nex...
· Oh Seok-min
Lee calls expanding cooperation with Japan 'task of this era' amid global upheaval
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Tuesday that deepening co...
· Park Boram
U.N. releases S. Korea's letter decrying N.K. mine blasts, defending border warning shots
NEW YORK/SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- The United Nations has released a letter that...
· Song Sang-ho
(LEAD) Yonhap forum explores ways to deepen S. Korea-Japan economic ties amid global fragmentation
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, hosted...
· Oh Seok-min
The emerging shape of China’s military reach in SE Asia
A 2,000-meter runway in Ban Keun, situated about 50 kilometers north of the Lao capital of Vientiane, is an unlikely location for US-China great-power rivalry. Yet it may become one of the most revealing markers of China’s strategic ambitions in Southeast Asia. On September 29, China and Laos opened the China-Laos J…
· Ronny P Sasmita