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· Kang Yoon-seung
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Korean football needs reckoning, not another apologyKFA's old guard must make way for new beginning
· Kang Yoon-seung
(EDITORIAL from The Korea Herald on Aug. 10)
Linking growth to jobsKorea needs to restructure job market to drive growth beyond chip sector
· Kang Yoon-seung
Worldview 'gulf' behind strained Australia and China ties
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· Sbsaustralia
Flights cancelled, evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin hits China
Mon 10 Aug 2026 at 7:49am
More than 1 million evacuated, flights cancelled, as Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China
Published 10 August 2026 7:12am
· Sbsaustralia
China's 'national team' battles AI stock rollercoaster
The "national team" of Chinese state-backed funds came into public view on July 19, about a week before memory chip maker CXMT’s initial public offering. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
· Staff Writer
China's Midea sees portable A/C sales soar in Europe during sweltering summer
Home appliance maker's PortaSplit becomes a hit on ease of use
· Staff Writer
'Licence to play': New Wallabies coach backing players in attack
Mon 10 Aug 2026 at 6:04am
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China as its strongest storm this year
Tropical cyclone brings torrential rain and high winds to east coast after hitting Japan’s southern Okinawa province
· Reuters in Beijing
Apple testing China’s CXMT memory chips for iPhones and MacBooks: report
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· Reuters
The Guardian view on India’s green growth gamble: it will need more than private finance | Editorial
The world’s most populous country needs state-generated demand to industrialise, decarbonise and avoid China’s overcapacity trap
· Editorial
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Of martyrdom and misinformation
CHINA has hailed as “martyrs” two Chinese coast guard sailors who were killed, presumably, during a confrontation with a Philippine vessel in the West Philippine Sea almost a year to the day.
· The Editorial Board
Tesla to open more delivery sites in Japan to deal with sales surge
Tesla showrooms in Japan do not deliver vehicles. (Photo by Sota Tanaka)
· Staff Writer
China waits in wings as Mecca pact signals Gulf shift away from US security umbrella
The Nato-style deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey highlights the growing doubts in the region about over-reliance on Washington
· Khushboo Razdan
China waits in wings as Mecca pact signals Gulf shift away from US security umbrella
The Nato-style deal between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey highlights the growing doubts in the region about over-reliance on Washington
· Khushboo Razdan
Russia, China could take advantage of low US weapons stockpiles to start war with America - NYT
Russia and China could feel emboldened to begin a hot conflict with America due to the US’s rapidly depleting weapons supply, senior officials and defense experts told the New York Times on Saturday.
· CORINNE BAUM
Apple Tests Chinese Memory Chips As Supply Crunch Pushes PC Giants Toward CXMT
After months of lobbying the Trump administration for clearance to purchase Chinese memory chips, Apple appears to be nearing the point where it can tap China's domestic chip market. The push follows what the iPhone maker has described as "unsustainable" pricing from the memory "cartel," namely SK Hynix, Samsung, Mi…
· Tyler Durden
China expresses ‘grave concern’ as internal documents reveal suicide warning before death in Melbourne immigration detention
Exclusive: Serious questions raised about whether Chinese citizen was properly monitored at centre run by US prison giant
· Christopher Knaus, Ariel Bogle
Japan to integrate cybersecurity into air-defense radar, fighter jets
Radar towers operated by Japan's Self-Defense Forces are stationed in Okinawa. (Photo by Ryota Ogata)
· Staff Writer
Can Europe stay united in China trade battle? Ceuta migrant crisis offers a warning
The recent row over migration and Spain’s border policy suggests it may be hard for the bloc to stand together under pressure from Beijing
· Finbarr Bermingham
Can Europe stay united in China trade battle? Ceuta crisis offers a warning
The recent row over migration and Spain’s border policy suggests it may be hard for the bloc to stand together under pressure from Beijing
· Finbarr Bermingham
USFK air defense unit participates in recent U.S. missile defense exercise in Palau
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- An air defense artillery brigade under the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) participated in a recent air and missile defense exercise led by the U.S. Army Pacific in Palau that involved the firing of surface-to-air missiles, according to the USFK.
· Park Boram
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after flight cancellations, evacuations
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in densely populated eastern China on Sunday, meteorological authorities said, after the storm triggered more than 1,000 flight cancellations, evacuations and a top-level alert.
· AFP
China-Australia relations reach ‘good enough’ baseline, ex-envoy says
Canberra is described as quietly confident in its resilience yet wary of Beijing’s overtures to go further and into new areas of activity
· Carol Yang
China-Australia relations reach ‘good enough’ baseline, ex-envoy says
Canberra is described as quietly confident in its resilience yet wary of Beijing’s overtures to go further and into new areas of activity
· Carol Yang
With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma
Japan’s latest defence white paper confirms Chinese strategists’ fears that post-war pacifist guard rails are being dismantled under the guise of ‘self-defence’
· Wenran Jiang
With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma
Japan’s latest defence white paper confirms Chinese strategists’ fears that post-war pacifist guard rails are being dismantled under the guise of ‘self-defence’
· Wenran Jiang
How China’s brands are thriving in the US despite rising geopolitical tensions
Chinese brands like Pop Mart are winning over American consumers by projecting a global image and targeting niche markets
· Ralph Jennings
How China’s brands are thriving in the US despite rising geopolitical tensions
Chinese brands like Pop Mart are winning over American consumers by projecting a global image and targeting niche markets
· Ralph Jennings
Chinese boy, 9, missing after being swept away by wave as Typhoon Dolphin approached coast
Rescuers still searching for child, who was taken across a causeway by two adults in Zhejiang when a typhoon warning was already in place
· William Zheng
Chinese boy, 9, missing after being swept away by wave as Typhoon Dolphin approached coast
Rescuers still searching for child, who was taken across a causeway by two adults in Zhejiang when a typhoon warning was already in place
· William Zheng
30,000-50,000 N. Koreans to be deployed in Russia: Zelenskyy
North Korea appears set to deploy an additional 30,000 to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its war with Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday.
· Yonhap
Kim extends lead over Jung in Sunday primaries
Democratic Party of Korea Rep. Kim Min-seok extended his narrow lead in the party's leadership primary on Sunday over his rival Rep. Jung Chung-rae, according to the results provided by the ruling party.
· Son Ji-hyoung
30,000-50,000 N. Koreans to be deployed in Russia: Zelenskyy
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- North Korea appears set to deploy an additional 30,000 to 50,000 troops to support Russia in its war with Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday.
· Park Boram
Prime Minister Takaichi urged to recognize more hibakusha
Nagasaki – Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was urged on Sunday to officially recognize more hibakusha survivors of the Aug. 9, 1945, U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
· No Author
Chinese vloggers are taking to YouTube to ‘set the record straight’
Videos documenting daily life in big cities, small towns and villages are aimed at overseas viewers and emphasise authentic perspectives
· Caroline Lin
Chinese vloggers are taking to YouTube to ‘set the record straight’
Videos documenting daily life in big cities, small towns and villages are aimed at overseas viewers and emphasise authentic perspectives
· Caroline Lin
Japan marks 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Bells tolled in Nagasaki on Sunday to mark the 81st anniversary of the day the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city.
· AfricaNews
Matter of pure force: US, Israeli physicists hail China’s glueball discovery as ‘triumph’
Global experts praise team for solving 50-year-old puzzle, while Chinese social media buzzes with Nobel Prize predictions
· Ling Xin
Matter of pure force: US, Israeli physicists hail China’s glueball discovery as ‘triumph’
Global experts praise team for solving 50-year-old puzzle, while Chinese social media buzzes with Nobel Prize predictions
· Ling Xin
China races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in 10 minutes
The technology – which allows patients to control digital devices using their thoughts – can be implanted like a stent in just a few minutes
· Julie Zhang
China races to develop brain-computer interfaces that can be inserted in 10 minutes
The technology – which allows patients to control digital devices using their thoughts – can be implanted like a stent in just a few minutes
· Julie Zhang
Korea Football Association's 'sex bribery' scandal spreads through int'l football community
Japan Football Association opens investigation into four Japanese referees named in the case
· Park Ga-young
China’s AI models spooked Wall Street. But they may turbocharge industry growth
China’s open-weight models have led AI firms to slash prices, but they will also massively boost overall AI demand, analysts say
· Xinmei Shen