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North Korea on Tuesday flatly dismissed the outcome of a US investigation that blamed Pyongyang for a massive cryptocurrency theft from Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, calling it a "grave political provocation" against the North. Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-…
Hit hard by Trump's tariffs and the war on Iran, countries in the Asia-Pacific want 'enormous changes' in US policies.
North Korea on Tuesday slammed the FBI’s allegations that Pyongyang was behind the theft of US$6 billion from cryptocurrency platform Binance, with Kim Jong-un’s powerful sister labelling it a “grave political provocation”. Kim Yo-jong, in a statement released on Tuesday by the KCNA state news agency, said the Feder…
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's consumer prices rose 2.8 percent in Octo...
The U.S. chipmaker's humanoid robot systems feature mechanical hands from China-linked startups.
Toyota supplier leverages Tohoku University's expertise in efficient magnetic RAM
China leads regional growth while Japan revenue dips
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told members of the National Assembly’s intelligence and defense committee last month that North Korea has laid an estimated 960,000 land mines in the Demilitarized Zone since 2024.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has tested a "dispersal warhead" for a str...
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Having enjoyed growing interest in South Korea thanks ...
Apple Flat After Mixed Results: Strong iPhone Sales Offset By Weak China Revenue, Declining Margins And Buybacks As we previewed earlier, today's AAPL earnings report will be the first for Apple with new CEO John Ternus in charge. He technically has shared responsibility over the quarter, with his start date taking …
President Lee Jae Myung has spent five consecutive days posting about support po...
Korea, Asia's export powerhouse, is poised to exceed US$1 trillion in annual exp...
The U,S, Federal Bureau of Investigation has blamed North Korea for hacking cryp...
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- North Korea flatly dismissed the outcome of a U.S. inv...
Representative John Moolenaar, the chairman of the U.S. House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party is calling on Beijing to release all political prisoners in China.
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's key newswire, was se...
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- Small modular reactors (SMRs) have emerged as an impor...
Tokio Marine, Sompo Japan see jump in consultations
Founder picks 'hidden gem' Iwate prefecture as site of academy
Legendary game maker to become first industry recipient of Japan's Order of Culture
Scrum-half out of game against Australia on SundayWallabies match followed by New Zealand and JapanThe Northampton scrum-half Alex Mitchell has been ruled out of England’s November opener against Australia on Sunday, with Bristol’s Harry Randall and Bath’s Ben Spencer called into the squad named by the head coach, S…
Pyongyang expands weapons production capacity for Russian exports despite sanctions
The US, for all the ugliness, does have the option of the bloodless removal of a bad government. On the proviso, of course, that Trump allows the system to work as designed.
Engineering group to work on containment vessel, seeking follow-on contracts
Vessels would offer greater operability, but face financial, technical challenges
The U.S. military has released a clear image showing China's secretive reusable spaceplane docked with a satellite in orbit.
Taiwan is moving to criminalize the unauthorized export of advanced AI chips to China, aiming to close a loophole exposed when Nvidia-powered servers bought on the island reached Chinese buyers via Indonesia, Japan, and Hong Kong. The Legislative Yuan’s Economics Committee held a public hearing on Monday on an amend…
Tokyo aims to facilitate mass production of driverless cabs, trucks
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WHEN Southeast Asian leaders meet in Manila this November, they will face a choice. They can repeat calls for peace and stability in the South China Sea, or turn those words into practical cooperation and a push to finish the long-delayed Code of Conduct. The difference matters to fishermen, seafarers, coastal commu…
TOKYO — Japan urged the United States to enforce discipline among its troops after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of drink driving during a curfew in the wake of another serviceman’s arrest on a murder charge, the defense minister said on Monday.
BEIJING — Dozens of robots took on more than 3,000 steps up one of China’s most famous peaks Monday, carrying eggs and watermelons in a race organizers billed as a test of real-world machine endurance.
SEOUL — South Korea will double spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductors in 2027 to a record high, the president said Monday, pledging to use the technology to turn the military into a “smart, elite force.”
Beijing urges dialogue on US-Iran war, sends envoy to Gulf as Xi hosts first Omani head of state visit since 1978.
BEIJING/HONG KONG — China’s three biggest airlines are on track for full-year losses after posting far weaker third-quarter results than last year as surging jet fuel costs, weak domestic fares and typhoon disruptions hit what is normally their most profitable period.
The FBI has accused North Korean hackers of stealing $6.3 billion from Binance, which has promised to cover all client losses Read Full Article at RT.com
Financial group seeks to obtain startup's know-how, bolster American operations
It represents just 3% of the massive cryptocurrency exchange’s total assets and withdrawal levels are already stabilizing to normal levels, a spokesperson for Binance told The Post on Monday.
Retired cadres were consulted during the eight-month drafting of a landmark document on building China’s Communist Party endorsed at a major political meeting in Beijing last week, according to state media. A detailed account published by Xinhua on Monday gave a behind-the-scenes look into how the 20th Central Commi…
Shorts Beware? China's Plunge Protection Team Stabilizes Stocks With $15 Billion Swap Rescue Plan China's version of the Plunge Protection Team is coming out swinging Monday morning, after the central bank announced earlier today that it would inject a new round of a $15 billion swap facility to rescue stocks from a…
Japan’s government and ruling coalition are considering nearly doubling defence spending over the next five years as part of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to strengthen the country’s military capabilities, according to two people familiar with the matter. If adopted, defence build-up spending for the five …
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the Russian Foreign Ministry both urged all parties to the conflict to focus on political solutions rather than resorting to arms again.
Three ancient wooden boats unearthed in Beijing and dating back about 1,800 years offer new evidence of shipbuilding technology and cultural exchanges between ancient China and the rest of the world, according to researchers. The researchers unveiled details of “the first physical evidence of ancient inland water tr…
HONGKONG, China — Venus Williams said she was taking it 'one week at a time' after suffering her 17th loss in a row in singles tennis with a straight-sets defeat to a player half her age at the Hong Kong Open on Monday.
Empyrean Technology, China’s top provider of electronic design automation (EDA) tools, plans to acquire a majority stake in a domestic start-up, reinforcing Beijing’s drive for tech self-sufficiency and bolstering support for Huawei Technologies’ semiconductor ambitions. The Beijing-based firm said in a Shenzhen Sto…
Beijing’s municipal government plans to have more than 12,000 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on its roads and build more than 40 hydrogen refuelling stations by 2030, as part of China’s efforts to promote hydrogen as a strategic energy carrier to strengthen energy security under a national pilot programme. The targets,…
