Table tennis veteran Zhang Yudong denies making remarks about Wang Chuqin in leaked audio
Ex-China player makes police report after spread of audio recording in which he allegedly makes disparaging comments about world No 1
· Stephy Zhang
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Typhoon rips roofs off buildings and floods southern China (VIDEOS)
Typhoon Hongxia, internationally known as Noul, made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong Province early Sunday, triggering mass evacuations, widespread transportation disruptions, and torrential rain across southern China and Hong Kong.
· RT
Typhoon Noul: Shenzhen girl, 6, blown away by gale, runs back to safety
The strongest storm to hit China so far this year made landfall some 55km from the spot
· Yuanyue Dang
Typhoon Noul: Shenzhen girl, 6, blown away by gale, runs back to safety
The strongest storm to hit China so far this year made landfall some 55km from the spot
· Yuanyue Dang
Chinese scientist faces probe after girl, 6, dies ‘following experimental gene therapy’
Shanghai Jiao Tong University says it is investigating after a report alleges the child died after receiving treatment from Qiu Zilong
· Carol Yang
Chinese scientist faces probe after girl, 6, dies ‘following experimental gene therapy’
Shanghai Jiao Tong University says it is investigating after a report alleges the child died after receiving treatment from Qiu Zilong
· Carol Yang
The West should stop blaming China for its economic woes
The US is so deindustrialised and the EU so uncompetitive that they will not be able to meet the demands of Chinese consumers if the mainland market was flung open to them
· Alex Lo
The West should stop blaming China for its economic woes
The US is so deindustrialised and the EU so uncompetitive that they will not be able to meet the demands of Chinese consumers if the mainland market was flung open to them
· Alex Lo
Daily number of visitors to 'K-Heritage House' tops 20,000 during UNESCO session in Busan
SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- More than 20,000 people visited a pavilion built to showcase South Korea's heritage on Sunday alone, as the country hosts its first UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in the southeastern city of Busan, data showed.
· Kim Soo-yeon
UNESCO adds France's D-Day landing beaches, Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
SEOUL, South Korea — World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount Olympus in Greece were among the sites added to the World Heritage List on Sunday at a U.N. committee meeting in South Korea reviewing dozens of nominations.
· Associated Press
Fake ICE raids and kidnapping drills: How Chinese teens prepare for US college
As Trump’s toughening rules spark anxiety, Chinese parents pay for camps teaching how to survive being seized by gunmen or ‘hidden dangers’
· Phoebe Zhang
Fake ICE raids and kidnapping drills: How Chinese teens prepare for US college
As Trump’s toughening rules spark anxiety, Chinese parents pay for camps teaching how to survive being seized by gunmen or ‘hidden dangers’
· Phoebe Zhang
Eighteen people missing in South China Sea after Vietnamese ship sank
At least 18 people are missing in the South China Sea after a Vietnamese cargo ship sank.
· Al Jazeera Staff
America’s North Korea strategy needs a dose of reality
Washington’s dogged insistence on denuclearisation first has led to a prolonged deadlock that has only widened Pyongyang’s options
· Gabriela Bernal
America’s North Korea strategy needs a dose of reality
Washington’s dogged insistence on denuclearisation first has led to a prolonged deadlock that has only widened Pyongyang’s options
· Gabriela Bernal
Russia wants 30,000 more troops from North Korea, Zelenskyy says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Moscow wants to bring in 30,000 additional troops from North Korea to fight alongside Russian forces in the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine.
· Camille Gijs
Search for survivors continues as 45 rescued after cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
State media reported 17 Vietnamese crew members were missing after Saturday night’s accident near Fiery Cross Reef
· Khushboo Razdan
Search for survivors continues as 45 rescued after cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
State media reported 17 Vietnamese crew members were missing after Saturday night’s accident near Fiery Cross Reef
· Khushboo Razdan
Japan, Philippines and the U.S. complete exercises in South China Sea
The Philippines, Japan and the U.S. completed their latest round of joint defense exercises in the South China Sea as tensions between Manila and Beijing escalate in the contested waterway.
· No Author
Chinese tech firms’ ‘snub’ to US Congress advisers highlights Beijing’s growing AI caution
The refusal to meet a visiting delegation during a recent fact-finding trip signals China’s new approach to tech diplomacy, observers say
· Khushboo Razdan
Chinese tech firms’ ‘snub’ to US Congress advisers highlights growing AI caution
The refusal to meet a visiting delegation during a recent fact-finding trip signals China’s new approach to tech diplomacy, observers say
· Khushboo Razdan
Philippines, Japan, US Complete Exercises in South China Sea
The Philippines, Japan and the US completed their latest round of joint defense exercises in the South China Sea as tensions between Manila and Beijing escalate in the contested waterway.
· Korea Herald
ARF statement calls for 'complete denuclearization' of Korean Peninsula for 2nd straight year
A regional security forum has issued a statement calling for the "complete denuclearization" of the Korean Peninsula for the second straight year, adding to diplomatic pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear program.
· Yonhap
Were the German courts too soft on Chinese members of drug rape network?
The sentencing of four men to up to 14 years in jail has highlighted a very different approach to justice compared with China
· Meredith Chen
Were the German courts too soft on Chinese members of drug rape network?
The sentencing of four men to up to 14 years in jail has highlighted a very different approach to justice compared with China
· Meredith Chen
(LEAD) Highest-level heat warnings issued for southeastern S. Korea
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· Kim Soo-yeon
Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal in four years
Kazuyoshi Miura converts cross to score in 52nd minute
· Reuters
China declares highest flash flood alert as Typhoon Noul hits land, forces thousands to relocate
Typhoon Noul will dump heavy to torrential rains across much of southern China for two days, authorities said, after sweeping the province of Guangdong and neighboring Hong Kong with gale-force winds, following landfall on Sunday.
· REUTERS
China’s secret weapon for funding its tech dreams: household savings
The old chain of savings flowing into bank deposits is being replaced by one where they are sent into capital markets and tech investment
· Tan Kong Yam
China’s secret weapon for funding its tech dreams: household savings
The old chain of savings flowing into bank deposits is being replaced by one where they are sent into capital markets and tech investment
· Tan Kong Yam
El tifón Noul se debilita tras tocar tierra y lleva fuertes lluvias al sur de China
En esta imagen publicada por la agencia de noticias Xinhua, una foto de dron muestra botes de pesca refugiados antes de la llegada del tifón Noul en un puerto en la Zona Especial de Cooperación de Shenzhen-Shanwei, en la provincia sureña de Guangdong, China, el sábado 25 de julio de 2026. (Lu Hanxin/Xinhua via AP)
· The Associated Press
Chinese teen helps mum carry bricks at construction site to earn university tuition
Wei says working together helped her daughter deeply understand the daily struggles she had previously only seen from afar
· Alice Yan
Chinese teen helps mum carry bricks at construction site to earn university tuition
Wei says working together helped her daughter deeply understand the daily struggles she had previously only seen from afar
· Alice Yan
Lower profit margins set to foil Chinese carmakers’ price war plans despite falling sales
Net earnings from the sale of a 100,000 yuan car now stand at just 1,500 yuan, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
· Daniel Ren
Lower profit margins set to foil Chinese carmakers’ price war plans despite falling sales
Net earnings from the sale of a 100,000 yuan car now stand at just 1,500 yuan, according to China Association of Automobile Manufacturers
· Daniel Ren
Rescuers scour South China Sea for 23 missing after Vietnamese vessel sinks
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· Victor Barreiro Jr.
Hong Kong music superstar Jackson Wang named fencing ambassador as foilists, épéeists exit | South China Morning Post
Being global ambassador for the sport is a role the rapper-singer ‘always wanted to do’.
UNESCO adds Greece's Mount Olympus to World Heritage List
The morning light shines on Mytikas, Greece’s highest peak, center left, and Stefani, known as the Throne of Zeus, center right, atop Mount Olympus seen from the outskirts of Litochoro in northern Greece, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
· Kim Tong Hyung
Japan great Kazuyoshi Miura scores first competitive goal after four years at 59
Former international is preparing for a remarkable 42nd season as a professional after extending his loan spell with Fukushima United
· Reuters
Japan great Kazuyoshi Miura scores first competitive goal after four years at 59
Former international is preparing for a remarkable 42nd season as a professional after extending his loan spell with Fukushima United
· Reuters
Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp among new additions to join Unesco's World Heritage List
SEOUL, South Korea — The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, an ornate 13th-century Buddhist temple in Thailand and tidal flats in western South Korea were among several sites added to the World Heritage List on Saturday at a UN committee meeting in South Korea.
· Associated Press
Typhoon Noul weakens with over 800,000 evacuated in China
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a drone photo shows fishing boats taking shelter ahead of Typhoon Noul at a port in Shenzhen-Shanwei Special Cooperation Zone in southern China’s Guangdong Province on Saturday, July 25, 2026. (Lu Hanxin/Xinhua via AP)
Russia asks North Korea to send 30,000 extra troops to aid in Ukraine war: Zelensky
In return, North Korea has received cash, military technology, food and energy commodities to help it overcome international sanctions
· Agence France-Presse
Russia asks North Korea to send 30,000 extra troops to aid in Ukraine war: Zelensky
In return, North Korea has received cash, military technology, food and energy commodities to help it overcome international sanctions
· Agence France-Presse
Highest-level heat warnings issued for southeastern South Korea
DAEGU, July 26 (Yonhap) -- The weather agency on Sunday issued grave heat wave warnings for Daegu and other southeastern parts of South Korea as temperatures climbed well above 30 C.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Turning the tide: Hong Kong seagrass project transforms mudflats into underwater grassland | South China Morning Post
Researchers and volunteers on Lamma Island are transplanting native paddle grass to revive biodiversity and fight climate change.
Shincheonji once again rises to center stage in South Korean politics
Staff reporter at The Korea Herald’s National Desk, based in Seoul. Covers South Korea’s national security and foreign policy, with a focus on the Defense, Foreign and Unification Ministries, as well as the National Assembly.Before entering journalism, served as an Air Force officer. Experience includes providing tr…
· Hwang Joo-young
Price of parenting: the household maths giving China’s consumers pause
Falling property wealth, job insecurity and sky-high childcare costs are forcing middle-class families to aggressively scale back consumer spending
· He Huifeng
Price of parenting: the household maths giving China’s consumers pause
Falling property wealth, job insecurity and sky-high childcare costs are forcing middle-class families to aggressively scale back consumer spending
· He Huifeng
Pre-fame BTS, Rescene performances put local festivals back in spotlight
Local festivals in Korea rarely attract national attention, but Cheorwon in Gangwon Province is in the spotlight after it was revealed that both BTS and the rising girl group Rescene performed there before achieving major success.
· Song Seung-hyun