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One in seven of the Rohingya people who headed to sea hoping to escape poor conditions of the world’s largest refugee camp in Bangladesh was reported missing or dead in 2025.
SAGAMIHARA, KANAGAWA PREF. – A memorial ceremony was held Saturday to remember the 19 victims of the 2016 mass stabbing at a care home for people with disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, a day before the 10th anniversary of the incident.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's relationship with South America is entering a "new phase," President Lee Jae Myung said in a recent interview published Saturday, adding his country seeks to advance negotiations for a trade agreement with the region's trading bloc and cooperation on critical minerals.
President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday that South Korea and the United States should advance their ties beyond their time-honored alliance by expanding cooperation into technology, innovation and startups.
President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday that the emergence of an artificial intelligence era offers a new opportunity for South Korea, vowing to turn the country from a follower into a global leader.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday that South Korea and the United States should advance their ties beyond their time-honored alliance by expanding cooperation into technology, innovation and startups.
Hongkongers who do not drive often should think twice and prepare carefully if they plan to drive on foreign roads
Residents abandon nearby villages as crossing points remain closed
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung said Saturday that the emergence of an artificial intelligence (AI) era offers a new opportunity for South Korea, vowing to turn the country from a follower into a global leader.
In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer
In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer
Any meaningful debate must include China, where the AI experiment is also running, at greater speed and scale and with different results
Any meaningful debate must include China, where the AI experiment is also running, at greater speed and scale and with different results
Japan's Immigration Services Agency plans to revise its guidelines for granting permanent residency to foreign nationals as early as October. (Photo by Taishu Yuasa)
ARCHIVO – Vista general de la Reunión del Consejo del Atlántico Norte con jefes de Estado en la cumbre de la OTAN en recinto ferial IFEMA en Madrid, el 30 de junio de 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Foto vía AP, Archivo)
Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham smiles during a visit to Bath, Britain, on July 22. © Reuters
TOKYO — Japan recorded its fifth consecutive "cruelly hot day" on Saturday, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of intense heat above 40C, as officials issued heatstroke warnings in parts of the country.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, center, hosted AI Summit, which brought together leading U.S. and South Korean business figures, including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, fourth from left, and Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong, third from left, on July 24 in San Francisco. (Photo courtesy of Nvidia)
Bain Capital acquired Toshiba Memory, now Kioxia, from Toshiba in 2018 through four special-purpose companies. (Source photos by Nikkei)
A general view of the Meeting of the North Atlantic Council Session with fellow heads of state at the NATO summit at the IFEMA arena in Madrid, on June 30, 2022. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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BEIJING — China’s market regulator said Saturday it had fined and confiscated 5.18 billion yuan ($765 million) from the country’s largest online travel provider Trip.com Group for violating monopoly laws.
WHEN interviewed by Philippine media about what transpired in his meeting with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. after he was summoned to Malacañang on July 21, 2026, China’s Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan described it as very constructive and “not a kind of diplomatic protest, [or] a demarche.”
BEIJING — Authorities have evacuated more than 20,000 people and suspended railway services in southern China as approaching Typhoon Noul threatens torrential rain and gale-force winds, according to state media.
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Há algum tempo, a inteligência artificial (IA) inaugurou mais um capítulo na disputa tecnológica entre China e Estados Unidos. Na semana passada, o setor voltou a ser surpreendido pelo lançamento do Kimi K3, um modelo desenvolvido pela startup chinesa Moonshot AI.
Brazil edge five-set thriller to set up gold medal clash with Turkey. China to face Italy for bronze in Macau
Brazil edge five-set thriller to set up gold medal clash with Turkey. China to face Italy for bronze in Macau
Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform
Historians trace how US hopes of trade, reform and friendship gave way to rivalry with the power it once sought to transform
The three nations launched the programme in 2022 to deploy the fighter jet from 2035, amid an increasingly tense global security environment
The three nations launched the programme in 2022 to deploy the fighter jet from 2035, amid an increasingly tense global security environment
Japan’s Daizen Maeda (11) battles for the ball with Brazil’s Gabriel Magalhaes (3) during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between Brazil and Japan in Houston, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Tech firms are racing to build colossal clusters for next-gen AI, but cost, power and scale remain challenges
Tech firms are racing to build colossal clusters for next-gen AI, but cost, power and scale remain challenges
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
By Ladislav Zemánek, non-resident research fellow at China-CEE Institute and expert of the Valdai Discussion Club
Maeda scored for Japan in a 1-1 draw against Sweden at the 2026 World Cup
MANILA, Philippines — South Korea's premier summer music festival, Waterbomb Seoul 2026, opened at the KINTEX Outdoor Global Stage, launching a three-day celebration of music and water-themed entertainment with a lineup featuring some of the biggest names in K-pop and Korean hip-hop.
Sanae Takaichi’s blueprint to inject £1.7tn and double economic growth leaves many investors fearful
The Caiyuanba Yangtze River Railway Tunnel in Chongqing will form a key section in a new line linking the megacity with the southeast coast
The Caiyuanba Yangtze River Railway Tunnel in Chongqing will form a key section in a new line linking the megacity with the southeast coast
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Unemployment across the OECD averaged 4.9% in May 2026, but labor market conditions continued to vary significantly from one country to another as economic growth slowed across parts of the developed world.
Punch, a young Japanese macaque, plays at Ichikawa City Zoological and Botanical Garden in Ichikawa, east of Tokyo, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
MADRID (AP) — South Korea midfielder Lee Kang-In has agreed to join Atletico Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain, the Spanish club said Saturday.
From Burundi to Kenya to Morocco, film screenings, co-productions and cultural exchanges are helping to shape a new frontier of influence
From Burundi to Kenya to Morocco, film screenings, co-productions and cultural exchanges are helping to shape a new frontier of influence