US slaps fresh tariffs on China, 50-plus countries in latest wave
‘Forced labour’ duties replace Trump administration’s original sweeping levies but are unlikely to generate the same level of global shock
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‘Forced labour’ duties replace Trump administration’s original sweeping levies but are unlikely to generate the same level of global shock
· Nayan Seth
U.S. announces 12.5 pct tariffs on S. Korea, Japan over forced labor concerns
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday announced its final decision to impose up to 12.5 percent tariffs on South Korea, Japan and other trading partners over forced labor concerns.
· Song Sang-ho
Marlins introduce Japanese slugger Rintaro Sasaki
Miami Marlins’ Rintaro Sasaki responds to a question during a news conference after signing with the MLB baseball team, forgoing a professional career in his home country of Japan, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
· Alanis Thames
Economists skeptical Japan can grow its way out of debt: Nikkei survey
Economists are skeptical that the Japanese government's investment push will spur enough growth to drive down debt relative to GDP. (Photo by Rie Ishii)
· Staff Writer
Three Levers China Is Pulling To Weather Gulf Energy Shock; How Long Can Beijing Hold Out?
The new troubling development is that maritime chokepoint chaos spread overnight from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, where Iran-backed Houthis targeted two Saudi Arabian tankers. The attacks expose yet another maritime chokepoint and risk further physical market tightening, forcing traders to pric…
· Tyler Durden
(URGENT) U.S. announces new tariffs for S. Korea, Japan and others over forced labor concerns under Section 301
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· Song Sang-ho
Hefei's CXMT jackpot fuels China local governments' tech bets
Hefei has transformed itself into an economic powerhouse by using investment funds to lure tech companies like CXMT, which is set to make a splash on Shanghai's bourse next week. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Wataru Suzuki and Getty Images)
· Staff Writer
IA chinesa avança e desafia domínio dos EUA
O que parecia improvável há poucos anos tornou-se realidade: a China encurtou a vantagem dos Estados Unidos em inteligência artificial (IA) de ponta de cerca de cinco anos para apenas alguns meses.
· Nik Martin
Japan flips to net importer of petrochemicals on naphtha price surge
Importing petrochemicals instead of producing them from naphtha makes it easier to adjust procurement to meet downstream demand. (Photo by Nikkei)
· Staff Writer
U.S. keeps S. Korea on FX policy 'monitoring list'
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- The United States has kept South Korea on its list of countries to monitor for their foreign exchange policies, a Treasury Department report showed Thursday.
· Song Sang-ho
(URGENT) U.S. keeps S. Korea on FX policy 'monitoring list'
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· Song Sang-ho
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. open shipbuilding partnership center to advance MASGA initiative
(ATTN: CHANGES dateline; ADDS byline, photos; UPDATES throughout)By Choi Kyong-Ae and Song Sang-ho
· Song Sang-ho
Cambodia still seeks peace with Thailand
A family is pictured in Chok Chey Village, in the border dispute area of Banteay Meanchey Province, Cambodia, on Jan. 14. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
· Prak Sokhonn
China vows to defend Brazil’s sovereignty as Trump’s 25% tariff bites
Wang Yi tells Brazilian foreign minister Beijing backs Brazil’s sovereignty, and asks for support on ‘China’s own core interests’ in return
· Igor Patrick
China vows to defend Brazil’s sovereignty as Trump’s 25% tariff bites
Wang Yi tells Brazilian foreign minister Beijing backs Brazil’s sovereignty, and asks for support on ‘China’s own core interests’ in return
· Igor Patrick
Chinese research ships that visit Australia under US surveillance
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· Jano Gibson
Teodoro blasts China: 'They have no shame. I'm no longer holding back!'
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.has had enough of China’s unceasing mockery of the Philippines and Beijing's consistent narrative twists of the real situation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS.)
· Izel Abanilla
New U.S. Ambassador Steel says she will depart for S. Korea next week
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel said Thursday that she will depart for Seoul next week, as she highlighted the task of strengthening the Seoul-Washington alliance as her "top priority."
· Song Sang-ho
Sube a 11 cifra de muertos por deslizamiento en suroeste de China; 50 personas desaparecidas
Equipos de rescate recuperan a una víctima atrapada entre los escombros tras un deslizamiento de tierra en el condado Pengshui, en la zona de Chongqing, en el suroeste de China, el domingo 19 de julio de 2026. (Foto AP/Andy Wong)
· The Associated Press
Lutnick calls for tangible results from S. Korea-U.S. shipbuilding cooperation, vows to clear regulatory roadblocks
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday stressed the importance of producing tangible results from shipbuilding cooperation with South Korea, pledging to help address regulatory roadblocks that Korean enterprises may face in the United States.
· Song Sang-ho
Japan regional banks poised to merge to boost ship finance
Both Iyogin and Ehime Bank have expertise in ship financing.. © Kyodo
· Staff Writer
Japan rocket for small satellites completes burn test ahead of launch
A static firing test of the Japanese space agency's small, solid-fueled rocket is seen as a step toward resuming progress on satellite launches. (JAXA)
· Staff Writer
New U.S. envoy hails S. Korea's shipbuilding cooperation as expanding alliance into 'new' territory
WASHINGTON, July 23 (Yonhap) -- New U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel on Thursday hailed South Korea's shipbuilding cooperation with the United States as an expansion of the bilateral alliance into a "new" and "important" territory, stressing that reinforcing the alliance is her "top priority."
· Song Sang-ho
Kozo Okamoto, Japanese militant in 1972 Tel Aviv airport attack, dies in Beirut at 78
Kozo Okamoto, 74, a member of the Japanese Red Army guerrilla group, gives the victory sign to supporters as he arrives at a Palestinian cemetery to visit a memorial for four Japanese who died in support of Palestinians, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
· Bassem Mroue
Sen. Cruz Says GM Pushed The China Car Ban Provision That Would Also Knock Out Mercedes-Benz
The Senate Commerce Committee advanced the bill unanimously. Its chairman voted yes and then accused a Detroit automaker of writing part of it to remove a German competitor.
· Tyler Durden
Japan shipbuilding sector draws influx of investors seeking hidden gems
Japan aims to double its annual shipbuilding output by 2035. (Photo obtained by Nikkei)
· Staff Writer
EU waters down Russia sanctions over fears China could seize key LNG assets
Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing
· Finbarr Bermingham
EU waters down Russia sanctions over fears China could seize key LNG assets
Bloc concludes banning Greek companies from transporting Russian gas to third countries may hand strategic shipping advantages to Beijing
· Finbarr Bermingham
Toll from landslide in Chinese city of Chongqing rises to 11, with 50 people missing
Rescuers recover a trapped victim from the rubble at the scene of a landslide in Pengshui County in southwestern China’s Chongqing area on Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
China in water cannon attack at Bajo de Masinloc
THE Philippines accused the China Coast Guard (CCG) on Friday of blasting a Filipino government vessel with a water cannon near Bajo de Masinloc, the third confrontation between the two sides this week.
· Agence France-Presse, Associated Press, Izel Abanilla, Franco Jose C. Baroña
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Japan heat wave sends hundreds to hospital
TOKYO — More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo, the highest number since records began 16 years ago, emergency services said on Thursday.
· Agence France-Presse
China Coast Guard fires water cannon at Philippine vessel in Bajo de Masinloc
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· The Manila Times
China stun top seeded US in Women’s Volleyball Nations League, win 5-set thriller
Thousands roar on home team to victory at Macau East Asian Games Dome. Turkey beat Canada in other quarter-final on Thursday.
· SCMP Sport
China stun top seeded US in Women’s Volleyball Nations League, win 5-set thriller
Thousands roar on home team to victory at Macau East Asian Games Dome. Turkey beat Canada in other quarter-final on Thursday.
· SCMP Sport
Trump assures Marcos: PH’s South China Sea concerns to be ‘taken up’ with Xi
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· Bea Cupin
Woman crushed to death by man who landed on her after he fell from 12-story building
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· News.com.au
Trump’s manufacturing push meets reality as costs rise and investment stalls
Tariffs alone have yet to overcome China’s manufacturing advantages as policy uncertainty and structural hurdles weigh on US industry
· Mark Magnier
Trump’s manufacturing push meets reality as costs rise and investment stalls
Tariffs alone have yet to overcome China’s manufacturing advantages as policy uncertainty and structural hurdles weigh on US industry
· Mark Magnier
Lazaro: BRP Sierra Madre construction not covered by deal with China
MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro on Thursday rejected China’s claim that alleged construction activities on the BRP Sierra Madre violated the provisional arrangement governing Philippine resupply missions to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.
· Gabryelle Dumalag
‘Weaponization of cultural heritage’: Israel accuses PA of exploiting UNESCO in bid for Sebastia
The Palestinian Authority has increased lobbying to have the historic archaeological site of Sebastia recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ahead of a debate in South Korea later this month, a move that the Foreign Ministry claimed on Wednesday is politically motivated and posed a threat to the ancient ruins.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
S. Korea, U.S. open shipbuilding partnership center to advance MASGA project
SEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have opened the Korea-U.S. Shipbuilding Partnership Center (KUSPC) in Washington to facilitate US$150 billion in investment under the bilateral "MASGA" initiative aimed at helping revive the U.S. shipbuilding industry, the trade ministry said Thursday.
· Choi Kyong-ae
Fields Medal win: Wang Hong, Deng Yu are first Chinese nationals to score top maths honour
Two former Peking University classmates now stand together on the world’s highest stage for mathematicians
· Zhang Tong
Fields Medal win: Wang Hong, Deng Yu are first Chinese nationals to score top maths honour
Two former Peking University classmates now stand together on the world’s highest stage for mathematicians
· Zhang Tong
(LEAD) N. Korea skips ASEAN security forum for 2nd consecutive year
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead with latest; ADDS more details in paras 2-4, 12-16)By Oh Seok-min
· Oh Seok-min