S. Korea, U.S., partners reaffirm N. Korea denuclearization goal, back sanctions enforcement
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea, the United States and other like-mi...
· Chang Dong-woo
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ABS issuance falls 5.7 pct in Q3
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- The issuance of asset-backed securities (ABS) in Sout...
· Park Sang-soo
Biz sentiment rises to over 4-yr high in Oct. on improved outlook: BOK
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's business sentiment rose to a more than ...
· Kim Boram
[Wang Son-taek] Why did Kim Jong-un visit Dandong?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's surprise visit to Dandong, China, last week generated conflicting interpretations. Some analysts linked it to a possible North Korea-US summit; others interpreted Chinese President Xi Jinping's absence as evidence of friction between Pyongyang and Beijing. Unfortunately, Kim's deter…
· Korea Herald
Japan sees first post-COVID drop in April-September construction orders
As costs delay redevelopments, contractors look to nuclear power projects or overseas
· Staff Writer
Fuel costs force US cruise ship to suspend multi-year voyage in Cambodia
Hundreds of passengers are stranded after the ship’s three-and-a-half year voyage was cut short due to fuel costs.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Takaichi presses Merz not to leave Japan out of 'Made in Europe' EV subsidies
Tokyo's efforts to lobby for changes to EU industrial support bill have been unsuccessful so far
· Staff Writer
South Korea's Mirae Asset to buy prop trading unit of Japan's Okasan
Deal worth up to $32m shows foreign brokerages following investment firms into country
· Staff Writer
Pax Silica: What Asia's chip hubs teach about real estate timing
WHILE discussions on the United States-led Pax Silica initiative continue in Manila, the more instructive exercise may be studying how Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Malaysia's own technology hubs actually unfolded across each stage of their timeline: announcement, capital commitment and construction, operations, a…
· Sheila Lobien
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Who will write the future of the world economy?
THE future of the world economy will not be written only by Western capitals, and it will not be written only by a rising China or a single dominant bloc either. It will be written through the interaction of capital, infrastructure, institutions and culture across multiple regions.
· Danton Remoto
200 cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia — Around 200 passengers who paid to live on a cruise ship while traveling the world were abruptly left at a Cambodian port after the company ran out of money, an official said on Wednesday.
· Agence France-Presse
Real Madrid issues apology to China over Mbappe’s Mao remarks
Real Madrid has issued an apology to China over Kylian Mbappe’s controversial remarks about the late Chinese leader Mao Zedong, after the Spanish football club’s initial response failed to quell anger in China. In a statement published on its website on Wednesday, the club apologised to the Chinese people for “any d…
· Liu Zhen
Iran war leaves ‘forever cruise’ residents stranded
A cruise ship offering permanent homes at sea has stranded 200 residents in Cambodia, blaming soaring fuel costs linked to the Iran war Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
China-Russia defense ties move upstream as Beijing gains Russian know-how
Russian defense-linked companies are beginning to embed production inside China, acquire Chinese intellectual property and use Chinese equipment to sustain manufacturing at home, according to Washington-based research organization Center for Advanced Defense Studies (C4ADS).
· Adrianna Zhang
9, What is the controversy between Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe and China?
The French superstar's comments about Mao Zedong have drawn the ire of China, a lucrative market for sports teams.
· Manasi Pathak
Passengers stranded in Cambodia after cruise halted due to high fuel costs
The luxury MV Odyssey ship slated for a years-long voyage around the world suspends operations amid high fuel pricesA luxury cruise ship that had embarked on a years-long voyage around the world was forced to suspend its operations and leave passengers stranded in Cambodia because of high fuel prices.The ship, known…
· Marina Dunbar
From hairy crabs to soybeans, China looks to vast salt-affected wastelands for agriculture
As China enters autumn, a dark, furry-clawed crustacean – no larger than a human palm – becomes one of the most sought-after delicacies in the country. Chinese hairy crabs, a national obsession traditionally raised in the freshwater lakes of the Yangtze River Delta, are now being farmed on a stretch of salt-affected…
· Mandy Zuo
Korea, Turkey unearth Hellenistic-era mosaic
A mosaic dating to the Hellenistic period has been unearthed at the Kultepe archaeological site in Kayseri, central Turkey. The 2.6-square-meter section of mosaic is the first discovery of remains from the Hellenistic period, from 323 to 30 BC, since excavations began at the site in 1948. The excavation is being con…
· Hwang Dong-hee
IMF appoints Chinese finance vice-minister Liao Min as next deputy managing director
Chinese vice-minister of finance Liao Min has been appointed one of the International Monetary Fund’s four deputy managing directors, the IMF announced on Wednesday. Liao will take over from Li Bo, a former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), whose term expires at the end of November. It remains un…
· Xiaofei Xu
Japan's Itochu adds engine maintenance to aviation portfolio with IAG unit stake
Trading house to invest in field key to keeping airlines in operation
· Staff Writer
Japan Post Bank weighs buying 20% stake in Matsui Securities
Companies look to leverage bank's 120m accounts to expand stock trading
· Staff Writer
Chinese astronomers find planets that somehow avoided death by red giant stars
When a star like our sun grows old, it puffs up into a red giant that can gobble up its nearest planets. But Chinese astronomers say they have found three solar systems where planets should have been eaten this way yet somehow survived – a puzzle that could change how scientists picture Earth’s distant future. Using…
· Ling Xin
Hundreds of cruise passengers — including cancer patient — left homeless, stranded in Cambodia after ship ran out of fuel
Villa Vie Residences left about 200 passengers stranded in Cambodia after running out of money for fuel during a luxury world cruise.
· Patrick Reilly
South Korea fines Google and Apple over unfair app market practices
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday fined Alphabet’s Google and Apple a combined 63.7 billion won ($47.6 million), saying they abused their dominance in app store markets by forcing local developers onto their own payment systems and by unfairly delaying app reviews.
· Associated Press
In China gene-editing trial, 2 children improved, 1 died and 1 withdrew
Four seriously ill Chinese boys who would almost certainly have died in their twenties from a rare inherited disease received the same highly anticipated gene-editing drug. More than a year later, a set of cruel and contradictory data emerged. Two boys gained the strength to walk farther. One boy showed no improveme…
· Shi Huang
Cruise ship suspends global voyage in Cambodia over fuel prices, hundreds disembark
Hundreds of people permanently living aboard a touring cruise ship were forced to disembark in Cambodia this week after the vessel’s operator said fuel price increases from the Iran war had made operations prohibitively expensive. The Villa Vie Odyssey had been cruising the world for at least 755 days as one of onl…
· Reuters
China’s biggest chilli sauce maker Lao Gan Ma denies online rumours of mass lay-offs triggered by AI | South China Morning Post
Rumours on Weibo said the company cut staff from 600 to 48 after implementing an automated quality inspection system.
Why Kim Jong-un’s border trip to China differs from past pre-summit playbooks
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s trip to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday echoed the intense coordination that preceded his previous summits with US President Donald Trump. Between March 2018 and June 2019, Kim met Chinese President Xi Jinping five times across Beijing, Dalian and Pyongyang, and three…
· Alyssa Chen
Eala advances to quarterfinal round in Tokyo
Alex Eala finally broke her Asian swing 'second round wall' after dispatching Talia Gibson, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0, at the WTA 500 Tokyo Open round of 16 in Japan Wednesday evening.
· Niel Victor C. Masoy
Defense chiefs of S. Korea, Japan reaffirm 3-way coordination with U.S. amid N.K. threats
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- The defense ministers of South Korea and Japan reaffi...
· Kim Seung-yeon
China’s military holds talks in France and Germany despite rising trade tensions
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has held defence strategy consultations with France and Germany over the past week despite mounting trade tensions between Beijing and Europe. A PLA strategy consultation delegation visited France and Germany from October 21 to 28 for the talks, according to a statement released by…
· Amber Wang
(3rd LD) S. Korea, U.S. agree to postpone key bilateral security dialogue to early next year: Seoul
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to post...
· Kim Seung-yeon
China’s top swimmers enjoy record-breaking performances at national championships
Chinese swimmers showcased their strength in depth with record-breaking performances by veterans and rising stars at the national championships in Beijing. As of Tuesday, swimmers had broken one world, six Asian and multiple national records. Zhang Yufei and Zhang Zhanshuo set Asian short-course records in the women…
· Stephy Zhang
(2nd LD) S. Korea, U.S. agree to postpone key bilateral security dialogue to early next year: Seoul
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to hold...
· Kim Seung-yeon
Real Madrid join Kylian Mbappe in China apology after striker's 'ill-judged' remarks | The National
Club issues statement after French forward made comment about late Chinese leader Mao Zedong
· The National
How China’s Yangtze River Delta is helping keep Beijing’s GDP target on track
China’s Yangtze River Delta grew faster than the national economy in the first three quarters of the year, accounting for about a quarter of national output – a performance analysts said would help lay the foundation for Beijing to meet its annual national growth target. But they also cautioned that exports and hi-t…
· Sherry Wang
China’s former vice-premier Liu Yandong dies in Beijing
Former Chinese vice-premier Liu Yandong died of illness on Wednesday at the age of 80. She was one of China’s most prominent female leaders, playing a pivotal role in the country’s united front work and education sector. Xinhua, which announced her death on Wednesday afternoon, described Liu as an “outstanding leade…
· SCMP Reporter
Japan’s US$6 billion port plan aims to revive Bangladesh’s bruised economy
Japan’s push to expand industrial and port cooperation with Bangladesh could transform the South Asian country into a regional trade gateway, analysts say, connecting markets in Southeast Asia and the wider Indo-Pacific while diversifying Dhaka’s economic ties. The plan was announced during Bangladeshi Prime Ministe…
· Biman Mukherji
China’s private sector wages waver as gap widens with non-private firms
The wide gulf in average annual wages between China’s private and non-private sectors continued to expand in 2025, while regional disparities also remained stark, with Tibet continuing to outshine some coastal provinces in income levels. The findings, based on the latest data released by the National Bureau of Stati…
· Frank Chen
Chinese student encouraged by farm owner enrols in master’s programme 6 years later
Chinese social media users were touched by the story of a young man who, six years ago, was encouraged by a strawberry farm owner he discovered through an English exam question – and has now fulfilled the promise they made. He Ziqi, a postgraduate student in artificial intelligence at the Central University of Finan…
· Fran Lu
Chinese drug sector’s stature grows at major cancer conference
An array of Chinese drug makers showcased positive trial results for new cancer treatments at a major European medical conference, underscoring the expanding international influence of China’s biotech sector. Domestic innovative drugs, particularly antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), delivered impressive data across mu…
· Xinmei Shen
Kylian Mbappé’s China crisis shows how sensitive Mao’s legacy remains
Real Madrid forward was dropped by brands for comments Chinese media generally steered clear of outlining It’s been a bad start to the week for the Kylian Mbappé. The France forward missed out on joining the elite roster of Ballon d’Or winners and instead became the latest high-profile addition to a far less illustr…
· Rebecca Bailey
(LEAD) S. Korea, U.S. agree to postpone key bilateral security dialogue to early next year: Seoul
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to hold...
· Kim Seung-yeon
Hundreds stranded as 'cruise for life' operator goes bust over fuel costs
A US-based cruise operator marketing its voyages as permanent holidays for retirees blames the ongoing fuel crisis for abruptly forcing passengers to disembark in Cambodia.
· Eden Regan
