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Government and company websites across the world go offline after the disclosure of critical vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language prompted millions of hacking attempts
MANILA, Philippines -- To recognize their achievements, SportsPlus awarded 53 of the latest iPhone models to Filipino medalists at the recently concluded 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following are key developments regarding North Ko...
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of domestic news in North ...
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North ...
British choreographer Alastair Marriott never expected to turn his childhood love of Charlie Chaplin films into a full-scale production in Tokyo with the National Ballet of Japan. Ballet is often seen as high art: formal and reserved. Chaplin, by contrast, built his comedy on slapstick and mime. During the pandemic,…
Former world No 1 Indian para swimmer Mohammad Shams Aalam Shaikh has been sent home from Japan after being accused of molesting a female hotel employee during the Asian Para Games, and faces a potential lifetime ban. According to local media reports as well as The Times of India, the 40-year-old athlete was detaine…
Nelson was secretly driven from Japan’s largest women’s prison in Tochigi early yesterday morning before boarding a flight back to Perth.
Flight disruptions and cancellations surged across East Asia as Typhoon Champi approached Taiwan on Friday, prompting emergency precautions in eastern mainland China, including Shanghai, and in Japan during a large-scale joint military drill with the US. Taiwan’s transport ministry said 262 local flights and 715 int…
This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. Chinese humanoid robot makers are accelerating efforts to gain a foothold in South Korea, moving beyond dance performances and showroom displays to factory trials and commercial deployments, as Seoul ramps up inve…
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea renewed its offer Friday to hold military...
Ren Xiaoping, who once vowed to perform the world’s first human head transplant, has operated on a patient’s severed spinal cord in a 12-hour landmark operation in Moscow, according to the Chinese surgeon and Russian state sources. Ren said the procedure was carried out at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Eme…
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korean shares closed slightly higher Friday aft...
A magnitude 7 earthquake in Tibet's Nagqu region killed at least 16 people, injured 54, and destroyed over 300 homes as rescue efforts continue.
TOKYO — The United States military said on Friday it would ban vehicles made by Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD from an air base in Japan, saying their presence posed a security risk.
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Shin Hyun-song said Friday t...
The 7.0-magnitude quake killed at least 16 in China’s Tibet autonomous region.
The Swedish automaker cited a deteriorating environment led by "tougher" market conditions in China and the U.S., which "negatively affected free cash flow."
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Canadian pop star Justin Bieber made an unannounced v...
BEIJING, China — China's first fully AI-generated feature film opens in cinemas on Friday in what promises to be a tough box-office test for the country's booming tech industry as advance ticket sales lag.
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Ryu Hae-ran soared to the top of the leaderboard at t...
Thirteen years after his last concert in South Korea, Justin Bieber is back in the country — not as a pop star taking the stage, but as an entrepreneur promoting his own brand. Bieber and his wife Hailey arrived at Incheon International Airport early Friday morning, a day after his fashion and lifestyle brand Skylrk…
Chilly autumn weather gripped South Korea on Friday morning, with frost and ice signaling the early arrival of winter in the country's northeast. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration, temperatures fell below 10 degrees Celsius across most regions, with Seoul recording a low of 6.6 C. The mercury dipp…
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea renewed its offer Friday to hold military...
TOKYO, Japan — At a barbershop in Tokyo, yakuza gangster Tekisasu glances in the mirror at his meticulous new cut and thanks the hairdresser for the weekly trim crucial to his mobster trade.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Korea and US networking giant Cisco called for greater attention to cybersecurity risks posed by aging IT infrastructure, urging Korean businesses to modernize outdated systems as artificial intelligence reshapes the threat landscape. The two organizations held a closed-door round…
KYOTO, Japan — Sixteen writers -- half French-speaking and half Japanese -- boarded a luxury train in Kyoto on Thursday, faced with the unusual task of collectively writing a novel in under 24 hours.
South Korea on Friday proposed military talks with North Korea to prevent accidental border clashes as tensions rise following a mine blast that injured South Korean troops in the Demilitarized Zone. The talks would seek to confirm the precise location of the Military Demarcation Line and discuss restoring military …
South Korea's stock market is drawing unprecedented international attention, with overseas media increasingly scrutinizing everything from individual stock debuts to regulators' handling of market volatility, reflecting the Kospi's growing exposure to global investors. Once largely viewed through the performance of …
The legendary Nintendo figure will be officially conferred with the award in a Nov. 3 ceremony.
Lula and Bolsonaro offer competing visions for investment in critical minerals
"I ordered Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 with my wife, but returned mine unopened when I heard Apple was releasing a foldable." Kim, a Seoul-based game company employee in his mid-40s, was among the first customers collecting Apple's 3.29 million won ($2,300) iPhone Duo at Apple Myeongdong on Friday. His wife kept her Sa…
Chinese artificial intelligence model developers DeepSeek and MiniMax have completed export registration procedures and proceeded with open-source releases and overseas licensing activities, according to Chinese state media, days after Beijing moved to tighten oversight on AI tech transfers. Yuyuan Tantian, an influ…
Defense Minister Koizumi says revamp aims to detect threats, speed decisions
More than 31,000 foreign students who had been issued either D-2 or D-4 visas were staying in South Korea illegally as of August, government data showed Friday. A total of 31,665 foreign students who had entered Korea on undergraduate or language training visas were in Korea without permission as of August, accordin…
For decades, Southeast Asia has turned great-power rivalry to an economic advantage. By maintaining healthy ties with Washington and Beijing, ASEAN governments attracted investment, expanded trade and preserved room for diplomatic maneuver. The great-power race for artificial-intelligence dominance, however, is chan…
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea renewed its offer Friday to hold military...
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday hit back at former National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos over her criticism of him. Teodoro believes there is no room for such remarks when the country’s sovereignty and territory are at on the line. The secretary also backed Philippine Coast …
Riot Games is rolling out a series of collaborations in Korea, including offline pop-up stores and limited-edition merchandise, to mark the opening of the 2026 League of Legends World Championship and the return of its virtual girl group K/DA. The 2026 LoL World Championship, Riot Games' flagship annual tournament a…
China has unveiled a revised rule for regulating outbound investment, requiring investors to report major adverse developments more diligently, including foreign demands to hand over technology or dispose of stakes. The new rule, announced by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on Thursday, aimed t…
MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday warned that any attempt by China to forcibly tow away the grounded BRP Sierra Madre would constitute an “act of war” against the Philippines. “Any threat against BRP Sierra Madre will be taken very seriously because it will be an act against a mi…
Japan’s communications ministry on Friday unveiled draft guidelines outlining measures for 13 major social media operators to help reduce the impact of misinformation and disinformation that could undermine fairness during elections. The guidelines also include measures such as requiring operators to establish eligi…
On October 9, fighters from two jihadist groups clashed near Gonadaouri, in Burkina Faso’s Oudalan province, not far from the Malian border. One side belonged to Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), al-Qaeda’s Sahel affiliate. The other belonged to the Islamic State Sahel Province (ISSP), known until 2022 as…
There’s no law requiring anyone to sing the national anthem. This isn’t North Korea, after all. But the confected outrage has a sinister subtext.
The Philippines secured its first medal in para-athletics at the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan on Friday.
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Honduras targets Chinese shops, state builder as pr…
Tokyo call for steps from Google, X and others, including halting monetization
