Eala seeks quarterfinals berth vs Shnaider
AFTER claiming her first win in the 2026 WTA Tour Asian swing, Alexandra “Alex” Eala seeks a quarterfinal berth at the 500 Ningbo Open in China.
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Japan PM's party pushes to fast-track debate on food tax cut
Committee discussions aim for one-sixth of time of previous consumption tax bill
· Staff Writer
Some Seoul embassy staff to leave Kyiv
SEOUL — South Korea's foreign ministry said on Tuesday it would withdraw some staff from its embassy in Ukraine as a diplomatic row deepens over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war (POWs) to Seoul.
· Agence France-Presse
South Korea pulls diplomats from Ukraine
South Korea is withdrawing diplomats from Kiev after Vladimir Zelensky publicly announced the transfer of North Korean POWs to Seoul Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
Japan eyes private-sector H3 launches to compete with SpaceX
Mitsubishi Heavy considered for possible transfer of launch operations
· Staff Writer
EU unveils Arctic strategy to counter increasing Russia, China influence
The European Commission has presented an updated strategy for the Arctic as climate change and rapidly melting ice open up the remote but resource-rich region. “With Russia and China increasing their footprint and ambition, the Arctic has become a front line of global power competition,” said European Union foreign …
· Reuters
Tigers rout Twins to complete KBO postseason series sweep
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Kia Tigers are moving on in the South Korean base...
· Yoo Jee-ho
China’s hybrid car exports to EU surge by more than 200% as import cap looms
China’s hybrid car exports to the European Union tripled in September from a year earlier, with shipments expected to remain elevated before an import cap agreed during recent trade talks takes effect. The country shipped nearly 100,000 hybrid cars to the bloc last month, up 18.9 per cent from August and 204.2 per c…
· Xinyi Wu
Chinese scientists find neurons may act as minicomputers that help decision-making
Chinese scientists have found evidence that individual neurons can act like powerful minicomputers that enable flexible behaviour such as making decisions. Scientists do not have a complete understanding of how our brains adapt to changing contexts to respond appropriately to sensory information. But by studying mic…
· Victoria Bela
Chinese table tennis star Sun Yingsha warns fans against organising birthday events
Chinese table tennis star Sun Yingsha has warned fans against organising any birthday celebrations ahead of her turning 26 years old, calling on supporters to redirect their attention to the court. In recent years, supporters of prominent Chinese athletes have increasingly mirrored the entertainment industry’s so-ca…
· Stephy Zhang
Chinese battery giant CATL hit by profit slowdown as EV headwind fears grow
Chinese battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) extended its stock price rout after recording a surprise slowdown in third-quarter net profits, as analysts warned the company could be hit by slowing demand from China’s electric car industry next year. The world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) ba…
· Themis Qi
US bans use of China’s DeepSeek AI tools by government agencies
Use of tools ‘may result in the transfer of sensitive data’ to China, defense department saysThe US government on Monday ordered its agencies to stop using artificial intelligence (AI) tools from the Chinese startup DeepSeek, as the countries race for dominance in the fast-moving sector.A notice from the Department …
· Agence France-Presse
China creates state-owned firm in Xiongan to develop nation’s AI data resources
China has set up a new state-owned enterprise dedicated to managing the country’s massive data resources, a significant move designed to turbocharge the nation’s artificial intelligence industry and bolster its digital economy. The National Data Group Co – based in China’s “city of the future”, Xiongan New Area in n…
· Ann Cao
Chinese military vessels and spy drones track Keen Sword war games off Japan
Japan says it has spotted PLA aircraft, spy drones and warships, including a supply ship that could support the Liaoning aircraft carrier, in recent days as Tokyo and Washington started drills focused on a potential Taiwan contingency. Three People’s Liberation Army military aircraft – two drones and a reconnaissanc…
· Amber Wang
China’s rare earth magnet exports to EU and US rebound in September
China’s exports of rare earth permanent magnets to the European Union rebounded last month to their highest level since February, ahead of trade talks between Beijing and Brussels that helped ease concerns about a potential trade war. Shipments to the EU rose 20.5 per cent month on month to 2,454 tonnes in September…
· Alice Li
Who is Yuki Chen, China’s ‘superstar hacker’ who just joined AI leader Z.ai?
Yuki Chen, a prolific Chinese cybersecurity researcher, has joined leading Chinese artificial intelligence model company Z.ai as the country’s AI sector grapples with the technology’s growing impact on global cyberspace. Chen’s appointment comes amid growing concern over AI-assisted cyberattacks and autonomous agent…
· Minxiao Chang
(3rd LD) S. Korea to withdraw some embassy staff from Ukraine amid N.K. POW dispute
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to withdraw some diplomatic p...
· Yi Wonju
Firefighters race to rescue 3-year-old girl dangling from 12th-floor window in China | South China Morning Post
The child was eventually rescued unharmed Alt: Neighbours and a security guard held a stool underneath the child until the rescue team arrived.
Asian Para Games: Hong Kong fencers win silver, gain valuable preparation for LA Paralympics
Hong Kong’s fencers have set their sights on the Los Angeles Paralympics after winning silver in the women’s foil team event at the Asian Para Games on Tuesday. Lam Ka-man, Yu Chui-yee, Tong Nga-ting and Chung Yuen-ping lost 30-12 to China in the final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Centre, having come from behind t…
· SCMP Sport
China calls on Apec to boost coordination in AI, supply chains at Hong Kong summit
Beijing has underscored the need for Apec members to boost coordination on macroeconomic policies, accelerate transformation and cooperation on artificial intelligence, and enhance openness and supply chain resilience during the first day of the Apec Finance Ministers’ Meeting in Hong Kong. In his keynote address on…
· Frank Chen
Gawilan wins another medal, this time a silver
Following his gold medal win on Monday, Philippine Paralympic swimmer Ernie Gawilan bagged the silver medal in his second event at the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan on Tuesday
· Aric John Sy Cua
France’s growing debt woes: How bond markets set countries’ borrowing costs
France's rising debt is unnerving investors, but countries such as the US and Japan owe even greater sums.
· John Power
Korea's bank hacking cases may move to serious crimes agency
South Korean police said Tuesday they plan to refer a series of hacking cases involving major banks and other financial institutions to the country's newly established Serious Crimes Investigation Agency after identifying suspected violations of financial security laws. The National Office of Investigation said it h…
· Moon Joon-hyun
Japan launches historic mission for Mars moon samples
Japan has launched its Martian Moons eXploration mission to retrieve samples from Phobos, one of Mars’ two moons Read Full Article at RT.com
· RT
China says tracked US Navy ship in Escoda Shoal
BEIJING, China — China’s military said Tuesday it had sent forces to “track and monitor” a U.S. Navy vessel that sailed through disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said the USS Charleston, a littoral combat ship, had “illegally intruded into waters adjacent to Xianbin Jiao,…
· Agence France-Presse
China dispatches navy to watch US warship that ‘illegally’ entered waters near disputed shoal
China's military said on Tuesday it had sent forces to watch a US warship that "illegally" entered waters around a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, while further north in the waterway, Taiwan reported a standoff with a Chinese vessel.
· Reuters
PLA navy followed US vessel on patrol in South China Sea hotspot, Beijing says
China on Tuesday accused a US naval vessel of undermining regional stability by entering waters near the South China Sea’s disputed Spratly Islands. Early on Tuesday morning, the USS Charleston “illegally intruded” into the waters around Sabina Shoal “without approval”, said Yin Gang, spokesman for the People’s Libe…
· Albee Zhang
Manotoc, Hirotaka break through with 66s, share lead at South Pacific
DAVAO CITY – Gab Manotoc finally delivered the kind of opening-round performance that could propel him into the Philippine Golf Tour spotlight, firing a bogey-free six-under 66 Tuesday to catch Japan’s Kashihara Hirotaka at the top in the ICTSI South Pacific Classic at the South Pacific Golf Club here.Long seeking t…
· The Manila Times
China celebrities speak out on mental health diagnoses to seek authentic connections with fans
An increasing number of Chinese celebrities are voluntarily sharing their histories of mental illness, rather than following the previous practice of keeping them hidden, in what some see as an effort to win empathy and audience support. These conditions include depression, anxiety, attention-deficit/hyperactivity d…
· Alice Yan
Chinese air force reveals Y-20B tanker-transport variant in official training image
China’s military has published what appears to be the first official photograph of a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft in PLA Air Force livery fitted with aerial refuelling pods, suggesting that the multi-role tanker-transport (MRTT) configuration has entered service. An image published by the PLA Daily newspaper on Oc…
· Gabriel Dominguez
Ejercito flags possible pro-China trolls on social media
MANILA, Philippines — Is China using social media trolls to spread propaganda that would sow division among Filipinos over the country’s territorial sovereignty? Sen. JV Ejercito raised this issue with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday during the hearing on the 2027 budget of the Department of Nationa…
· Jan Escosio
Toyota's "Next Gen" Corolla Built In China Will Offer Multiple Powertrains
Toyota's "Next Gen" Corolla Built In China Will Offer Multiple Powertrains Toyota is taking a more flexible approach to electrification, preparing to launch a redesigned Corolla in China in 2028 that can be manufactured with gasoline, hybrid or fully electric powertrains, according to Nikkei Asia. The move comes as …
· Tyler Durden
N. Korea vows 'tit-for-tat' action against S. Korea-US military exercise
North Korea on Tuesday denounced South Korea's ongoing joint military drills with the United States and a separate exercise between the US and Japan, calling them "muscle flexing" by "enemy states." In an English-language commentary carried by the Korean Central News Agency, the North warned that a "tit-for-tat prin…
· Yonhap
Polaris to launch $630m private credit fund, one of Japan's largest
As banks' financing capacity slims, more companies turn to nonbank lending
· Staff Writer
South Korea to pull more embassy staff from Ukraine after POW row
Earlier this month, South Korea recalled its ambassador from Kyiv after Zelenskyy disclosed the prisoner transfer.
Boulter produces emphatic win at Japan Open
Britain's Katie Boulter claims a dominant win in her rain-affected first-round match against Himeno Sakatsume in the Japan Open.
· Bbcsport
N. Korea vows 'tit-for-tat' action against S. Korea-U.S. military exercise
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- North Korea on Tuesday denounced South Korea's ongoin...
· Yi Wonju
Emboldened EU readies China company ‘kill switch’ as Beijing warns Brussels not to ‘fantasise’ | South China Morning Post
Emboldened by a recent hybrid car deal, Brussels is accelerating a crackdown on Chinese trade practices with a new tool that threatens to lock Chinese firms out of the European market overnight.
China's Chery eyes hybrid vehicle launch in Japan amid trade barriers
State-backed automaker sees growth opportunity as access to other major markets tightens
· WATARU SUZUKI
[KH Explains] What was wrong with USFK commander's remarks?
The continued fallout from US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson's remark that South Korea starts from the southern fence of the Demilitarized Zone is riling up the political arena. Both Brunson’s remark and the United Nations Command’s later explanation that the remark was made from a military standpoint an…
· Son Ji-hyoung
PH bags 2nd gold in Asian Para Games
The Philippines bagged another gold medal in the swimming competition at the 5th Asian Para Games in Nagoya, Japan on Tuesday.
· ARIC JOHN SY CUA
Seoul to pull embassy staff from Kyiv over North Korea prisoner disclosure
The announcement comes less than two weeks after South Korea said it was recalling its ambassador to Ukraine, deepening the diplomatic rift.
· No Author
Top creator firms take 76% of Korea’s one-person media revenue
Revenue among South Korea’s one-person media companies is heavily concentrated, with a small group accounting for more than three-quarters of the sector’s reported total last year, National Tax Service data showed Tuesday. The data covered 2,024 companies in the sector that reported a combined revenue of 1.11 trilli…
· Yoon Min-sik
Get tissues handy: Korea’s record-setting tearjerker franchise is back
“Along With the Gods,” the fantasy series about the dead standing trial in the afterlife, is getting a third film, the production team announced Tuesday. The new installment, tentatively titled "Along With the Gods: Life and Death," is in preproduction, with shooting slated for the second half of 2027. According to …
· Moon Ki-hoon
Seoul to withdraw half of embassy staff from Ukraine as POW disclosure dispute deepens
South Korea has decided to withdraw roughly half of its embassy personnel from Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, marking an escalation of its diplomatic protest against Kyiv over the disclosure of the confidential transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul. The decision follows the recall of So…
· Jung Min-kyung
Chinese AI tool behind cyberattacks in Japan
TOKYO — A Chinese AI cybersecurity tool called Artex was used in a spate of recent hacks of Japanese companies, the subsidiary of a major Tokyo-based internet company said Tuesday.
· Agence France-Presse
Chinese carmakers gear up European production to sidestep tariffs, import quota
Chinese carmakers, facing a European Union import quota targeting their hybrid electric vehicles (EVs), are gearing up for more local production to reinforce their go-global drive. They plan to either splash out billions of yuan to set up their own factories or tap international marques’ idle plants to build their v…
· Daniel Ren
Japan successfully launches spacecraft on 5-year mission to collect samples from Martian moon | South China Morning Post
The historic round-trip mission aims to learn more about the formation of Phobos, one of two moons orbiting Mars, as well as origins of the solar system and life on Earth.
China-Russia backing lets Pyongyang tune out Seoul’s old song
Recent incidents involving the explosion of a North Korean landmine in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and the repatriation of North Korean POWs held in Ukraine have led to a dramatic increase in North Korea-related coverage by South Korean media outlets, which had shown little interest in the North for some time. The …
· Andrei Lankov
(2nd LD) S. Korea to withdraw some embassy staff from Ukraine amid N.K. POW dispute
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has decided to withdraw some diplomatic p...
· Oh Seok-min