Shoppers rejoice, farmers fume as Japan’s rice crisis turns into a surplus
‘I’ve been hearing about quite a few people who plan to give up this year,’ a rice grower says amid excess supply and falling prices
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Shoppers rejoice, farmers fume as Japan’s rice crisis turns into a surplus
‘I’ve been hearing about quite a few people who plan to give up this year,’ a rice grower says amid excess supply and falling prices
· Bloomberg
Rubio, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister hold talks on Yemen, Hormuz Strait
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, on cooperation in regional security, including shipping safety in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating hostilities in Yemen.
· Al Jazeera Staff
Bangkok flood disaster, Indonesian victim of fake cash scam: 7 Asia highlights
From young Filipinos warming to China to Malaysians’ nettle bed joke, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
· SCMP
Bangkok flood disaster, Indonesian victim of fake cash scam: 7 Asia highlights
From young Filipinos warming to China to Malaysians’ nettle bed joke, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting
· SCMP
Trump disputes his ambassador's account that he asked China's president if he wanted to buy US arms
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump disputed that he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wanted to buy weapons from the United States, contradicting an account from the US ambassador to China.
· Associated Press
Family of British explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes say they don't know where he is
Sir Ranulph is seen here in 2022
· Bbcnews
Utah man released on bail after decades on death row
Douglas Stewart Carter will be bailed after spending 41 years behind bars. (AP: Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune/Pool)
· Annabel Bowles
The RBA just raised rates. It affects more than just your home loan
The RBA rate rise impacts more than just your home loan. (ABC News: Teresa Tan/Declan Bowring)
· Hanan Dervisevic
Sarah Hanson-Young announces Greens leadership tilt after MPs blindsided by Larissa Waters’ shock resignation
New leader expected to be chosen imminently, with Mehreen Faruqi, David Shoebridge and Hanson-Young among frontrunners
· Tom Mcilroy
World Bank: 4Ps a ‘far more effective’ program for reducing poverty
4PS. Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program learn about digital financial platforms in a Department of Social Welfare and Development event in Brooke's Point, Palawan, May 31, 2024.
· lkyu0285
Yonhap News Summary
The following is the first summary of major stories moved by Yonhap News Agency on Tuesday.
· Kim Seung-yeon
[Exclusive] Enhypen to return with new album in November, agency confirms
New album comes just three months after ‘The Sin: Bliss,’ with format yet to be revealed
· Kim Jae-heun
RBA lifts rates to highest level in 15 years
The RBA is trying to bring inflation down to 2-3 per cent. (ABC News: Daniel Irvine)
· Gareth Hutchens
Samsung commits $1b to KKR-led AI infrastructure push
Six affiliates join Helix as founding investors, expanding group’s role across data centers, energy and cooling
· Jo He-rim
Samsung joins AI infrastructure race with $1bn Helix deal
Samsung group companies will invest $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a new AI infrastructure company backed by global investment firm KKR. (Source photos by Reuters and Helix's website)
· KIM JAEWON
Man who allegedly hid 3 pinhole cameras in Hong Kong gym changing rooms out on bail
Fung Kwok-wang, 34, granted HK$2,000 bail pending further probe into alleged voyeurism at 24/7 Fitness branch in Sha Tin but cannot leave city
· Brian Wong
Man who allegedly hid 3 pinhole cameras in Hong Kong gym changing rooms out on bail
Fung Kwok-wang, 34, granted HK$2,000 bail pending further probe into alleged voyeurism at 24/7 Fitness branch in Sha Tin but cannot leave city
· Brian Wong
Lone woman death row inmate Christa Pike says she’s ‘at peace’ ahead of execution — as Tennessee gov. denies last-ditch bid for clemency
The first woman sentenced to death in Tennessee in 200 years said she is “at peace” before her rare execution — as the state’s governor declined to get involved in her last-ditch bid for clemency.
· Zoe Hussain
Operation to send shark home under way
Authorities began an operation Tuesday to guide a 3.5-meter shark back to the open sea after it spent 12 days in an artificial waterway at a waterfront park in Busan.
· Lee Sun-young
Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won’t seek another term as Brooklyn Democratic Party chair
New York Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn won’t seek another term as the head of the Brooklyn Democratic Party after a six-year run amid infighting in the party, she announced Monday evening.
· Allie Griffin
Firearms owner to be summoned after thieves find keys to guns on top of safe
Police are urging Tasmanian gun owners to store safe keys in a secure location, well away from the safe. (ABC News)
Chinese deep-ocean drilling ship brings home ‘precious’ South China Sea samples
Maiden expedition reaches 5,000 metres below the ocean’s surface and more than 850 metres below the sea floor
· Victoria Bela
Chinese deep-ocean drilling ship brings home ‘precious’ South China Sea samples
Maiden expedition reaches 5,000 metres below the ocean’s surface and more than 850 metres below the sea floor
· Victoria Bela
Woman accused of running down husband with car was allegedly unlicensed
Lacey-Jay Bullock is accused of killing her husband, Bradly Bullock. (Supplied)
US ban on Canadian alcohol and dairy comes into effect as trade war drags on
About 90% of all Canadian alcohol exports were bound for the US in 2025, with most coming from Ontario
· Bbcnews
LG Innotek, Applied Intuition begin gathering Korean road data
LG Innotek has begun collecting real-world driving data on Korean roads with US software company Applied Intuition to improve sensors and software for autonomous vehicles, the company said Tuesday.
· Lim Ye-jin
Man pleads guilty to culpable driving after fatal Comic Con crash
Awer Dau, depicted by a sketch artist, during a filing hearing in April. (ABC News)
LG targets AI data centers with modular cooling
LG Electronics is introducing modular cooling systems that aim to speed up AI data center construction and let operators expand gradually as computing demand grows, the company said Tuesday.
· Lim Ye-jin
Foreign students at Dongguk find another Korea beyond K-pop through Buddhism
Buddhist rituals and temple visits help international students find a sense of belonging
· Lee Seung-ku
Spy gear and Every Breath You Take: councillor who had mayor surveilled made jokes about it, Icac hears
Sharangan Maheswaran tells inquiry he hired a private investigator to surveil a former mayor of Strathfield
· Penry Buckley
Japan could redraw the global oil map
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· Javier Blas
Why am I obsessed with China’s ancient golden age? I took my daughter on a trip to find out
I felt a duty to write about the Tang dynasty and its incredible social and cultural sophistication – but also to connect my Chinese past with my child
· Xiaolu Guo
‘It keeps growing’: the tent camp that stands against Spain’s housing crisis
An encampment is sprawling across Puerta del Sol plaza in central Madrid in protest against the ‘rentier economy’
· Ashifa Kassam
How John Farnham pulled off one of music's greatest comebacks
John Farnham's career pivoted with the release of Whispering Jack. (Supplied: National Film and Sound Archives)
· Dan Condon
Hong Kong’s bruising WXV Challenger part of journey to becoming ‘force on world stage’
Women’s 15s team dealt salutary lessons in home tournament, but city coach and players identify gains before World Cup quest
· Paul McNamara
Hong Kong’s bruising WXV Challenger part of journey to becoming ‘force on world stage’
Women’s 15s team dealt salutary lessons in home tournament, but city coach and players identify gains before World Cup quest
· Paul McNamara
Canada offers transport, maritime cooperation with PH
MANILA, Philippines — Canada has expressed readiness to assist the Philippines in strengthening its maritime sector, including domain awareness, port modernization and disaster resilience, Transportation Secretary Giovanni Lopez said on Tuesday.
· Arlie O. Calalo
America is running out of weapons. Blame Congress.
“Protecting our nation from those who would do us harm is the first and most important responsibility of government.” That’s from the website of Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat. But it could be any lawmaker or any president, Democrat or Republican. Almost all proclaim it, and by their own standard, almost a…
· David M. Drucker
Sandigan court rejects Revilla’s second bid to remove Justice Miranda from case
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan Third Division denied Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.’s second motion seeking the inhibition of Associate Justice Karl B. Miranda, finding the plea “without merit.”
· James Daniel Danio
Shein drops 14% to record low after profit misses in first results since Hong Kong IPO
Revenue growth stalls and margins narrow as higher tariffs and freight costs weigh on online fashion retailer
· Coco Feng
Argentina threatens legal action against UK over Falkland Islands oil exploration
Argentina's president has threatened to launch a legal challenge against the British government unless it halts oil exploration work off the coast of the Falkland Islands.
· Bbcnews
Chabad efforts secure Odesa posting for Breslov Hasid detained over Ukraine draft
Jonathan Karlinsky, a 49-year-old Breslov Hasid from Beitar Illit who was detained at the Ukrainian border, was assigned to serve as a military doctor at a medical center in Odessa near the local Jewish community after weeks of fear that he would serve in a combat zone near Kharkiv.
· YOAV ETIEL
Five arrested following disturbances on Jerusalem light rail construction site
Police arrested five suspects after dozens of protesters blocked the light rail route at Haim Bar-Lev and Zaks streets in Jerusalem early Tuesday morning.
· MAARIV
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed to visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday | The National
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, will make a fraternal visit to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
· The National
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed meets Saudi Minister of Defence Prince Khalid bin Salman | The National
Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, met Prince Khalid bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defence, during a fraternal visit to Riyadh on Tuesday.
· The National
US prosecutors reopen case of alleged frat house gang rape at Cornell University
District attorney plans to file criminal charges against seven men in 2024 fraternity assault case
· Agence France-Presse
US prosecutors reopen case of alleged frat house gang rape at Cornell University
District attorney plans to file criminal charges against seven men in 2024 fraternity assault case
· Agence France-Presse
Victorian doctors to walk off the job amid ongoing pay dispute
Up to 10,000 doctors plan to walk off the job on Thursday as negotiations with the government continue. (ABC News: Tristan Hooft)
· Jason Katsaras