Asia
Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is US president
World
August 17, 2025
Trump says Xi told him China will not invade Taiwan while he is US president
Reuters — US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping told him China would not invade…
Trump has vowed to free Jimmy Lai. A Hong Kong court is about to decide the media mogul’s fate
World
August 16, 2025
Trump has vowed to free Jimmy Lai. A Hong Kong court is about to decide the media mogul’s fate
Hong Kong — Days before winning his second presidential term, Donald Trump made a bold promise: if he returned to…
Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister turns up the volume on loudspeaker standoff with South Korea
World
August 14, 2025
Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister turns up the volume on loudspeaker standoff with South Korea
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday dismissed South Korean claims the North is removing…
Chinese ‘overkill’ in dispute with Philippines damaged two Chinese ships. Why it could have been much worse
World
August 13, 2025
Chinese ‘overkill’ in dispute with Philippines damaged two Chinese ships. Why it could have been much worse
It’s hard to call the collision of two multi-thousand-ton military ships “fortunate,” but that’s exactly what analysts are saying about…
Trump’s major China gamble has paid off so far. But Xi still holds trump cards
World
August 12, 2025
Trump’s major China gamble has paid off so far. But Xi still holds trump cards
President Donald Trump has placed a massive bet that the United States can take an historically aggressive stance against China,…
North Korea takes down propaganda loudspeakers from tense border
World
August 10, 2025
North Korea takes down propaganda loudspeakers from tense border
AP — South Korea’s military said Saturday it detected North Korea removing some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border,…
Japan’s population decline keeps getting worse. Last year, it saw a record drop
World
August 7, 2025
Japan’s population decline keeps getting worse. Last year, it saw a record drop
Tokyo — Japan’s precipitous population decline shows no sign of slowing, with the nation shrinking by more than 900,000 people…
Apple got a much-needed iPhone and China boost, but expects a $1.1 billion tariff hit this quarter
Technology
August 4, 2025
Apple got a much-needed iPhone and China boost, but expects a $1.1 billion tariff hit this quarter
Apple reported strong iPhone sales and rebound in revenue from China, giving a much-needed boost to two parts of the…
China pitches global AI governance group as the US goes it alone
Technology
July 29, 2025
China pitches global AI governance group as the US goes it alone
China has proposed a global action plan to govern artificial intelligence, just days after the United States unveiled its own…
Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says South Korea remains the ‘enemy’ and there’s ‘no interest’ in talks
World
July 28, 2025
Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister says South Korea remains the ‘enemy’ and there’s ‘no interest’ in talks
Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korea remains “the enemy” of North Korea despite recent moves by Seoul to ease…