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Bathla Seeks Stopgap Funds as $2.5 Billion Debt Crisis Escalates

Bathla Group, the insolvent Australian property developer that’s shaken the nation’s real estate and private credit mark...

Lee's approval rating hits new low of 37.4%: poll

President Lee Jae Myung's approval rating has slipped to a new low of 37.4 percent, marking the eighth consecutive week ...

Nepal’s request for flood payout tests new climate-aid system

Costs are expected to come to at least $5 billion, an enormous amount for one of Asia's poorest countries, and the fund ...

Data centers in space: Four big obstacles and Elon Musk's ambitious timeline

Japan's Go President Eyes Expansion in Asia, Robotaxis

Go, the taxi booking app operator that pulled off Japan’s biggest initial public offering this year, is eyeing ways to e...

Austria's Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school

The government says the law is intended to protect the rights of young girls, but critics say it is fuelling anti-Muslim...

China marks major tunnel milestone for Central Asia railway bypassing Russia

Fresh off Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Kyrgyzstan, project officials have announced the successful drilling o...

Nuclear waste plan for Japanese resort town sparks backlash: ‘not our problem’

The rural Japanese town of Hitachiomiya sprawls down the Naka River valley in northwest Ibaraki prefecture, surrounded b...

BSW says it shares common ground with AfD on issues related to Russia, sanctions

According to Thomas Schulze, like the AfD, the BSW advocates for "affordable energy"

Military budgets more arms production

Taiwan eyes silicon photonics as next big tech leap

US envoys hold talks with Zelenskiy on first Kyiv visit

Taiwanese in Canada push for UN inclusion

Army’s second nationwide brigade-level exercise to run for 10 days

Drone operators fined NT$16 million

OpenAI attempted to hide rogue AI agent behavior

China to bring business execs to DC during state visit

John J. Tkacik, Jr. On Taiwan: Happy 75th Birthday, Taiwan!

A warning from the US-Canada trade war

Building Canada’s post-US economy

EU chief due in Greenland to boost ties

Iran war live: Tehran to announce new Hormuz shipping route in coming days

Move comes as Iran's top negotiator warns of heavier responses to new attacks after US strikes on Iranian oil tankers.

Japan Likely Sold Treasuries to Fund Record Yen Intervention

Japan likely sold a portion of its holdings of foreign securities, including US Treasuries, to finance its record curren...

N. Korea commissions nuclear-capable naval destroyer Kang Kon

North Korea has commissioned its new naval destroyer Kang Kon, state media said Monday, as the country pushes to moderni...

Hormuz traffic drops to lowest since May

Hormuz traffic drops to lowest since May An average of 10 commodity ships transited the Strait of Hormuz daily over the ...

Solomon Islands, US sign deal to restore Peacec Corps programme

Solomon Islands and the United States have signed an agreement to resume the Peace Corps programme, ending a suspension ...

Nepal’s request for flood payout tests new climate aid system

Nepal is seeking compensation for climate change-related damages from a UN fund.

China Injects Billions of Capital Into Banks, Insurers

China is injecting billions into its largest banks and insurers to shore up balance sheets and sustain growth in a slowi...

Goldman’s Moe Sees 80% Upside for Korean Stocks on Memory Boom

A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategist is standing by his bullish target for South Korean stocks, saying investors undere...

FWO seeks 4-year payback for $432m Azeri-funded pipeline

• Guaranteed transportation tariff to facilitate Socar participation • Pipeline tariff projected at $64 a tonne • Projec...

Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair in U.S., campaign officials say

The attempted attack is the latest political violence to roil the United States. And the Ohio gubernatorial race is one ...

Gold Holds Decline as Traders Weigh Prospects for Fed Rate Hike

Gold held a decline, after stronger-than-expected US payrolls data raised the prospects for an interest-rate hike as ear...

'K-Book Week' in Paris to mark 140 years of Korea-France ties

South Korea is holding a "K-Book Week" in Paris this month as part of celebrations marking the 140th anniversary of dipl...

Solomon Islands’ Tourism poised for new growth phase

In February this year, Tourism Solomons celebrated the Solomon Islands' best visitor arrival figures in the post-COVID p...

New Zealand’s ruling coalition leads poll two months ahead of election

Disillusionment is driving voters to smaller parties, which could play an outsized role in deciding who forms a governme...

Afghan democracy wasn’t doomed to fail – the US broke promises

After the signing of the Munich agreement in 1938 that allowed Nazi Germany to annex part of Czechoslovakia, Winston Chu...

Lee arrives in France, set for summit with Macron in Paris

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung arrived in Nice, France, on Sunday on a four-day visit that will later take him to ...

Anti-base Okinawa gov. in tight race with base supporter: poll

Gov. Denny Tamaki, an opponent of the relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa Prefecture, is running neck and ...

West Papua activist calls on Pacific leaders to pressure Indonesia over UN visit

A West Papuan activist is calling on Pacific leaders to "stand up strong" and hold Indonesia to its commitment to allow ...

AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt Sends a Signal to Europe

A vote in eastern Germany has given fresh momentum to hard-right parties hoping to win elections across Europe next year...