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Incheon Innovation Cluster expands global network to 11 hubs

The Incheon Innovation Cluster has expanded its global branch network to 11 hubs through agreements with institutions in...

Macron, Trump discuss securing air defense systems for Ukraine ahead of UN General Assembly

French President Emmanuel Macron said he discussed air defense for Ukraine and a possible Kyiv-Moscow energy infrastruct...

Pentagon blacklist of Chinese firms likely agenda item for Trump-Xi summit

The once-obscure roster of companies accused by the Defense Department of helping China's military has emerged as a majo...

Australia confirms jet parts went missing in Hong Kong, sparking China security fears

Defence Minister Richard Marles says Australia is helping the US investigate how F-35 jet fighter parts were mistakenly ...

Iran shows willingness to return to negotiating table

• Naqvi meets Pezeshkian, Momeni to ‘discuss mediation process’• Iran ‘grateful’ to Pakistan’s political, military leade...

Here's who we know is going to the Trump-Xi dinner so far

Very little is known about which Chinese business executives, if any, are expected to attend.

CJ CheilJedang brings Korean spirits brand Jari to the US

CJ CheilJedang is introducing three premium Korean distilled spirits under its Jari brand to the US market, starting wit...

Vietnam's top leader suggests partnership with Stanford University on AI, innovation and leadership development

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam met with Professor Sarah Anne Soule, Dean of Stanford Graduate Sc...

As leaders meet in New York, the fate of the world may rest on Trump and Xi

A lot has changed since last year's United Nations General Assembly while conflicts in the Middle East, Sudan, Myanmar a...

Why a Law to Help Prisoners Became a New Sectarian Flashpoint in Lebanon

An amnesty measure was supposed to ease prison overcrowding and pressure on the judiciary. Instead, it highlighted the c...

U.N. Seeks Relevance on A.I. as the U.S. and China Race Ahead

Artificial intelligence is a race solely between two rival powers with the rest of the world largely on the sidelines, f...

India Proprietary Trading Slumps on Auction Liquidity Woes, Trading Curbs

The closing auction has struggled with thin liquidity and amplified price swings.

U.S. fears rapid escalation in West Asia after Houthis attack Riyadh

The Riyadh-led coalition confirmed on September 19, 2026 evening on X that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis t...

UK and US make first-ever torpedo test from uncrewed vessel

The United Kingdom and the United States have for the first time test-fired a torpedo from an uncrewed underwater vessel...

Despite military might, Saudi struggles to crush the Houthis

Saudi Arabia has deep pockets and cutting-edge weapons yet for more than a decade it has been unable to quash Yemen's ba...

India’s SEBI Taps AI to Police Traders, Fight Market Fraud

Inside the sprawling complex of India’s market regulator located in Mumbai’s dense financial district, officials are tur...

Zelensky arrives in US for high-stakes Trump meeting, UN General Assembly

In addition to conferring with Trump, Zelensky said that around 20 other meetings with officials and organizations were ...

South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung urges US to ease North Korea sanctions to freeze nuclear programmes: NYT

The current stalemate was simply too risky to be allowed to continue, he said.

Xi-Trump path to ‘constructive strategic stability’

US to open two new military bases in Greenland — Reuters

According to the news agency, the US "plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base in southern Greenland and set u...

Asian Development Bank, World Bank show interest in $6.8bn ML-1

ISLAMABAD: Major international lenders, including the Asian Develop­ment Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB), have expressed ...

Tesla makes a move on Southeast Asia's largest EV market. A homegrown giant awaits

Tesla recently set up a subsidiary in Vietnam, taking a step toward a potential entry into a fast-growing EV market domi...

EU fails to agree on lifting sanctions on Russian oligarchs

EU countries failed Monday to reach a final deal that would remove Russian billionaires Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Frid...

Vietnam leader says US deal close, denies re-routing China goods

The country has continued to wrangle a deal with US officials under the threat of new tariffs.

Laissez-faire Hong Kong meets the five-year plan

What Hong Kong is attempting to do is better understood as industrial policy.

China's top leader Xi to visit US from September 23-25

Chinese President Xi Jinping ​will pay a state visit ‌to the U.S. from Sept. 23 to 25 at the invitation of President Don...

Japan Meets With Trump, Hoping to Get His Help on China

Japan’s prime minister will meet President Trump to discuss China’s economic and security pressure while also seeking to...

How India’s Geopolitical Position Would Improve With Better China Ties

The United States’ declining interest in India need not be a great setback, as it could open up space for Delhi to resol...

China’s Leader Xi Seeks to Extend Truce with Trump During U.S. Summit

Facing an American president constrained by war and politics, China’s leader may seek to lock in a tactical truce while ...

Vietnam’s Top Leader Says US Trade Deal Close

Vietnamese President To Lam says his nation is “very close” to a trade deal with the US, and pledges to buy more high-te...

All Iranian airlines to be 'shut down' from Wednesday, Bessent tells CNBC

The Treasury Secretary said that Washington was pressuring Iran "like never before"

CNBC Daily Open: All that glitters is another U.S.-China détente

Thursday will tell us whether Washington and Beijing can match Monday's market mood. Oil and chip stocks don't write tra...

South Korean President Calls for Easing Sanctions on the North

President Trump should demand that North Korea freeze, not eliminate, its nuclear weapons program, President Lee Jae Myu...

China’s selective crop buying tests U.S. trade truce before summit

The mixed signals ahead of this week's meeting in Washington underscore the fragility of a trade truce both sides have w...

How Hong Kong can keep the talking going when US-China officials don’t

When Tung Chee-hwa died, the obituaries predictably described a Hong Kong shipping mogul who became the city’s first pos...

Ukraine has become lawless territory with security forces fighting for money — envoy

"Therefore, relations between the GUR, the SBU, and other security agencies are a struggle for money, not for political ...

Bookshelf: An agenda for preventing the next world war

The international order established at the end of World War II provided a framework for the management of global affairs...

BREAKING NEWS: Japan reaffirms support for Nepal over flash flooding at U.N. meeting

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China expels two top generals from party and military, alleging disloyalty

Zhang Youxia, the vice-chairman of China's Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, a member of the commission, were...

BREAKING NEWS: Japan within range of new N. Korean missile tested Sunday

BREAKING NEWS: Japan within range of new N. Korean missile tested SundayRead full story here