Monday, July 7, 2025 from China feed
China is expected to sustain production of its home-grown aircraft and expand access to foreign skies, following the United States’ removal of a ban on selling American jet engine parts and technology to Chinese buyers. But analysts...Monday, July 7, 2025 from South China Morning Post - Asia feed
Senior Malaysian lawmakers are calling for both a royal inquiry and a parliamentary investigation into Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim over alleged irregularities in judicial appointments, warning that such actions risk plunging the...Monday, July 7, 2025 from South China Morning Post - Asia feed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump wants to ground China’s drones...Monday, July 7, 2025 from South China Morning Post - Asia feed
When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in China next week for his second official visit, he will have more than the typical diplomatic niceties to discuss with President Xi Jinping. A major task on Albanese’s agenda,...Monday, July 7, 2025 from China feed
As a world expert on insect migration, Jason Chapman knows a thing or two about the impact of travel. The top British ecologist has now made his own move, a career decision that has underscored the growing prominence of China in the...Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said that countries aligning themselves with the "Anti-American policies" of BRICS, will be charged an additional 10% tariff. "Any Country aligning themselves…Monday, July 7, 2025 from Hong Kong feed
Hundreds of people have flocked to the Hong Kong waterfront to catch a final glimpse of the Shandong aircraft carrier and its fleet as they conclude their five-day port call to the city, with the No 2 official saying the visit has...Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
Hezbollah leader Naim Kassem reiterated Sunday the militant group’s refusal to lay down its weapons before Israel withdraws from all of southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes. He…Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
An Israeli delegation left for Qatar on Sunday for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, an Israeli official said, hours before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
Russia and Ukraine struck each other with hundreds of drones on Sunday, throwing Russian air travel in disarray, shortly after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced deals with Western…Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
U.S. tariffs will kick in on August 1 if trading partners from Taiwan to the European Union do not strike deals with Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said…Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached at least 78 on Sunday, including at least 28 children, as the search for girls missing from a summer…Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
President Donald Trump on Sunday slammed former ally Elon Musk's launching of a new political party as "ridiculous," after the tech billionaire who once backed the Republican said…Monday, July 7, 2025 from South China Morning Post - Asia feed
Malaysian police are on the hunt for a foreign man accused of sexually assaulting three boys and a teenager over the past three months in suburbs just outside the capital city of Kuala Lumpur. The crimes were allegedly carried out in two...Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[Politics] : A court will hold a hearing on Wednesday to decide whether to grant a new detention warrant for former President Yoon Suk Yeol. The Seoul Central District Court announced on Monday that the hearing will take place at 2:15...Monday, July 7, 2025 from World feed
China’s new anti-dumping duty targeting European brandy unexpectedly became the toast of France over the weekend, after Beijing granted exemptions to a string of French cognac makers. The cordial reaction in Paris came as a surprise to...Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[Politics] : Rep. Ahn Cheol-soo of the People Power Party(PPP) has said that he will step down as chair of the party’s reform committee, just days into his tenure, and instead run in the upcoming party leadership race. Ahn made the...Monday, July 7, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
Israel has attacked Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the Israeli military said early on Monday, marking the first Israeli attack on Yemen in…Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[Politics] : A special counsel team investigating the December 3 martial law case has accused former President Yoon Suk Yeol of ordering his security staff to carry and display firearms in an attempt to block investigators from arresting...Monday, July 7, 2025 from China feed
A team of Chinese scientists has used semiconductor “quantum dots” to develop a vision sensor that adapts to extreme light changes faster than the human eye. The bionic visual sensor can adapt to extreme changes between dark and light in...Monday, July 7, 2025 from South China Morning Post - Asia feed
For years, South Korea’s government has invested billions in missile shields and early warning systems, determined to keep the threat of Pyongyang’s ever-expanding arsenal at bay. But the relentless exchange of missiles that defined last...Monday, July 7, 2025 from Hong Kong feed
When we have a 90-member-strong legislature, things get done. Hong Kong’s Legislative Council has passed 117 bills, 98 per cent more than in the previous term. The bulk of lawmakers’ work is, well, making laws, so it speaks to the...Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS | International
[International] : U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is leading the country’s trade negotiations, has reaffirmed that countries failing to reach trade deals with Washington will face higher reciprocal tariffs starting August 1. ...Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[International] : South Korea has reportedly requested the United States to exempt it from new U.S. port fees on foreign-built car carriers. According to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative(USTR) on Monday, South Korea’s...Monday, July 7, 2025 from World feed
Brics leaders have adopted a new declaration calling for the United Nations to take the lead in setting global rules for artificial intelligence, arguing that the fast-growing technology must not deepen inequalities between developed and...Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[Politics] : President Lee Jae Myung’s approval rating has exceeded 60 percent roughly one month after taking office, according to a recent poll. In a survey conducted by Realmeter on two-thousand-508 adults nationwide from Monday to...Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[International] : South Korea and the United Kingdom will launch the fifth round of negotiations this week to upgrade their bilateral free trade agreement(FTA). The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that the talks will...Monday, July 7, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[International] : U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States will begin sending out letters notifying tariff rates to 12 to 15 countries starting Monday. Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey on...Monday, July 7, 2025 from Hong Kong feed
The decline in Hong Kong’s office rents slowed in the second quarter amid rising leasing demand from finance and law firms, but analysts cautioned this trend was unlikely to substantially benefit landlords as prices are yet to recover....Monday, July 7, 2025 from Hong Kong feed
The South China Morning Post is kicking off its inaugural Business Awards by SCMP Live to honour the outstanding achievements of corporate executives and companies in the Greater Bay Area. The awards have been reimagined from the...Monday, July 7, 2025 from Hong Kong feed
A recent surge in Hong Kong’s exports masks a grim reality for frontline manufacturers, with some facing a sharp drop-off in new orders and bracing for renewed pressure on costs as a 90-day tariff truce between Washington and Beijing...Monday, July 7, 2025 from South China Morning Post - Asia feed
Persistence is the lifeblood of the counterfeit trade – an attribute Rahul* has in spades. On the bustling, neon-lit streets of Bangkok, the thirty-something from India hawks imitation Rolex watches with a practised ease. “This is nearly...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Hong Kong feed
FWD Group made a flat trading debut in the Hong Kong stock market, as the insurer’s four-year listing journey from New York back to its hometown failed to resonate with investors, even as it built an Asia-wide group across 10 markets....Sunday, July 6, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[Politics] : The government and the ruling Democratic Party(DP) have agreed to make a concerted effort to stabilize prices and swiftly implement the supplementary budget to stimulate consumption. DP spokesperson Park Sang-hyuk said on...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from [KBS WORLD RADIO] NEWS
[International] : South Korea's National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac has visited the United States to discuss trade and security issues ahead of the July 9 deadline marking the end of a 90-day pause on U.S. tariffs. Speaking to...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from China feed
Denis Simon is one of the leading experts on US-China science and technology cooperation as well as China’s innovation system. He has held senior roles including executive vice-chancellor at Duke Kunshan University and director of the...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
Seventy percent of shops and restaurants currently operating from temporary facilities in the earthquake-hit Noto Peninsula in central Japan have no prospects of returning to their original locations,…Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako began a weeklong visit to Mongolia on Sunday during which he plans to honor thousands of Japanese prisoners of World War II who…Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
More people evacuated from small islands in southwestern Japan on Sunday as quakes continued to rattle the area, heading to the closest main island of Kyushu. A total…Sunday, July 6, 2025 from China feed
Jiang Enzhu, the first head of the central government’s liaison office in post-handover Hong Kong, famously likened understanding the city to reading a challenging book – one that demands serious attention and effort. At the time, his...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - National
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices of the national staple grain remained relatively high…Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
South Korean special prosecutors filed a new request on Sunday to detain former President Yoon Suk Yeol, a day after he appeared before them for questioning over his…Sunday, July 6, 2025 from Japan Today: Japan News and Discussion - World
Leaders of the BRICS group of developing nations condemned attacks on Iran, Gaza and Kashmir during their summit on Sunday, presenting the bloc as a defender of multilateral…Sunday, July 6, 2025 from CCTV America
In an era of climate change and increasing attention to environmental damage, more programs aimed at ‘restoration’, rather than ‘conservation’ are being prioritized. That’s the case in Mexico, where a recent summit brought...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from CCTV America
Discussions on sustainable development, and the reform of financial institutions, have brought together finance ministers from many BRICS members and the governors of the New Development Bank- the NDB, also known as the BRICS...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from China feed
Brics leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro condemned recent bombing campaigns against Iran in their final summit statement, calling the strikes a “violation of international law” and “deliberate attacks” on civilian infrastructure, but...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from World feed
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Chinese Premier Li Qiang agreed to cooperate on bringing artificial intelligence to improve agriculture in both of their countries, and Lula called on his counterpart to join an...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from China feed
Three military analysts have called for structural changes within the People’s Liberation Army to counter the growing threat of drone attacks. Writing in the PLA Daily, the experts said it was highly likely that the Chinese military...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from China feed
Chinese Premier Li Qiang has lauded his country’s growing ties with Brazil as at their “best in history”, as both nations brace for a battle with the US over trade and the global order. Meeting Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da...Sunday, July 6, 2025 from China feed
Most local government officials in the US still welcome Chinese-invested projects despite a rise in trade tensions this year, a Chinese chamber of commerce leader said this week as potential investors weigh up economic benefits and...