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An American F-15 jet takes off from Anderson Air Force Base in Guam earlier this year. The U.S. is hunting for malicious computer code it believes China has hidden deep inside the networks controlling power grids, communications systems and water supplies that feed military bases in the United States and around the world.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2023
U.S. hunts Chinese malware amid military disruption fears
The U.S. believes the malware could give China the power to disrupt or slow military deployments or resupply operations.
From left: Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hold a news conference in Brisbane on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2023
U.S. to expand military footprint in Australia
Changes include frequent visits of U.S. submarines to Australia, rotation of U.S. Army watercraft and collaborating on guided missile production.
A Chinese Navy destroyer passes through the Soya Strait between Hokkaido and Sakhalin island.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2023
China, Russia warships sail between Hokkaido and Sakhalin
The Defense Ministry said that five Chinese and five Russian warships had sailed through the Soya Strait to the Sea of Okhotsk.
Pan Gongsheng
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 29, 2023
China’s central bank chief is taskmaster Xi couldn’t let retire
Pan Gongsheng is expected to turn around growth slowdown for the world's second largest economy and safeguard the $60 trillion domestic financial system.
Taiwanese soldiers fire an ML154 Mine Clearance Launcher during the annual Han Guang anti-landing drill at Bali beach, New Taipei City, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2023
U.S. to give Taiwan $345 million in arms aid over China’s protest
The U.S. will supply Taiwan with $345 million in defense equipment, services and training, using the fast-track authority that it has relied on to speed arms to Ukraine.
People sing songs, including "Glory to Hong Kong," during a demonstration in Hong Kong on Sept. 16, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2023
Hong Kong court rejects ban on pro-democracy anthem
The court said the publication and proliferation of the song is already punishable under the city’s National Security Law, also questioning the efficacy of a ban.
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) and his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (left) hold talks in New Delhi on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
Japan and India vow to promote free and open Indo-Pacific
The bilateral talks came as Tokyo focuses on ramping up its relations with emerging and developing economies collectively dubbed the Global South.
Iwao Horii (second from left), a lawmaker from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a meeting between the LDP and Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
Ruling parties of Japan and Taiwan agree to discuss regional issues
Members of the Liberal Democratic Party and Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party have exchanged views on economic security matters pertaining to critical goods, including semiconductors.
A truck transports new Tesla cars at its factory in Shanghai in May 2021.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 28, 2023
Global automakers scramble to reset China strategies as sales slow
Some German brands and General Motors are betting on new electric vehicles, while Toyota and others have shifted to cost-cutting mode.
John Lee, Hong Kong's chief executive, during an event in Hong Kong on April 15
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
U.S. should invite Lee to summit after report he’s barred: Hong Kong
Chief Executive John Lee and other top Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials were sanctioned by the U.S. for their role in the crackdown on civil liberties in the city.
A screen displays Chinese leader Xi Jinping, at the Military Museum of the Chinese People's Revolution in Beijing last October.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2023
China eyes accelerated plan for ‘world-class military,’ Japan says
An annual defense white paper said the world was facing its greatest test since World War II amid China's military buildup and the Ukraine war.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) and Papua New Guinea Defense Minister Win Bakri Daki walk to their meeting in Port Moresby on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 27, 2023
Austin visit signals Papua New Guinea's growing strategic importance
Topping the agenda were discussions with Prime Minister James Marape on the implementation of two landmark security pacts that Washington and Port Moresby negotiated in May.
A demonstration of spiral drilling to plant a tree sapling in only 10 seconds takes place in the sandy ground of the Kubuqi Desert in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, on May 31.
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 27, 2023
Former teacher tackles desertification in China's Inner Mongolia
Takeshi Sakamoto, 57, decided to make re-greening his life's work after hearing that the home of a former student had become engulfed by sand
Troops take part in a military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's army, in Pyongyang, on Feb. 8.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2023
What we know after 70 years of the Korean War armistice
Despite remains technically at war for 70 years, the signing of an armistice deal on July 27, 1953, turned a divided peninsula into the world's longest ceasefire.
Veteran Japanese investors are split over whether to put their money into Chinese bonds.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 27, 2023
Friends who help manage $640 billion clash on China bonds
While they’ve been friends for at least a decade, their take on trading China bonds couldn’t be more diametrically opposed.
Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome on Dec. 29. Meloni is expected to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden this week.
WORLD
Jul 27, 2023
Meloni to tell Biden privately Italy plans break with China
The Italian prime minister is not planning to go public on her decision to break with China during her short trip to Washington.
People attend a mass rally denouncing the U.S. in Pyongyang on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2023
North Korea, China and Russia mark Korean War anniversary
The celebrations come at a crucial time for Kim Jong Un as he seeks to ease up on pandemic border controls that slammed the brakes on his economy.
Then-Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang holds a copy of China's constitution during a news conference at the National People's Congress in Beijing in March.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 26, 2023
China ousts foreign minister as world grasps for clues as to why
There are still several questions over Qin Gang's fate and whether he will continue to serve in the government as a state councilor.
Two F-15 fighter aircraft from the ASDF fly alongside two Rafale jets and an A400M transport aircraft from the French Air and Space Force as the two forces kicked off Wednesday their first-ever joint fighter exercise in Japan
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2023
France and Japan expand defense ties with first joint fighter jet drills
The drills are scheduled to run from Wednesday to Saturday in the airspace around the Kanto region and the ASDF’s Nyutabaru Air Base in Miyazaki Prefecture.
The ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with Japan at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers' meeting in Jakarta on July 13
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2023
Is ASEAN part of the 'Global South'?
Despite the effort put into its formation, the Group of 20’s failure to function as hoped may well have brought about the Global South narrative.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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