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Today: July 14, 2026
Today: July 14, 2026

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Northern China braces for heavy rains as Bavi nears

Localities across northern China are bracing for heavy rains, shutting parks and lowering water levels in reservoirs, as the powerful Typhoon Bavi continued to send

Northern China braces for heavy rains as Bavi nears
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|World

Shein's secretive founder Sky Xu faces biggest public test with Hong Kong IPO

Shein's high-profile stock market listing may force its secretive founder and CEO, Sky Xu, to finally come out of the shadows

Shein's secretive founder Sky Xu faces biggest public test with Hong Kong IPO
Asia|Business|Economy|Science|Technology

South Korean billionaire's risky bet pays off, as SK Hynix debuts in New York

When South Korean billionaire Chey Tae-won rang the Nasdaq's opening bell for SK Hynix's $26.5 billion listing on Friday, it marked the ultimate payoff of a

South Korean billionaire's risky bet pays off, as SK Hynix debuts in New York
Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|Europe|World

Philippine Air to order 15 Boeing 787-10 and nine Airbus A350-1000

Philippine Airlines (PAL) is poised to order 15 Boeing 787-10 aircraft and nine Airbus A350-1000 jets, marking its first Boeing purchase

Philippine Air to order 15 Boeing 787-10 and nine Airbus A350-1000
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|World

Volkswagen deliveries suffer biggest drop since 2022 on China slump

Volkswagen reported an 8.6% fall in global vehicle deliveries in the second quarter on Friday, the steepest quarterly decline in four years, as a sharp downturn in

Volkswagen deliveries suffer biggest drop since 2022 on China slump
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe|World

Volkswagen sales plunge as German automaker lays out plan to slash number of brands

Volkswagen has reported weak sales numbers, with a significant drop in China

Volkswagen sales plunge as German automaker lays out plan to slash number of brands
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology|World

SoftBank, PayPay in talks to invest in Seven & i, Bloomberg reports

SoftBank Corp and mobile payments operator PayPay are in talks to invest in retail giant Seven & i Holdings, Bloomberg News reported on Friday.

SoftBank, PayPay in talks to invest in Seven & i, Bloomberg reports
Asia|Business|Environment|Travel|World

Japan's southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches

A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of islands in Japan's southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to

Japan's southwestern islands on high alert as powerful Typhoon Bavi approaches
Asia|Crime|Economy|Health|Political|World

Sri Lanka moves to address prison overcrowding after riot kills 28

Sri Lanka's efforts to reduce prison overcrowding by reopening a colonial jail and recruiting more staff after a deadly riot left 28 people dead need 

Sri Lanka moves to address prison overcrowding after riot kills 28
Asia|Crime|Political|World

Bangladesh's Hasina plans December return with party colleagues to surrender

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Bangladesh's Hasina plans December return with party colleagues to surrender
Asia|Business|Crime|MidEast|World

Seafarers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz sue shipping company in Thailand

Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March have filed a lawsuit against the vessel’s operator

Seafarers attacked in the Strait of Hormuz sue shipping company in Thailand
Asia|Crime|Political|World

A shoe factory fire that killed 28 highlights China's persisting worker safety risks

Authorities are investigating a blaze at a shoe factory in southeastern China's Fujian province that killed 28 people, raising renewed concern over worker safety

A shoe factory fire that killed 28 highlights China's persisting worker safety risks
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ASEAN to discuss engagement with Myanmar at special meeting, Philippines says

An upcoming meeting between foreign ministers of the Southeast Asian grouping ASEAN and their counterpart from Myanmar will tackle the country's civil war and its

ASEAN to discuss engagement with Myanmar at special meeting, Philippines says
Asia|Environment|World

Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan's capital shuts schools

A powerful typhoon is heading toward China's east coast

Typhoon Bavi takes aim at China as Taiwan's capital shuts schools
Asia|Environment|Health|World

Torrential rains bring devastating floods to a Chinese city – and a snake invasion

Torrential rains bring devastating floods to a Chinese city – and a snake invasion

Torrential rains bring devastating floods to a Chinese city – and a snake invasion
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Japan's wholesale inflation spikes as fuel costs, weak yen bite

Japan's wholesale inflation accelerated in June at the fastest pace in more than three years and the government brushed aside market concern over political

Japan's wholesale inflation spikes as fuel costs, weak yen bite
Asia|World

North Korea decides on measures to expand nuclear forces, KCNA reports

North Korea has decided on measures to strengthen its nuclear forces "quantitatively and qualitatively" as leader Kim Jong Un called for modernising its military, state

North Korea decides on measures to expand nuclear forces, KCNA reports
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets|World

Stocks recover losses, and oil prices ease as calm returns to financial markets worldwide

Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran

Stocks recover losses, and oil prices ease as calm returns to financial markets worldwide
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Stocks climb, oil slides as tech hopes outlast Middle East worries

Wall Street surged on Thursday while oil prices retreated, as investors rekindled their enthusiasm for technology shares, shaking off worries about

Stocks climb, oil slides as tech hopes outlast Middle East worries
Asia|Environment|World

Moisture channelled by Typhoon Bavi puts north China on alert for heavy rain

Cities and provinces in northern China are on alert for intense rainfall on Friday as Typhoon Bavi — potentially the most

Moisture channelled by Typhoon Bavi puts north China on alert for heavy rain
Asia|Business|Environment|Health|World

At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China, state media says

At least 28 people were killed in a fire at a shoe factory in southeastern China on Thursday, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, after flames engulfed the multi-storey

At least 28 killed in shoe factory fire in southeast China, state media says
Asia|Business|Crime|Environment|Fashion and Beauty|World

Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years

A fire has broken out at a shoe factory in China's Fujian province, killing 28 people

Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
Asia|Business|Crime|Europe|MidEast|World

Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait

The family of Faisal Jatoi, the Pakistani co-pilot missing with four others after their cargo plane crashed into the Arabian Sea, faced an agonising wait

Families of crew aboard crashed Pakistani cargo plane face agonising wait
Asia|Economy|Political|World

ASEAN foreign ministers to hold meeting with Myanmar counterpart at weekend

Foreign Ministers of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN will hold an informal meeting with their Myanmar counterpart in Bangkok on July 12, Thailand and Vietnam said on Thursday.

ASEAN foreign ministers to hold meeting with Myanmar counterpart at weekend
Asia|Business|Economy|World

Australia, India strike deal on uranium exports during Modi visit

Australia and India reached a deal on Thursday to export Australian uranium to India for use in the nuclear energy

Australia, India strike deal on uranium exports during Modi visit
Asia|Political|Science|Technology|World

Philippines rejects Chinese scholars' claim over its island province near Taiwan

The defence minister of the Philippines on Thursday rejected as "baseless" and "ludicrous" assertions by Chinese scholars that its northernmost island-chain province belongs

Philippines rejects Chinese scholars' claim over its island province near Taiwan
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology|World

China’s passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows, while sales drop at home

China has reported its exports of passenger cars surged 80% in June from a year earlier, while domestic sales sank 26%, according to an industry group

China’s passenger car exports are up 80% in June as EV demand grows, while sales drop at home
Asia|Business|Economy|Fashion and Beauty|World

Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing cautions on yen and heatwaves, but raises profit forecast

The Japanese owner of clothing brand Uniqlo raised its annual profit forecast on Thursday on strong global sales but warned about the impact of the weak yen at

Uniqlo operator Fast Retailing cautions on yen and heatwaves, but raises profit forecast
Asia|Europe|Political|Travel|World

Taiwan pushes back at China patrols with Coast Guard trip for foreign lawmakers

Taiwan's government took a small group of foreign lawmakers on a Coast Guard ship

Taiwan pushes back at China patrols with Coast Guard trip for foreign lawmakers
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Asia seeks strategic flexibility amid US-China rivalry

Asian policymakers, investors and business leaders are increasingly portraying themselves as active participants in navigating a more fragmented global

Asia seeks strategic flexibility amid US-China rivalry
Asia|Environment|World

Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people

Authorities in southern China say 39 people have died in flooding after days of heavy rainfall from a tropical storm

Flooding from days of heavy rain in southern China has killed 39 people
Asia|Crime|World

South Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case

South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a seven-year prison sentence for former President Yoon Suk Yeol in the first case to reach the country’s highest court from the several criminal trials related to his brief imposition of martial law in 2024

South Korea's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for Yoon in first martial law case
Asia|Business|Economy|World

India consumer inflation likely topped RBI's 4% target in June: Reuters poll

India's consumer inflation likely breached the central bank's medium-term target of 4% in June for the first time in 16 months, according to a Reuters

India consumer inflation likely topped RBI's 4% target in June: Reuters poll
Asia|Crime|Political|World

South Korea's Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling in ex-president Yoon's obstruction case

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a seven-year prison sentence handed down to former President Yoon Suk Yeol for

South Korea's Supreme Court upholds lower court ruling in ex-president Yoon's obstruction case
Asia|Australia|Economy|Political|World

New Zealand to consider joining Australia and Fiji in defence alliance, PM says

New Zealand will consider joining a defence alliance between Australia and Fiji that both countries entered earlier this week, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on

New Zealand to consider joining Australia and Fiji in defence alliance, PM says
Asia|Business|Economy|World

China's producer inflation jumps to 4-year high, squeezing manufacturers

China's producer price inflation surged to its highest level in four years in June, piling pressure on manufacturers' profit margins as weak domestic demand limits their

China's producer inflation jumps to 4-year high, squeezing manufacturers
Asia|Crime|Political|US|World

US reiterates backing for Tibetan aspirations to preserve culture

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US reiterates backing for Tibetan aspirations to preserve culture
Asia|Environment|World

China allocates millions in new disaster relief after deadly storms and a landslide

China has allocated millions in relief funding for disaster-hit areas after severe storms and a deadly landslide

China allocates millions in new disaster relief after deadly storms and a landslide
Africa|Americas|Arts|Asia|Business|Europe|Finance|MidEast|Political|Stock Markets|Technology|World

Trump's visit a win for Turkey's Erdogan, NATO tensions aside

Turkey put on a red-white-and-blue air show and named a new airport building after President Donald Trump, seeking

Trump's visit a win for Turkey's Erdogan, NATO tensions aside
Asia|Business|Economy|World

ADB raises developing Asia 2026 growth forecast to 4.9%

The Asian Development Bank sees a slight improvement in the growth outlook for developing Asia and the Pacific this year, though still below earlier projections due to the

ADB raises developing Asia 2026 growth forecast to 4.9%
Asia|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets|US|World

Dollar fades after touching one-week high as Iran deal in doubt

The U.S. dollar dipped after reaching its highest level in about a week on Wednesday after U.S.

Dollar fades after touching one-week high as Iran deal in doubt
Asia|Crime|World

Families mourn 26 killed in deadly Sri Lanka prison riot

Dularika Perera, 38, only found out her cousin was among 26 people killed in the worst Sri Lankan prison riot in years when his photo was sent to her

Families mourn 26 killed in deadly Sri Lanka prison riot
Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

China's actions risk creation of new status quo, Taiwan official says

China's gradually increasing pressure tactics risk creating an entirely new status quo in the Taiwan Strait, which the international community may not realise until it is

China's actions risk creation of new status quo, Taiwan official says
Asia|Environment|Science|Travel|World

Taiwan's migrating crab population rebounds thanks to safer road crossings

Road closures and bamboo bridges have helped protect Taiwan's largest terrestrial crab species during breeding season when they

Taiwan's migrating crab population rebounds thanks to safer road crossings
Asia|Environment|World

21 who died in landslide in northwest China were forestry workers

The death toll has risen to 21 in a landslide has buried forestry workers in a remote valley in northwestern China

21 who died in landslide in northwest China were forestry workers
Americas|Asia|Crime|World

US charges imprisoned Indian gang leader with ordering 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh separatist

The United States has charged Lawrence Bishnoi, the imprisoned head of an Indian criminal gang, and his North American deputy with directing the 2023 murder of

US charges imprisoned Indian gang leader with ordering 2023 murder of Canadian Sikh separatist
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|World

Japan asset managers pursue global investor mandates as yen bond demand grows

Japanese asset managers, including the units of Mizuho and Nomura, are rushing to launch bond funds to meet soaring interest in Japanese debt

Japan asset managers pursue global investor mandates as yen bond demand grows
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

South Korea to closely watch risks around stock market volatility

South Korea's finance minister agreed on Wednesday with other economic policymakers to closely monitor risk factors that could heighten stock market volatility, the ministry

South Korea to closely watch risks around stock market volatility
Asia|Business|Economy|Technology|World

From factory to tech frontier: China becomes legacy automakers' innovation engine

In May, General Motors marked a rare milestone for a foreign automaker in China, selling more than 10,000 of its new Buick Electra E7 in the first month.

From factory to tech frontier: China becomes legacy automakers' innovation engine