Bribery Trial Opens for South Korea’s Unification Church Leader Han Hak-ja
The bribery trial of Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja began on Monday in South Korea. Han, 82, is accused of offering luxury gifts, including...
BOJ Signals Possible December Rate Hike as Yen Strengthens and Inflation Persists
The Bank of Japan is weighing a potential interest rate increase at its December 18-19 policy meeting, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday, signaling...
Hong Kong’s Worst Fire in 75 Years Leaves 146 Dead, Police Sweep Ravaged Towers
Hong Kong is reeling after the city’s deadliest fire in more than seven decades tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate, killing at...
Gunvor Eyes U.S. Energy Deals to Repair Trump-Era Tensions
Gunvor is exploring fresh investments in U.S. oil and gas assets a move that could help ease strained relations with the Trump administration after...
Taiwan’s New Eyes in the Sky: Civilian Airline Steps Into China Surveillance Race
As China ramps up near-daily military pressure around Taiwan, Taipei has launched a “whole-of-society resilience” initiative that encourages private companies to contribute to national...
Progress in Florida, Deadlock in Ukraine: US Warns Peace Deal Still Out of Reach
U.S. and Ukrainian officials met near Miami on Sunday for follow-up negotiations on a proposed peace framework aimed at ending the more than three-year...
Asia’s Factory Slump Deepens Despite U.S. Trade Deals
Fresh PMI data shows Asia’s major manufacturing hubs are still struggling with weak global demand, despite easing U.S. trade tensions. The slowdown highlights persistent...
Europe Stocks Rise on Fed-Cut Hopes, Ukraine Talks
European markets have rallied through November, supported by cooling U.S. economic data and increasingly dovish signals from the Federal Reserve, which boosted expectations of...
Thailand’s Hat Yai Floods Exposes Deadly System Failures
The catastrophe in Hat Yai one of southern Thailand’s major urban centres reveals how climate-intensified rainfall and weak local preparedness can combine to produce...
Three Chinese Nationals Killed in Cross-Border Drone Attack on Tajikistan
China confirmed that three of its citizens were killed and another injured in an armed attack on Tajikistan’s southern Khatlon province, near the Afghan...