Japan tariff deal to include $550bn investment: Trump

Uzbekistan Cuts Gas Imports by 30% in First Half of 2025, While Exports to China Surge by 50%

Economy 26/07/2025 Uzbekistan Cuts Gas Imports by 30% in First Half of 2025, While Exports to China Surge by 50% Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In the first half of 2025, Uzbekistan’s natural gas imports from Turkmenistan and Russia dropped...

Japan grants USD 10.5M for Malé seawall renovation

The Government of Japan has pledged USD 10.5 million (approximately 1.56 billion Japanese Yen) to support the construction phase of the Seawall Renovation Project in Malé, under the “Project for Disaster Resilience Enhancement in Malé Island.” An...

A journey of friendship and cooperation: Farewell message from H.E. Wei Hongtian, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to...

Dear brothers and sisters of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, it is with both sad and sweet emotion that I am about to end my tour of duty as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Grenada,...

Espionage Arrests Signal Shift in Ukraine-China Relations

The arrest of two Chinese nationals in Ukraine on espionage charges this month has punctuated a shift in Kyiv’s tone toward Beijing, whose support for Russia’s war is becoming harder to ignore. Ukraine’s intelligence service on July 9 said a...

7 Chinese arrested over environmental violations

Seven Chinese nationals were arrested during an environmental law enforcement operation in Barangay Tuburan, Cagayan de Oro City, on July 23, 2025. The joint operation was led by the Headquarters Regional Maritime Unit X, Misamis Oriental Maritime...

Taiwan vote fails to unseat oppn’s pro-China legislators

Taiwan opposition lawmakers survived a major recall election on Saturday, thwarting a bid to oust one-fifth of the island’s parliamentarians — a move supporters had hoped would send a message to China but that opponents said was an assault on...

The two-timing Chinese act that made a fool of Albo’s charm offensive

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s recent six-day visit to China has once again raised hard questions about Labor’s stance on our relationship with Beijing, which runs in parallel to our allied commitments to the US, the UK and other core security...

China urges global consensus on AI security, dev

Agence France-Presse . Shanghai, China 26 July, 2025, 22:30 China’s prime minister Li Qiang warned Saturday that artificial intelligence development must be weighed against the security risks, saying global consensus was urgently needed even as...

Korean War Veterans Armistice Day ceremony held at Veterans National Memorial Shrine & Museum

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - A Korean War Veterans Armistice Day ceremony was held at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine & Museum on Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., Korean War veterans and their families gathered at the Sterling Chapel for a...

Japan to invest USD 550B in US, Trump claims 90pc profits for America

Washington: President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, USD 550 billion to invest in the United States. It’s an astonishing figure, but still subject to negotiation and perhaps not the sure thing...

Jennie Opens Up About Self-Empowerment, Growth, and BLACKPINK’s Reunion in Candid Elle Korea Interview

In a much-anticipated interview with Elle Korea, BLACKPINK’s Jennie sat down to share insights into her personal life, recent solo success, and her emotional return to full-group activities with BLACKPINK. The interview, which accompanies a...

China’s PM Li Qiang calls for global ‘consensus’ on AI regulation

Shanghai, China – Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Saturday urged the international community to build a global consensus on artificial intelligence (AI) governance, highlighting security risks amid the raging tech race between Beijing and Washington....

China Hit by Mosquito-borne Chikungunya; Know Ways To Prevent the Deadly Infection

Cases of chikungunya fever jumped to 4,014 this week, leading to a significant hike in numbers since authorities started tracking cases two weeks ago China is experiencing an outbreak of chikungunya, a viral disease transmitted to humans by...

Satwik and Chirag lose in semis, India’s China Open run ends

India’s run at the China Open ended as R Satwiksairaj and Chirag Shetty lost in the semifinals to Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in straight games Hyderabad: It was the end of the Indian challenge in the China Open badminton championship,...

China urges global consensus on the development of AI

Chinese Premier Li Qiang (李強) yesterday warned that artificial intelligence (AI) development must be weighed against the security risks, saying global consensus was urgently needed even as the tech race between Beijing and Washington shows no sign...

Bill Emmott: Japan should lead regional collaboration to cope with Trump 'typhoon'

Bill Emmott (Mainichi/Tatsuya Fujii) By Bill Emmott, independent writer, lecturer and international affairs consultant During all the decades of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, which has been one of the closest security partnerships anywhere in...

Chinese new sub rescue ship spotted near Japan

The Japanese Ministry of Defense confirmed that the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has, for the first time, identified a Chinese Navy submarine rescue vessel of the Type 926 Dakai-class operating near Japanese waters. According to a...

Aussie diver Maddison Keeney claims women’s 1m gold at World Aquatics C’ships, China take mixed team gold

SINGAPORE – As Maddison Keeney prepared to take her last dive in the women’s 1m springboard final at the World Aquatics Championships on July 26, the memory of a botched dive at the 2015 edition came up in her mind. Back then in Kazan, Russia,...

Japan to discipline Navy chief over bribery scandal

The Japanese Ministry of Defense is preparing to take disciplinary action against numerous members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), including Chief of Staff Admiral Akira Saito, over an illicit payment scheme involving submarine...