Taiwan to further tighten export controls for dual-use technology
TAIPEI — Taiwan will tighten its export controls for potential dual-use civilian-military technology to include quantum computers and advanced semiconductor equipment to fulfill its...
Japan warns citizens in China about safety as diplomatic crisis deepens
BEIJING/TOKYO — Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places amid a deepening dispute between Asia’s...
Vietnam to prosecute journalist for anti-state activities
HANOI — Police in Vietnam are prosecuting a Berlin-based journalist and news website editor known for critical reports about the leaders of the Southeast...
Japanese tourist village battles to keep bears at bay
SHIRAKAWA, Japan — Shiroki Mitsunari does not remember seeing bears in the picturesque Japanese mountain village of Shirakawa when he was a child.
But since...
China suspends Japanese film releases as diplomatic crisis deepens
BEIJING — Film distributors have suspended the screening of at least two Japanese films in China amid a deepening dispute between Tokyo and Beijing,...
UN Security Council adopts US resolution on Trump’s Gaza plan
WASHINGTON — The UN Security Council on Monday voted to adopt a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in...
Japan’s economy contracts for first time in six quarters
TOKYO — Japan’s economy shrank almost 2% in the three months through September, as a drop in exports in the face of US tariffs...
S. Korea’s Lee, injured as a child laborer, cracks down on workplace death
DANGJIN, South Korea — South Korean Kim Yong-ho thought he would die within seconds after a 200-kilogram (441-pound) industrial press at a Hyundai Steel...
Saudi crown prince visits US with defense, artificial intelligence and nuclear on the agenda
RIYADH/WASHINGTON — A visit by Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler to the White House for talks on Tuesday with US President Donald J. Trump...
France nets €9B in new corporate investments despite budget battles
PARIS — Companies have pledged to invest €9.2 billion ($10.7 billion) in France, the finance ministry said on Monday, as the government seeks to...
Australia rules out co-hosting climate summit with Turkey
SYDNEY — Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday that Australia would not co-host the COP31 climate summit with Turkey amid an ongoing stalemate...
Trump says US may open talks with Venezuela’s Maduro
PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who faces escalating pressure from Washington...