Asia

Working mother in South Korea with child
Success

South Korean banks offer baby bonuses, flexible schedules, and years-long sabbaticals while U.S. women leave the workforce in droves

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her hand
Success

As Tokyo embraces a 4-day workweek to fight ‘death by overwork,’ Japan’s new prime minister just called a 3 a.m. meeting

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Asia

‘A national security problem and a homeland security problem’: The world targets Southeast Asia’s notorious scam centers

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Ford CEO says a ‘shocking’ discovery after taking apart rival Tesla and Chinese EVs led to a ‘brutal’ business decision
Innovation

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Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war
Economy

Farmers feel betrayed as China dangles millions of tons of soybean purchases over the U.S. to get an edge in the escalating trade war

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November 10, 2025
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the Japan-China summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju on October 31, 2025.
Asia

Trump may have skipped APEC—but Xi’s using it to sell China as globalization’s last defender

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Huizhong Wu and The Associated Press
October 31, 2025
President Donald Trump shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung as they attend a high honor ceremony at the Gyeongju National Museum in Gyoeongju, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025.
Asia

Gold-adorned brownies, gold medal crowns: Seoul turns up the pomp to impress Trump, and it seems to be working

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
October 29, 2025
Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study
Asia

Deaths from air pollution could cost Southeast Asia nearly $600 billion by 2050, says new study

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October 27, 2025
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un talk before a meeting in the Demilitarized Zone(DMZ) on June 30, 2019, in Panmunjom, Korea.
Asia

Trump rekindles speculation of a meeting with Kim Jong Un—but North Korea now holds the cards

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung and The Associated Press
October 24, 2025
Thai officials show samples of illegally imported electronic waste from the United States which they said they seized at Bangkok Port during a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, May 14, 2025.
North America

The U.S is drowning Southeast Asia in a ‘hidden tsunami’ of toxic e-waste, 2-year investigation finds

By Aniruddha Ghosal and The Associated Press
October 22, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Xi Jinping, China's president, shake hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017.
Asia

‘Deal, no deal, or disaster’: Trump is leaving for an Asia trip that could define his second term

By Chris Megerian and The Associated Press
October 21, 2025
What to know about the Most Powerful Woman in Asia
Newsletters

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October 7, 2025
‘You better buckle up’: DBS’s Tan Su Shan prepares for AI, crypto, and geopolitical change
Magazine

‘You better buckle up’: DBS’s Tan Su Shan prepares for AI, crypto, and geopolitical change

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October 7, 2025
Donald Trump looks to his left, frowning
North America

Trump’s tariffs are bringing in serious revenue—and it’d be even higher if not for tariff dodgers costing the government $40 billion a year, Goldman Sachs says

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September 26, 2025
More uncertainty hits the world’s fourth-largest economy as Japan’s PM to step down after less than a year in power
Politics

More uncertainty hits the world’s fourth-largest economy as Japan’s PM to step down after less than a year in power

By Natsuko Fukue and AFP
September 7, 2025

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