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After sweeping to power on a wave of youth-led anti-corruption protests, Nepal's rapper-turned-prime minister faces his biggest test after a catastrophic flood on the China-Nepal border killed more than 1,400. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/asia-pacific/nepal-disaster-rapper-test/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #balendrashah #nepal #floods #climatechange
Taiwan has upgraded its maritime patrol capacity around the Pratas Islands in the disputed South China Sea, including regularly sending larger ships there, in response to an increase in Chinese activities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-maritime-patrol-south-china-sea/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #coastguard #pratasislands #southchinasea
Five decades after he traveled to India to follow Buddha's teachings, 68-year-old Briton Shaun Chiverton this summer became the first non-Thai to be elevated to the second-highest rank in Thailand's monkhood. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/asia-pacific/society/briton-thailand-foreign-monk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #thailand #uk #buddhism
Cambodian authorities will target licensed casinos that are actually fronts for illicit cybercrime, an industry that's stolen billions of dollars from victims globally, according to a senior minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/asia-pacific/crime-legal/cambodia-casinos-anti-scam-sweep/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southeastasia #fraud #cambodia #fraud #organizedcrime #china
https://www.europesays.com/3270415/ Trump-Xi summit live: Trade, AI, Iran and Taiwan top US-China talks | Donald Trump News #AsiaPacific #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #Conflicts #DonaldTrump #Economy #News #Taiwan #US&Canada #UsIsraelWarOnIran #XiJinping
https://www.europesays.com/3270628/ How an OpenAI ‘agent’ hacked Australia’s Medicare and what that means | Technology News #AsiaPacific #australia #Cybersecurity #Explainer #Features #News #ScienceAndTechnology #technology
UAE bars Iranian airlines as US sanctions squeeze Iran’s aviation sector | Aviation News
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping used a lavish summit with Donald Trump to urge the U.S. to formally "oppose" Taiwan independence, delivering one of his most explicit calls for Trump to shift Washington's stance on Taipei. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/politics/trump-xi-taiwan-world-war-ii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #xijinping #donaldtrump #taiwan #pla #usjapanrelations #ai #trade #defense #usmilitary
Wealthy nations must pay for climate disasters that devastate countries that are least responsible for the crisis, yet bear its brunt, Nepal's foreign minister has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/science-health/rich-nations-climate-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #sciencehealth #nepal #climatechange #un #shisirkhanal
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's government will face its biggest survival test yet when one of Thailand's top courts rules Monday on a case that could invalidate the election that brought it to power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/politics/thai-court-case-election/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #bhumjaithaiparty #sondhilimthongkul #thaksinshinawatra
China is making a major push to embed artificial intelligence into every corner of the economy — including the latest movies showing at cinemas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/society/china-ai-video-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #society #china #artificialintelligence #filmmaking #douyin #tiktok
A string of rape cases in India has reignited debate over women's safety and raised questions about why sweeping legal reforms and tougher punishments have failed to curb sexual violence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/25/asia-pacific/crime-legal/india-women-safety/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #india #rape #murder
https://www.europesays.com/3272639/ Trump hails ‘very productive’ talks with China’s Xi Jinping | Xi Jinping News #AsiaPacific #BusinessAndEconomy #China #DonaldTrump #News #Politics #ScienceAndTechnology #technology #trump #UnitedStates #US&Canada #XiJinping
China is pushing to deepen its influence across the U.N. — an effort made easier as the U.S. pulls back from the multilateral system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/asia-pacific/politics/china-trump-un-activities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #us #donaldtrump #un
Clothes using cotton from a sanctioned Chinese firm are making its way into the U.S., shipment records show. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/asia-pacific/sanctioned-chinese-cotton-clothes-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #xinjiang #uyghurs #vietnam #forcedlabor
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed Saturday that he had discussed Taiwan at his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week, saying that Xi "understands" his position on the democratic island. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/asia-pacific/politics/trump-china-xi-taiwan-understands/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #pla #taiwan #us #uschinarelations #xijinping #donaldtrump #defense
Although Seoul has traditionally kept its distance from possible involvement in a Taiwan conflict scenario, some say discretion is becoming harder to maintain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/asia-pacific/south-korea-taiwan-us-conflict/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southkorea #china #taiwan #us #usmilitary #defense #northkorea
https://www.europesays.com/3275533/ Cambodia Calls for Faster Cross-Border Action on Online Scams #AsiaPacific #Cambodia #cybercrime #HumanRights #HumanTrafficking #Interpol #Law&Justice #migrant #MigrantNews #MigrantTimes #migration #News #OnlineScams #UNODC
China sent two giant pandas to the United States on Sunday, after a Washington summit that was heavy on symbolism and light on major breakthroughs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/asia-pacific/china-us-pandas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #us #china #uschinarelations #pandas #animals
Thousands of Bangkok residents awoke in shelters on Sunday after flooding triggered by days of heavy rain inundated homes and roads. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/asia-pacific/bangkok-floods-shelters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #floods #thailand #bangkok #southeastasia
Italy attracts wealthy Chinese property buyers with food, fashion – and flat tax https://www.byteseu.com/2403900/ #AnnaWard #AsiaPacific #China #eu #HongKong #InternationalProperty #ItalianProperty #Italy #JuwaiIQI #KnightFrank #Lisbon #LuizFelipeMaia #MaiaProperties #Rome #Spain #UK #Vietnam
Taiwan is pushing back against what it sees as Beijing's efforts to rewrite the history of World War II after the Chinese and U.S. presidents highlighted the wartime alliance between their countries at a recent summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-xi-trump-wwii-narrative/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #china #wwii #us #donaldtrump #xijinping #laichingte
U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he would like to buy American weapons, the United States' ambassador to Beijing revealed in an extraordinary development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/asia-pacific/politics/trump-sell-weapons-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #us #uschinarelations #pla #donaldtrump #xijinping #indopacific #defense
Bangkok received nearly a month's worth of rain in a single weekend, flooding roads and homes across the Thai capital, and forcing the government to close public offices and postpone economic data releases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/asia-pacific/bangkok-month-rain-weekend/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #floods #thailand #bangkok #southeastasia