Taiwan shuts down as strong Typhoon Kong-rey makes landfall Taipei — Strong Typhoon Kong-rey made landfall on Taiwan’s east coast on Thursday, the largest storm by size to hit the island in nearly 30 years, closing financial m... (photo: AP / Hualien County Fire Department via AP) Business Day Extreme Weather Photos Taiwan Typhoon Kong-rey Wikipedia: Typhoon Kong-rey (2024) At 50, Hello Kitty is as ‘kawaii’ and lucrative as ever TOKYO (AP) — Hello Kitty turns 50 on Friday. Befitting a pop icon at midlife, the bubble-headed, bow-wearing character’s fictional birthday has brought museum exh... (photo: WN / RTayco) Wtop Culture Japan Photos Population Tech stocks drag down Asian equities Tokyo — Asian stocks slid on Thursday as chip-sector stocks tracked overnight declines by Wall Street peers and Facebook owner Meta Platforms warned of acceleratin... (photo: AP / Mark Lennihan) Business Day Business Global Trading Photos Technology North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile North Korea confirmed Thursday that it launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, marking Pyongyang's 12th missile test this year. | In a statement, the Ministry of ... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man) Anadolu Agency Missile Test N Korea Nuclear Weapons Photos Wikipedia: North Korea and weapons of mass destruction The nations on the brink of going nuclear Following Israel’s October 26, 2024, attack on Iranian energy facilities, Iran vowed to respond with “all available tools,” sparking fears it could soon produce a n... (photo: Creative Commons / Hamed Saber) Asiatimes Iran Israel Middle East Photos The Kenyan Uprising: Realizing Resistance After Decades of Plunder and Poverty More than two months after its government’s controversial Finance Bill 2024 sparked widespread unrest, the flame of resistance remains bright across Kenya. The youth-le... (photo: AP) GlobalResearch Africa Economy Kenya Photos To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay Long one of the world's top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies to pay for waste solutions will help clean up its ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Khaleejtimes Environment Philippines Photos Waste Russia asks at UN: If West aids Ukraine, why can't North Korea help us? Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia and and current president of the Security Council speaks during a Security Council meeting at the United Nations... (photo: UN / Loey Felipe) Korea Times North Korea Photos Russia United Nations Canada alleges Indian minister behind plot to target Sikh separatists Parliamentary committee told of Narendra Modi ally’s alleged role in campaign of violence and threats The Canadian government has publicly alleged that India’s home a... (photo: PIB of India) The Guardian Canada David Morrison Narendra Modi Photos Wikipedia: Narendra Modi Top Russian diplomat says Western efforts to isolate Moscow increased ‘tenfold’ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday said Western efforts to isolate his country and defeat Moscow in the ongoing Ukraine war have increased “tenfold... (photo: US DoS) Anadolu Agency Moscow Photos Russian Sergey Lavrov Wikipedia: Sergey Lavrov Chinese astronauts reach space station to conduct groundbreaking experiments A Long March-2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou-19 spacecraft takes off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for a crewed mission to China's Tiangong space station, near... (photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein) The News International China's Chinese astronauts Photos Wikipedia: List of Chinese astronauts spacecraft Myanmar's lost generation battles trauma, addiction at jungle rehab <p>Mae Sot, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Oct, 2024) In a drug treatment centre in a wooden stilt house deep in the Thai jungle, young refugees from... (photo: AP / AP) Urdu Point Asia Myanmar Photos TikTok’s founder is now China’s richest person. But the country’s total number of billionaires has shrunk China has a new richest person – and it’s the entrepreneur behind the wildly popular, and controversial, app TikTok. Zhang Yiming, 41, co-founder of TikTok’s parent... (photo: Creative Commons / Pixabay/Nitish Gupta) CNN Business China Photos Asian shares battle amid Chinese weakness Singapore — Asia shares eased on Wednesday due to weakness in China, as investors brace for a tightly contested US election that could have huge ramifications for the w... (photo: AP / Eugene Hoshiko) Business Day Asia China Global Trading Photos Chinese researchers use CT scanning to trace origins of rice domestication HANGZHOU, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have recently revealed how they discovered traces of rice in two ceramic sherds dating back about 10,000 years using CT ... (photo: Creative Commons / Fanghong) People Daily China Photos Science BRICS+ wants new world order sans shared values or identity The last two summits of BRICS countries have raised questions about the coalition’s identity and purpose. This began to come into focus at the summit hosted by South Af... (photo: Creative Commons) Asiatimes BRICS China Photos Russia What the West can learn from China about using AI AI is already everywhere, ready to change the way we work and play, how we learn and how we are looked after. From hospitality to healthcare, entertainment to education, ... (photo: AP / Andy Wong) Asiatimes Artificial intelligence China Photos Technology Asian shares mixed ahead of ‘Magnificent Seven’ results Tokyo — Asian stocks were mixed in volatile trading on Tuesday as investors girded for three days of tech megacap earnings reports on Wall Street, kicking off with Goog... (photo: AP / Andy Wong) Business Day Asia Business Global Trading Photos NATO Chief confirms presence of North Korean troops in Russia’s Kursk On Monday, the NATO Secretary-General confirmed the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia, revealing that these military units have been stationed in the Kursk regi... (photo: NATO) Khaama Press NATO North Korea Photos Russia No new limits on Ukraine’s use of US arms, says Pentagon WASHINGTON: The United States will not impose new limits on Ukraine’s use of American weapons if North Korea enters the fight, the Pentagon said on Monday, as Nato said... (photo: AP / Vadim Ghirda) Dawn North Korea Photos Ukraine United States
