4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1042+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:25 JST An engineer works among Tiangong Omni humanoid robots in the research and testing area of the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, also known as X-Humanoid, in Beijing on Sept. 4. (Reuters) BEIJING—A week after his robot outran…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (629+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:30 JST BANGKOK—China on Wednesday accused the Philippines of “stirring up trouble” after harsh words from Philippines Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over Beijing’s increasingly aggressive pursuit of maritime claims in the South China Sea. Teodoro was addressing…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (858+ words) September 10, 2026 at 12:30 JST Stocks on Wall Street lost ground again Wednesday as the price of crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel amid further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (60+ words) September 7, 2026 at 18:26 JST Global shares were trading mixed on Monday, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers’ stocks. [Read More] Team uses AI to study colors seen when black-and-white top is spun Fire…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (577+ words) September 9, 2026 at 15:30 JST Raymond Greene, director of the American Institute in Taiwan, makes a speech at the opening of new exhibition from the New York Met at National Palace Museum in Taipei on June 13, 2025. (Reuters) TAIPEI--Any conflict across the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (79+ words) August 26, 2026 at 12:15 JST BEIJING—Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, known for making satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was handed the maximum three-year sentence for “defaming national heroes and martyrs” by a Chinese court on Tuesday, ‌his wife and…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (701+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:15 JST BANGKOK—China’s exports jumped 25% in August from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods as its record trade surplus widened further, its customs agency said Tuesday. The data was broadly in line with…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (400+ words) September 8, 2026 at 11:30 JST BANGKOK—Authorities fined two companies and said that one of China’s best-known comedians had caused a “negative impact” on society, after an audience reported him for changing the lyrics of a patriotic song during a performance. The…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (528+ words) September 8, 2026 at 16:15 JST A woman uses her phone near NIO's new flagship electric SUV ES9, displayed ahead of the car's launch event, in Beijing, China May 27, 2026. (REUTERS) BEIJING—China’s ⁠car exports stayed robust in August ⁠as BYD and other automakers shipped…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (551+ words) By RYUTARO ITO/ Staff Writer September 8, 2026 at 07:00 JST The apparent hull of the former Imperial Japanese Navy’s light cruiser Nagara lies on the seafloor off the Ushibukamachi district of Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture. (Provided by Yoshitaka Isaji) AMAKUSA, Kumamoto Prefecture--Divers…...