Your Sunday Asia Briefing: Feeling the Heat
My goodness it’s warm around here. Temperatures are soaring, both physically and politically. Sadly, the only thing that
2023-05-21 11:48
Biden intervenes to try to break US debt ceiling deadlock
President Joe Biden was intervening personally Sunday to try and break the US debt ceiling deadlock with a call to the top Republican leader before the clock ticks...
2023-05-21 11:28
Biden, House Speaker McCarthy could speak Sunday on debt limit
By Trevor Hunnicutt HIROSHIMA, Japan U.S. President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy could speak as
2023-05-21 11:23
Gulf oil giants turn to start-ups in carbon-capture bid
Faced with mounting pressure over planet-heating pollution, Gulf Arab energy giants are turning to humble tech start-ups as they search for ways to remove...
2023-05-21 11:19
G7's China investment continues even as members 'de-risk' - Germany's Scholz
HIROSHIMA, Japan Members of the Group of Seven rich nations will ensure big investments in China continue even
2023-05-21 10:45
Guitar smashed by Nirvana's Kurt Cobain sells for nearly $600,000
A guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain sold for nearly $600,000, several times its original estimate...
2023-05-21 10:30
Australian PM backs G7 on 'de-risking' trade with China
SYDNEY Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday that he backed a Group of Seven (G7) joint
2023-05-21 10:24
Private mission carrying first Saudi astronauts to visit ISS set for launch
A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to blast off from Florida on Sunday, carrying the first two Saudi astronauts to...
2023-05-21 09:51
New Zealand, BlueScope Spend $188 Million to Cut Steel Emissions
New Zealand’s government and BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s local unit will spend NZ$300 million ($188 million) to upgrade a
2023-05-21 09:20
Yoon, Kishida Show Unity at Memorial for Korean A-Bomb Victims
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida together laid flowers at a memorial
2023-05-21 09:17
Crippling Heat Waves Deepen Asia’s Reliance on Russian Energy
The extreme heat that’s been scorching Asia in recent weeks has produced one clear beneficiary — Russia. As
2023-05-21 08:24
Minnesota bill legalizing recreational pot passes Senate, heads to governor's desk
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making it the 23rd state to do so
2023-05-21 07:25