Laos's small modular reactor plan with Russia risks contaminating the Mekong's rice-growing floodplains and the region's food security The post Upstream nuclear, downstream rice: ecological MAD on the Mekong appeared first on Asia Times .
WASHINGTON/CAIRO, July 30 - The U.S. military said it struck dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard targets in Iran, including military command centres and drone facilities, in a two-hour operation launched after Tehran fired ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Former South Korea football coach Hong Myung-bo also denied receiving a US$2.6 million salary but declined to disclose the actual amount.
On July 23, the House of Representatives voted 214-208 to direct President Donald Trump to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress authorizes them. Hours later, the Senate rejected a motion to bring a separate war powers resolution out of committee, 47-49.
ANKARA, July 30 - Turkish police detained the opposition mayor of Ankara's Etimesgut district on Thursday, among others in a graft investigation, broadcaster NTV and other media said.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Myanmar has agreed to take 5,000 Rohingya asylum seekers currently in Malaysia, where there has recently been tension between the refugees and local communities.
The revocation of his royal awards comes ahead of Negeri Sembilan's Aug 1 state election.
Before a Chinese humanoid can take on ground-handling work at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, JAL Ground Service has to decide which jobs are suitable and what safety conditions the machine must meet. GMO AI & Robotics then adjusts its movements for an airport where people, vehicles
Longtime CBS News cameraman Derek Williams, who spent four decades covering some of Asia’s most pivotal events, from the Vietnam War to the Tiananmen Square massacre, died July 22. He was 79. Williams died Wednesday, according to his family. He had been living with Parkinson’s
Thousands of people are staying in evacuation centres, struggling to keep cool as temperatures soar.
Indonesia mines more nickel than any other country, producing more than 60% of the world’s supply. For about a decade, Jakarta has pursued “downstreaming” — a strategy to move beyond exporting raw ore and up the value-added chain. In 2026, Indonesia sharply cut the amount of
At least 30 die as quake-hit Kumamoto battles outages and heatstroke risks.
The July 28 tremor caused widespread damage on the island of Kyushu.
The July 28 tremor caused widespread damage on the island of Kyushu.
Telegram told the BBC it rejects the allegations and will contest them in court.
The 19-year-old was "truly sorry" for causing trouble, his lawyers said.
Like few other countries, Taiwan faces a legitimate existential crisis. Beijing’s position that Taiwan must submit to absorption by the People’s Republic of China, even by force if necessary, is insistent and uncompromising. There is zero doubt this would result in the
Using generative technology and a picture of their victim, harassers can fabricate pornographic images.
China said the US had ignored Beijing’s repeated representations.
Hundreds of rescue workers are battling for another day to reach possible survivors in the remains of the Aeon shopping mall in Kashima in the Kumamoto region.
Winston Peters told a lawmaker of Chinese descent to “go back to your own country”.
The country’s internet regulator said Telegram failed to remove videos of terrorist executions and mass shootings.
Analysts say the company’s boom is likely to continue as North American tech giants ramp up investment in AI data centres requiring their cutting-edge chips.
The new party’s secretary-general Saifuddin Abdullah tells CNA it wants to offer a more moderate and inclusive brand of politics, but analysts argue it must first prove its relevance, starting with the upcoming Negeri Sembilan state polls.
A bitter royal dispute has thrust Negeri Sembilan's traditions into the spotlight ahead of the polls.
LAHORE/MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, July 29 - Protests during regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir have turned deadly, with leaders of a banned Kashmiri group saying on Wednesday more than 30 people had been killed around one town in clashes with security forces ahead
The Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Congress scheduled for autumn 2027 could be one of the most delicate and significant in its history. President Xi Jinping will extend his power for a fourth five-year term and bring up an entire generation of younger cadres. They will be people
Experts warn of the risk of blood clots forming due to long hours in the same position.
Malaysia hosts more than 126,000 members of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority.
Francis Xavier Duan Yongkun, 45, was ordained Coadjutor Bishop of Bameng, in Inner Mongolia.
The legislation would double the maximum jail term for those involved in leaking exam papers to 10 years.
Online service providers that violate the rules could face fines.
BEIJING, July 29 - Chinese and Russian naval warships have completed a joint patrol lasting more than two weeks and arrived in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East on Wednesday, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.
People are being urged to stay alert, with earthquake aftershocks potentially reaching magnitude 7, officials say
FIFA's announcement also produced a furious backlash from European football's governing body UEFA, which said the World Cup was not an "asset to trade".
The population of Japanese residents has fallen for 17 consecutive years since peaking in 2009.
A July 25-29 operation saw five men arrested and 425.3kg of methamphetamine seized.
The recipient had earlier undergone a partial penectomy.
WASHINGTON, July 29 - A small California-based drone maker says one of its sea vessels sailed close enough to a Chinese warship operating inside the Philippines' exclusive economic zone to capture what it believes is the first footage of its kind recorded by a private U.S. firm.
Hangzhou is increasingly being dubbed China's new Silicon Valley. For entrepreneurs and tech talent alike, the city offers something many technology hubs struggle to balance: the infrastructure to build at speed, and the space to think creatively.
The global economy is entering a new era in which artificial intelligence is no longer merely a technological innovation but an increasingly influential economic force. Much as the internet transformed commerce and globalization reshaped production networks, AI is beginning to
The saga shows foreign investors need to understand Malaysia’s multi-layered regulatory system and navigate domestic political and geopolitical sensitivities, analysts say.
Beijing's foreign ministry said it "firmly opposed" Tuesday's move by the US Federal Communications Commission to add "advanced robotic devices" to the list of banned items on national security grounds.
