Asia

G7 vows economic coercion will ‘face consequences’

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20, 2023 (AFP) - G7 leaders vowed Saturday that attempts to "weaponise" trade and supply chains would…

G7 calls for ‘responsible’ use of generative AI

HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 20, 2023 (AFP) - The world must urgently assess the impact of generative artificial intelligence, G7 leaders…

Russian PM to visit China next week: Beijing

BEIJING, May 19, 2023 (AFP) - Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit China from May 23 to 24, Beijing's…

Indonesians fall prey to fake shaman ‘magic money’ scams

By Irvan Maulana with Dessy Sagita and Safrin Labatu in Jakarta Agence France-Presse KARAWANG, Indonesia, May 19, 2023 (AFP) -…

‘Could be your city’: a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor’s warning

  By Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 18, 2023 (AFP) - On August 6, 1945, four-year-old Masao Ito…

EU warns Korean Air’s Asiana bid could limit competition

BRUSSELS, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - The EU said on Wednesday it feared the takeover by South Korean flag-carrier Korean…

Asia heatwaves made 30 times more likely by climate change: study

NEW DELHI, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - Climate change made record-breaking deadly heatwaves in Bangladesh, India, Laos and Thailand last…

Next five years set to be hottest period ever: UN

GENEVA, May 17, 2023 (AFP) - It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the…

Ex-PM Truss urges UK to get tough with China on Taiwan

By Amber WANG Agence France-Presse TAIPEI, May 17, 2023 (AFP) -- Britain's former prime minister Liz Truss on Wednesday urged…

Kim inspects North Korea’s first spy satellite: state media

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - Leader Kim Jong Un has inspected North Korea's first military spy satellite and gave the…

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