Asia-Pacific
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Racist, Sexist, Casteist: Is Current Application of AI Bad News for India?
After communal clashes in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area last year, police said they used facial recognit...
September 25, 2023
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China’s Xi Reportedly Welcomes Idea of Summit with Japan and South Korea
HAGZHOU, China / SEOUL — Chinese President Xi Jinping has welcomed the idea of holding a trilateral ...
September 24, 2023
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Samsung SDS Unveils Generative AI Services to Aid Corporate Clients
South Korean IT solutions provider Samsung SDS recently unveiled new services that will allow its cl...
September 23, 2023
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China Withdraws East China Sea Rig Movement Plan That Might Have Been in Japan’s EEZ
BEIJING — China’s Maritime Safety Administration on Thursday withdrew an earlier announcement that e...
September 22, 2023
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Singapore among Countries Most at Risk from Rising Geopolitical Tensions
Skepticism over the benefits of international trade and multilateral cooperation has been rising, wi...
September 21, 2023
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South Korean Lawmaker Sentenced to 18 Months of Prison over Misappropriation of Donations to Support Group for Former Comfort Women
SEOUL — The Seoul High Court on Wednesday sentenced South Korean lawmaker Yoon Mee-hyang to 18 month...
September 21, 2023
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China Likely to Decide Soon on Arrest of Detained Japanese
Hangzhou, China (Jiji Press)—Chinese authorities are likely to make an official decision soon on whe...
September 21, 2023
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China’s Fishery Imports from Japan Plummet 70 Pct in Aug.
Beijing, Sept. 18 (Jiji Press)—China’s imports of fishery products from Japan plummeted about 70 pct...
September 19, 2023
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Cumulative Debt of Chinese Local Governments Tops 100 Trillion Yuan
GUANGZHOU/BEIJING — China’s local governments are in critical fiscal condition. Their cumulative de...
September 18, 2023
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Bollywood’s Behind-The-Scenes Women Bypass ‘boys’ Club’ Unions
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Female protagonists are often the biggest stars in Bollywood f...
September 18, 2023
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China’s Domestic Production of EV Parts Driven by Strained U.S. Ties
China is boosting efforts to create a self-sufficient supply chain in the field of electric vehicles...
September 17, 2023
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Exclusive: Beijing Instructs Chinese EV Makers to Use Domestically Produced Electronic Parts
The Chinese government is unofficially instructing its electric vehicle makers to use domestically p...
September 17, 2023
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China’s Economic Statistics Increasingly Opaque
Fukutaro Yamashita / The Yomiuri ShimbunSenior officials of China’s National Bureau of Statistics ho...
September 17, 2023
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Lack of Support Leaves Myanmar Refugees in Thailand Isolated
MAE SOT, northwestern Thailand — Since Myanmar’s military coup in February 2021, Myanmar nationals w...
September 13, 2023
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ASEAN Countries Meet Amid Concerns over China
JAKARTA — Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened Wednesday at the A...
September 7, 2023
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