Boeing's first direct delivery of a 787 Dreamliner to China since 2019 is set to land in Shanghai on Friday, a step that could hasten the end of China's freeze on deliveries of the firm's profitable ...
China’s EV and chip giants need workers — not necessarily college grads
China's vocational school push is producing workers the country's electric car and semiconductor industries want to hire.
China issues draft rules for online game management
China on Friday unveiled new draft rules for online video games, imposing strict rules on players' spending as Beijing continues to tighten regulations for the sector.
Thailand edges closer to legalising same-sex marriage
Thai lawmakers on Thursday overwhelmingly passed four draft bills on same-sex marriage in their first reading, moving the country closer towards its legalisation in a country with one of Asia's most ...
Thailand Could Soon Become the Second Asian Country to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Thailand’s House of Representatives approved a bill this week that could soon legalize same-sex marriage, taking another step toward major legal reforms for LGBTQ+ people in the Southeast Asian ...
Philippines poverty rate in H1 2023 at 22.4%
MANILA: The Philippines’ poverty rate dropped to 22.4% or 25.24 million people in the first half of 2023, the government’s statistics agency said on Friday, from 23.7% in the same period in 2021.
Digitized images illuminate US colonial period in the Philippines
Brill (Cornell University Class of 1888) traveled to the Philippines in 1899 and photographed placid scenes of rice fields, coconut groves, sugar mills, duck farms, and thatch-roofed villages. But his idyllic images also illuminate the tumultuous U.
Japan-US ties stronger than ever, minister says amid US Steel scrutiny
Japanese Industry Minister Ken Saito said on Friday that U.S.-Japanese ties were "stronger than ever", although he declined to comment directly on growing scrutiny in the United States of a proposed ...
Japan’s core inflation slows in November, eases pressure on BOJ
Japan's core inflation slowed sharply in November to a pace unseen in over a year, data showed on Friday, highlighting easing cost-push pressures that may give the central bank more time before ...
Japan’s hand-forged knives a slice of samurai metallurgy
Blacksmith Yoshihiro Yauji pulls a piece of glowing metal from the forge in a Japanese village, continuing a tradition dating back centuries to when the region was renowned for crafting swords carried ...