The drop was driven largely by a 61% fall in arrivals from China, which has been urging its citizens to avoid travel to Japan to protest comments by the prime minister about Taiwan.
How China plans to dominate global trade long after Trump
BEIJING, Feb 19 (Reuters) – China sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from U.S.
Watch CNBC’s full interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman from the India AI Summit
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses AI infrastructure, OpenAI’s business model, competition from China and thoughts on the industry from the India AI Impact Summit.
China’s biggest TV event had a clear star: the robot
Back-flipping, nunchuck-weilding humanoid robots delighted and amazed viewers at China’s annual televised new-year extravaganza with their kung-fu choreography. But they – and their rivals who took to …
Why India joining this US-led tech alliance could help supply chains
India is joining the U.S.-led ‘Pax Silica’ effort, a Trump administration initiative aimed at securing the global supply chain for silicon-based technologies. “Pax Silica is really not about China, it …
Indonesia tightens control on nickel as the US and China scramble for critical minerals
Indonesia is tightening state control over the world’s largest nickel supply after years of betting the metal would anchor a homegrown electric-vehicle industry, and just as global demand begins shifting away from heavy reliance on nickel.
US reveals new details of secret China nuclear test
Officials have ruled out earthquakes or mining as the source of a 2.75-magnitude event in 2020 near China’s nuclear test site.
Mysterious 2020 explosion in China had hallmarks of nuclear test, US official alleges
A US official says a seismic station in Kazakhstan collected evidence of an alleged China nuclear test at Lop Nur in June 2020.
Laos touted as hidden gem for land developers
Laos is fast emerging as a land of opportunity for land developers, ahead of a highly anticipated launch of a new high-speed train connecting the Southeast Asian country with China this week. The …
Su Yiming secures China’s first gold of 2026 Winter Olympics, winning men’s snowboard slopestyle
Child actor-turned-snowboard prodigy Su Yiming won gold in the men’s snowboard slopestyle, while Team USA’s Jake Canter took bronze.