CHINA

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ASIA

Cancer Patients Are Flying to China for CAR-T Therapy at a Fraction of U.S. Costs — But the Biggest Risk May Come After They Return Home

SHANGHAI — China is emerging as an unexpected destination for international cancer patients seeking one of medicine’s most advanced treatments: CAR-T cell therapy. The attraction is powerful. Treatment packages reported in China can cost roughly US$150,000 to US$230,000, compared with estimated total costs of US$

ASIA

Foreign Tourists Are Leaving Beijing and Shanghai for Rural China — But One Problem Could Slow the Boom

BEIJING — For generations of international travellers, a first trip to China has usually meant the same headline attractions: Beijing’s Forbidden City and Great Wall, Shanghai’s skyline, Xi’an’s Terracotta Army or perhaps the giant pandas of Chengdu. That itinerary is beginning to change. A growing number of

ASIA

China’s Exports Surge 25% in August as Global Demand Keeps Factory Engine Running

BEIJING — China’s export machine showed little sign of slowing in August, with overseas shipments jumping 25% from a year earlier, strengthening one of the few major pillars supporting an economy still struggling with weak domestic demand and a prolonged property downturn. The latest customs data, released Tuesday, showed export

ASIA

China’s AI Data Boom Sends Longsys to Hong Kong With a $900M IPO — Then Investors Deliver a Reality Check

HONG KONG — China’s booming artificial-intelligence economy has created another major test for investors. Shenzhen Longsys Electronics, a Chinese maker of memory and data-storage products, raised about HK$7.08 billion (US$903 million) through its Hong Kong listing on Tuesday, but the company's highly anticipated

ASIA

China’s Humanoid Robots Are Moving From Sports Arenas Toward the Battlefield — But They’re Not “Robot Soldiers” Yet

BEIJING — China’s humanoid robots have danced, boxed, sprinted and entertained crowds. Now, military researchers are studying whether machines built to move like humans could eventually follow soldiers into some of the world’s most dangerous battlefields. A sweeping Reuters investigation published this week found that China’s defense establishment

BUSINESS

Japan’s AI Unicorn Preferred Networks Wants an IPO to Challenge the Chip Giants — But Its Biggest Test Comes Before It Can List

TOKYO — One of Japan’s most closely watched artificial-intelligence startups is preparing for a much bigger stage. Preferred Networks, the Tokyo-based AI company backed by some of Japan’s biggest corporate names, is moving toward an initial public offering as the cost of developing and mass-producing its

ASIA

China Pumps US$54 Billion Into Banks and Insurers in Major Financial Powerhouse Push

BEIJING — China has unveiled a massive 360 billion yuan (US$54 billion) capital injection into some of its biggest state-owned banks and insurers, marking one of Beijing's most significant efforts in years to strengthen the country's financial system. The sweeping package is designed to reinforce

CHINA

Typhoon Saudel Triggers Deadly Mudslide in China: Death Toll Rises as 9 Remain Missing

BEIJING — The death toll from a mudslide triggered by days of torrential rain from Typhoon Saudel has climbed to three in Jiangxi province, eastern China, while nine others remain missing as rescue teams continue searching through damaged homes and debris. The mudslide struck part of a village in Suichuan County,

ASIA

China's Property Reset Has Begun: Why Beijing Is Dismantling Housing Presales Without Killing Them Overnight

BEIJING — China is finally moving away from the housing system that helped fuel one of the biggest property booms in modern history. But Beijing is not pulling the plug overnight. For decades, Chinese developers have relied heavily on selling apartments before construction was completed. Buyers would put down deposits, take

ASIA

China Is Producing More Cars, Batteries and Goods Than Ever — But the Numbers Reveal Why the West’s ‘Overcapacity’ Case Isn’t So Simple

BEIJING/WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS — A battle over Chinese factories has rapidly become one of the biggest economic confrontations of 2026. Washington says China is producing too much. Europe says a flood of subsidized Chinese goods threatens its industrial base. Beijing says Western governments are using the language of “overcapacity” to disguise

ASIA

China Raises Tibet Flood Toll to 43 Dead, 519 Missing — But Rescuers Are Still Digging Through What Used to Be Gyirong Port

GYIRONG, Tibet — Eleven days after a massive ice-and-rock collapse high in the Himalayas sent a wall of mud, water and debris racing toward the China-Nepal border, the disaster is still giving up its dead. China on Sunday raised the confirmed death toll on the Tibetan side from

ASIA

China Warns of ‘Consequences’ as Taiwan Appears at Pacific Summit — But Palau Says Beijing Doesn’t Choose the Guest List

KOROR, Palau — A gathering designed to showcase Pacific unity instead became the latest arena in the escalating diplomatic contest between China and Taiwan, after Beijing warned of unspecified “consequences” over the presence of Taiwan’s foreign minister at the region’s most important political summit. Chinese special envoy for Pacific

ASIA

China Just Sent Its ‘National Team’ Back Into the Stock Market With $8.9 Billion — But the Problem Beijing Can’t Buy Away Is Getting Bigger

BEIJING — China has once again reached for one of its most powerful tools for calming a falling stock market: state money. After a brutal technology-led selloff erased roughly 10 trillion yuan, or about $1.48 trillion, from mainland Chinese market value in two weeks, two major state-owned investment

ASIA

50 Years After Mao Zedong’s Death, China’s Young Are Turning Back to Him — But What They’re Remembering May Be More Important Than Mao Himself

NANJIE, China — Half a century after Mao Zedong’s death, China has transformed almost beyond recognition. Skyscrapers have replaced communes, private enterprise drives much of the economy, and Chinese companies compete at the frontiers of electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing. Yet Mao is far from disappearing. As China

ASIA

Chinese Worker Found Alive in a Nepal Tunnel After 10 Days — But What He Told Rescuers Could Send Them Deeper Underground

Chinese Worker Found Alive in Nepal Tunnel 10 Days After Catastrophic Flood — But Hundreds May Still Be Trapped Underground Chinese national Lu Haitao was pulled alive Saturday from inside a 225-meter tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Rasuwa district, according to Nepal’s military and government

ASIA

50 Years After Mao Zedong’s Death, China’s Young Are Turning Back to Him — But What They’re Remembering May Be More Important Than Mao Himself

NANJIE, China — Half a century after Mao Zedong’s death, China has transformed almost beyond recognition. Skyscrapers have replaced communes, private enterprise drives much of the economy, and Chinese companies compete at the frontiers of electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing. Yet Mao is far from disappearing. As China

CHINA

US and China Military Chiefs Meet as Taiwan Tensions Rise—Why Their Meeting Matters

WASHINGTON/BEIJING — A rare high-level military encounter between the United States and China is drawing attention across the Indo-Pacific after the U.S. commander responsible for the region met with a senior Chinese general whose forces oversee military operations involving Taiwan. U.S. Indo-Pacific Commander Adm. Samuel

ASIA

Chinese Survey Ship Spent 25 Days Inside PH EEZ — Then Tarriela Revealed What It Was Capable Of

Philippine Coast Guard West Philippine Sea spokesperson Rear Adm. Jay Tarriela said the 76-meter Chinese vessel Haiyang Dizhi Shihao entered the Philippines’ EEZ around Aug. 10 and remained in the area for 25 days. About three weeks of that period were spent within the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea

ASIA

Chinese National Nabbed in Alleged Visa Scam — NBI Uncovers What Was Behind the Operation

MANILA, Philippines — A Chinese national has been arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in connection with an alleged visa-processing scam, according to a report by the Manila Standard. The arrest comes amid intensified Philippine government efforts to crack down on fraud schemes involving foreign nationals,

POLITICS

Chinese Jets Locked Their Radar on 3 Philippine Aircraft Over Scarborough Shoal—What Happened Next?

MANILA, Philippines — Tensions in the West Philippine Sea have taken a more dangerous turn after armed Chinese military aircraft reportedly locked their radar systems onto three Philippine aircraft during an encounter over the disputed Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough Shoal, on September 2. The incident involved at least

ASIA

China Tightens Its Mineral Grip — Now the U.S. and Japan Are Racing to Protect the Chips That Power the World

U.S. and Japan race for critical minerals as China tightens grip on chip supply chains The next major battle in the global technology race may not be fought inside a semiconductor factory — it may begin with the minerals needed to make the chips in the first place. The United

ENTERTAINMENT

Miss World 2026 Coronation Night Underway in Vietnam—Then the Philippines’ Asia Rose Simpson Makes the Cut

NHA TRANG, Vietnam — The highly anticipated Miss World 2026 coronation night has officially begun in Vietnam, with 111 delegates from around the world competing for the coveted blue crown in the pageant's 75th Anniversary Edition. The grand finale is taking place at April 2 Square in Nha Trang,

CHINA

5 Chinese Warships Spotted Near Eastern Samar and Ilocos Norte—What Were They Watching?

MANILA, Philippines — The presence of Chinese naval vessels near two strategically important maritime approaches of the Philippines is drawing renewed attention after five People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels were reportedly monitored off Eastern Samar and northern Luzon in recent days. The sightings, first reported by The Manila Times,

ASIA

China Walks Out of South Korea’s Major Art Festival Over “Taiwan Pavilion” — And Seoul Is Now Caught in the Middle

A dispute over the name of a Taiwanese exhibition has turned into a major diplomatic and cultural controversy in South Korea, with Chinese curators and artists withdrawing from the 16th Gwangju Biennale after organizers approved the use of the name “Taiwan Pavilion.” The controversy intensified just as the biennale opened

SPORT

Zavier Lucero Ready for Gilas’ Biggest Defensive Test—But Can He Help Stop China in the Asian Games?

MANILA, Philippines — Zavier Lucero is ready to embrace a bigger role as Gilas Pilipinas prepares for a difficult Asian Games title defense, with the Magnolia forward expected to bring his physical defense, rebounding and versatility to a revamped Philippine lineup. Lucero is among the 12 players selected for Gilas Pilipinas’