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How China is making gains in the race for AI dominanceWith cutting-edge, open-source models like DeepSeek, Beijing is narrowing the AI innovation gap with the United States. -
Hiroshima at 80: As Japan’s commitment to nuclear abolition wanes, activists dig inAs the nonproliferation movement enters a tenuous new era, Japan’s firsthand experience with nuclear warfare is crucial in the fight for a nuclear-free world.
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Indonesia’s tariff deal could help save jobs. But will it ease youth discontent?In one of Asia’s fastest growing economies, millions of young people out of work. The crisis is fueling distrust and frustration with the government. -
Taiwan recall vote defeated, preserving China-friendly lawmakers’ seatsTaiwanese voters rejected a large-scale effort to recall opposition lawmakers from the Nationalist Party (KMT), dealing a blow to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). The recall aimed to shift legislative power but failed to remove any KMT lawmakers.
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South Korea ex-President Yoon indicted on additional criminal chargesSouth Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol faces new criminal charges for abusing power and fabricating documents related to his martial law declaration. -
How the soaring cost of rice is shaping a high-stakes election in JapanJapan’s ongoing rice shortage is bringing greater awareness to farmers’ issues, and greater scrutiny to the long-dominant Liberal Democratic Party, ahead of critical parliamentary elections. -
South Koreans rush for one last look inside Seoul’s storied Blue HouseThousands of tourists are flocking to visit South Korea’s version of the White House before it closes to the public, stirring debate around the proper use of such buildings. -
Taiwanese rethink China travel as Beijing raises stakes for 'separatist' speechChina’s campaign to unify Taiwan with the mainland is now extending to a crackdown on Taiwanese who Beijing deems 'pro-independence.' -
How bird poachers in Indonesia turned their town into a perch for birdersKeeping songbirds is a source of joy and pride for hundreds of thousands of Indonesians, but the tradition is also wreaking havoc on their ecosystem. -
With Lee’s election, South Korea returns to ‘pragmatic’ diplomacyThe election of Lee Jae-myung heralds a foreign policy shift for South Korea as the country seeks to balance its critical U.S. security alliance with a more pragmatic, amicable approach to China. -
Trump’s pivot to Asia is a turn away from EuropeDonald Trump makes the Indo-Pacific the U.S. military’s top priority in his “America First” foreign policy, but Asian allies are unsettled by Washington’s tariff war. -
Māori lawmakers performed Haka in the New Zealand parliament. Now they are suspended.New Zealand legislators suspended three Māori lawmakers on June 5 after they performed a Haka, a chanting dance of challenge. The lawmakers aimed to protest a bill that could endanger Indigenous rights. -
Lee won South Korea elections, but concerns over his integrity narrowed the raceAfter a tighter-than-expected presidential election, Lee Jae-myung aims to restore stability to a nation wracked by months of political upheaval. But issues of trust remain. -
Women helped oust South Korea’s president. Now they feel erased by elections.Despite taking the lead in pro-democracy protests this winter, South Korean women are struggling to gain political power and gender equality.
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