Developments across China, Japan, Korea, India, and the Pacific
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Two people were killed and about 55,000 others affected after torrential rains triggered flooding and breaches at several reservoirs in Nanning City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local authorities said at a press conference on Monday.
Indonesia and Singapore agreed to deepen bilateral cooperation during a Leaders' Retreat led by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Jakarta on Monday, covering trade, energy, digital economy, cybersecurity, supply chains, and cross-border electricity trade.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Chinese Xi Jinping congratulates Trump on the 250th anniversary of America's Declaration of Independence.
Oberoi, an Indian developer known for premium properties, expects to “more than double” its sales value to 135 billion rupees ($1.4 billion) in the financial year through March.
China memory module giant's first-half profit set to jump more than 600-fold
Pakistan is mediating a Libyan unity push as rival camps seek a deal, Pakistani sources say.
The Chinese PLA Navy successfully test-launched a strategic missile from a nuclear submarine toward the Pacific Ocean at 12:01, describing it as a routine annual training arrangement with advance notification to relevant countries.
According to the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), the PLAN conducted a scheduled test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean earlier today. The test, reportedly launched from a 09IV/A SSBN, marks the first time China has conducted such a test.
China's Foreign Ministry denied reports of Russian military personnel training on Chinese territory, with spokesperson Mao Ning calling them "pure slander" at a briefing. She was responding to a request to comment on "urgent talks" between the German Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Ambassador over media reports about military exercises.
The impeachment trial of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte begins.
A dam collapsed in Guangxi and a cross-border railway was halted as Typhoon Maysak struck the region.
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China opened 92 new international air cargo routes in the first half of 2026, adding more than 210 weekly round-trip flights, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said Monday. The new routes include 41 to Asia, 38 to Europe, 11 to North America, one to South America and one to Africa.
A new study published in Mammalian Biology finds southern right whale mothers rest upside down to limit nursing and conserve energy during calving season. Researchers from the University of Western Australia and Aarhus University used drones to record dozens of mother-calf pairs at the Head of Bight calving ground off South Australia, observing that nursing decreased as upside-down resting increased.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong called for advancing innovative development of biomedicine and agricultural machinery and accelerating construction of a modern water network during an inspection tour in Shandong Province from Saturday to Monday.
The Philippine Senate on Monday commenced the impeachment trial against Vice President Sara Duterte in her absence, marking the first impeachment trial against an incumbent vice president in the country's history. Twenty-one of 24 senators attended the hearing at the Senate complex in Metro Manila, with over 6,000 police deployed. Senator Francis Escudero was elected presiding officer; a minimum of 16 senatorial votes is required for conviction.
Alibaba has banned employees from using Claude Code amid escalating U.S.-China AI tensions, according to a report shared on Solara Times.
Venezuelan minister visits Indian relief hospital, thanks New Delhi for earthquake aid
China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters upgraded the flood control emergency response for Guangxi from Level IV to Level III on Monday as Typhoon Maysak continued to bring heavy rainfall. Heavy rain has affected the region since July 3, with more downpours expected.
PM Modi arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, and was received by Prabowo. During the visit, Modi will hold talks with President Subianto, visit the Prambanan Temple complex, and interact with the Indian community.
A long-running disagreement over whether South Korea should be classified as a developed or emerging-market economy has produced a record performance gap between ETFs managed by BlackRock and Vanguard.
Yang Youlin, former executive deputy director of the administrative committee of Nanjing Development Zone in Jiangsu Province, was sentenced to death for accepting bribes. The Intermediate People's Court of Changzhou City convicted him of accepting over 2.21 billion yuan in bribes between 1993 and 2023, along with embezzlement, abuse of power, and money laundering.
Vocalist Yoshiatsu's bands are ending: Fukuro announced an indefinite hiatus citing irreconcilable differences among members, and DRUGS confirmed they will officially disband following their final performance on Oct 2, 2026.
The People's Bank of China has authorized Standard Bank of South Africa and ICBC to jointly serve as the RMB Clearing Bank for Africa, giving enterprises and financial institutions from 19 African countries direct access to China's onshore financial system for the first time, Tunisian newspaper Tunisie Tribune reported.
A Chinese court sentenced a former local official to a rare death penalty in a $324 million graft case.
China halts some trains for three days due to a typhoon, according to CCTV.
Indonesia is planning sweeping tax incentives for a proposed international financial center, including an effective 0% income tax rate for some businesses and foreign finance experts.
Hedge funds sold Asian equities at the second-fastest pace in at least five years during June, with Japan recording its largest monthly outflow on record and South Korea seeing a sharp reversal that erased its year-to-date gains.