A sinkhole swallows an SUV in South Korea, injuring 2 people
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A sinkhole suddenly opened and swallowed an SUV in South Korea’s capital on Thursday, injuring the two occupants, emergency workers said.
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Top Biden Aide Holds Rare Talks With Chinese Military General
The White House national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, met on Thursday with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, and held rare talks with a top Chinese military official in a sign that the two countries are communicating at senior levels despite tensions over the South China Sea and Taiwan.
Court Orders South Korea to Take Stronger Action on Climate Change
A top South Korean court on Thursday ruled the nation’s measures for fighting climate change insufficient for protecting the rights of citizens, and ordered the government to set firm carbon-reduction targets for 2031 and beyond. It is the first climate litigation ruling of its kind in Asia.
Isolationism will only hurt US competitiveness in the long run
In recent years, under two different presidents, the US has approached the question of trade and globalisation through one key assumption: that America’s middle class lost its manufacturing jobs to countries like China and that those jobs must now be brought back, partly through a series of tariffs.
Toyota extends production halt as strong typhoon pounds southern Japan
TOKYO -- Toyota Motor on Thursday said it would extend the suspension of production at all plants in Japan until Friday as a powerful typhoon that is expected to traverse much of the country made landfall in the south and caused flooding, damage and dozens of injuries.
Japan's next prime minister could be the youngest candidate in a crowded election for party leadership
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party is set to elect a new leader in September and, by extension, the country's next prime minister.
No trace of Kuala Lumpur sinkhole victim as anger, safety concerns mount
An around-the-clock search of the sewer system has so far failed to find Vijaya Lakshmi Gali, a 48-year-old who vanished without a trace after plunging into an 8-metre-deep chasm following the sudden collapse of the pavement in the Masjid India area of the city.
Finland will soon bury nuclear waste in a geological tomb that’s built to last for 100,000 years
Finland is on the cusp of burying spent nuclear fuel in the world's first geological tomb, where it will be stored for 100,000 years.