DAEGU, South Korea -- As the campaign period for next month's nationwide local elections in South Korea began Thursday, polls show an unexpectedly tight race is shaping up in the traditional conservative stronghold of Daegu.
China to lend 2 more pandas to US in possible sign of warmer ties
NEW YORK -- China is gearing up to lend two additional giant pandas to the U.S., a step that some believe indicates improving diplomatic ties.
Speculators rush into copper as sulfur supply risk, AI drive up prices
TOKYO -- Speculative money is pouring into copper and pushing international prices close to record highs as observers look to a new supply risk from the conflict in the Middle East: a potential shortage of sulfur, which is key to copper smelting.
Japan banks to offer loans backed by growth potential, not real estate
TOKYO -- Japan's top three banks, as well as regional lenders, will offer a new type of loan backed by a company's technology or growth potential instead of physical assets, under a program designed to spur the growth of startups.
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Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the independent New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research and fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including "Water: Asia's New Battleground," which won the Bernard Schwartz Book Award.
In Indonesia, Prabowo's $14bn village co-op drive collides with rural realities
SEMARANG, Indonesia -- In Central Java, an unassuming small business space located inside the Gedawang village head's office complex has been transformed, with bright new hues to match its new role: Painted in the colors of the Indonesian flag, it is now a bustling "Red White Cooperative" retail hub.
Japan college to build AI- and robot-powered city within a city
TOKYO -- A university in Tokyo plans to create a futuristic enclave in the Japanese capital that combines the latest in artificial intelligence with robotics technology.
Japan lacks enough underground shelters to withstand missile attacks
KUMAMOTO, Japan/TOKYO -- Local governments in Japan are having difficulty providing enough underground shelters for residents, including around such facilities as Self-Defense Forces bases and nuclear power plants, with only 5% of the population nationwide covered.
Terra Drone's Indonesia CEO sentenced to 16 months for deadly fire
JAKARTA -- An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced the head of Japanese drone developer Terra Drone's local unit to 16 months in prison for negligent homicide in connection with a fire that killed 22 employees and injured 15.
How Chinese renewable JVs are carving new investment route into US
NEW YORK -- A new wave of joint ventures between U.S. and Chinese firms is taking shape, driven by a provision buried in Washington's latest budget legislation that could outline a pathway for cross-border investment and reshape the economics of America's clean energy supply chain.