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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr delivered his State of the Nation Address promising tax relief and price reductions while vowing to pursue corruption cases linked to a flood-control scandal that has implicated his cousin, former House speaker Martin Romualdez. Analysts say the president must show tangible results from the investigation without derailing economic growth.
Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has denounced the ASEAN Regional Forum's call for denuclearization, stating that North Korea's status as a nuclear state is final and irreversible. She vowed to continuously update the country's nuclear capability, while analysts suggest the rebuke signals ASEAN's waning relevance to Pyongyang.
Australian shares are poised to rise at the open, with futures pointing to gains as investors weigh easing US-Iran tensions against ongoing concerns over tech valuations. Wall Street closed mixed, while oil prices fell sharply, and the Australian dollar was little changed.
The number of survivors from the Vietnamese cargo vessel Khoi Nguyen 18, which sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, has risen to 48, with 14 crew members still missing. A multinational search involving Vietnamese, Philippine, and Chinese rescuers continues.
A white van drove into a crowd near Berlin's Christopher Street Day celebrations on Saturday, killing one woman and injuring 29 people. Authorities classified the incident as an Islamist terrorist attack; the suspect, Abdul B., was later shot dead by police. Officials and community groups condemned the violence.
An ABC Four Corners investigation, using forensic testing, found that many tomato products labelled as Australian or Italian actually contain tomatoes from China, with about half traced to Xinjiang. The ACCC has launched an inquiry, and a small business owner has pulled products in response.
A six-year-old girl died after receiving experimental gene-editing therapy for a neurodevelopmental condition. The trial, led by neuroscientist Qiu Zilong, has triggered a university investigation and renewed debate over trial safeguards and regulatory flexibility in China.
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission made its first trip to China in seven years, meeting with government officials, academics, and business representatives to discuss AI, biotech, and more. Chairman Randall Schriver said the trip was to understand, not reset, the relationship. Commissioners plan to return annually.
A Vietnamese cargo vessel with 62 crew members sank in the South China Sea near Fiery Cross Reef, leaving 23 missing and 39 rescued. Chinese state media reported that six Chinese vessels, a helicopter, and a Vietnamese vessel joined the search. The incident occurs in a region with overlapping sovereignty claims.
A Vietnamese cargo vessel with 62 crew members sank near Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea, prompting a multinational search-and-rescue operation. Reports vary on the number of missing and rescued, with officials citing 17 to 23 missing and 39 to 45 rescued. Chinese and Vietnamese authorities are coordinating efforts amid challenging weather conditions.
A 21-year-old suspect attacked a Christopher Street Day event in Berlin, killing one and injuring 16. The suspect was associated with the 'Islamist scene,' police said. The attack is part of a series of vehicle attacks in Germany and worldwide.
Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, prompting the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people and disrupting travel in Hong Kong. Authorities reported varying evacuation numbers, and the storm is expected to continue affecting the region with heavy rainfall.
Iran has summoned Ukraine's diplomats after an attack on a ship in the Caspian Sea, which Tehran says was a commercial vessel and killed a sailor. Ukraine claims it struck a Russian warship and vessels carrying Iran-linked military cargo, including drone and missile components.
Iran has shifted its military focus to Bahrain and Kuwait amid ongoing US-Iran conflict, with analysts citing historical tensions and the small size of these Gulf states. Meanwhile, a crackdown on documentation of attacks has led to over 1,000 arrests, raising freedom of expression concerns.
As AI models surpass a trillion parameters, Chinese chipmakers are turning to 'supernode' architectures that link thousands of chips. At WAIC, firms like Biren Technology unveiled optical interconnect solutions to overcome copper-wiring limits, shifting competition from raw chip specs to system reliability and memory sharing.
Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed a missile attack on the Saudi city of Jazan, accusing Riyadh of a 'dangerous escalation' after Saudi strikes on Houthi targets. The US military paused its daily strikes on Iran for the first time in 13 nights, while President Trump indicated he would hold off on major operations as talks with Iran progress.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Kyrgyzstan, discussing relations with the US and the Ukrainian crisis. Wang Yi called for joint efforts to boost the SCO's development and international standing, citing the growing role of the organization.
A U.S. federal appeals court refused to stay a lower court ruling that struck down the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, agreeing with 20 states that the fee was an unlawful tax not authorized by Congress. Meanwhile, Senator Tim Sheehy introduced the 'End H-1B Abuse Act' to pause new H-1B visas for three years and codify the fee, aiming to overhaul the program.
Typhoon Noul made landfall in Guangdong on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of high-speed rail and flights, closing schools and briefly suspending tours of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge. The storm, the strongest to hit China so far this year, pushed the National Meteorological Centre to issue its highest red warning before weakening.
China is advancing overland trade routes across Central Asia as global shipping chokepoints face continued disruptions. New railway and road links, including a multi-modal corridor to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan, aim to cut delivery times significantly. The Belt and Road Initiative's rapid development in the region has made China the largest trading partner of all Central Asian countries, with trade exceeding $100 billion.