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Japan Presses Iran to Safeguard Strait of Hormuz Shipping

The pledge signals Japan's reliance on direct negotiation to protect vital oil routes through a vulnerable Gulf chokepoint.

China Sends First Type 076 Amphibious Assault Ship to South China Sea Trials

Early Cherry Blossoms Reported in Japan as Warmth Brings Faster Start

Seoul Protests USFK After Brief U.S.–China Jet Standoff Over Yellow Sea

Starlux Sets First Europe Route With Taipei–Prague Nonstop From August 2026

Cold Wave Grips South Korea, Heavy Snow Batters Southern Provinces

From Kiritimati to Times Square, 2026 Rolls Across the Globe in a 26‑Hour Wave

Taiwan Rattled by 7.0 Offshore Quake as TSMC Staff Return After Brief Evacuations

Magnitude 6.1 Quake Shakes Taiwan, No Immediate Damage Reported

South Korea Begins Moving Presidency Back to the Blue House

Reports Say China Concentrates Roughly 100 Naval and Coast Guard Vessels Across East Asia

Philippines Confirms 204 Dead From Typhoon 25 as Typhoon Phonwong Strengthens on a Path Toward Taiwan and Okinawa

Kamchatka Logs Nine Aftershocks Up to M5.8 as Pacific Rim Sees Fresh Quakes

Magnitude 3.7 Quake Strikes Afghanistan in Ongoing Seismic Cluster

Record Holiday Travel Exposes Bottlenecks at China’s Largest Toll Station

Tropical Storm Tapah Makes Landfall in Guangdong as Hong Kong Reopens

Russia and China Stage First Joint Submarine Patrol in Sea of Japan and East China Sea

Tropical Storm Podul Hits Southern China, Forces Service Suspensions

Typhoon Podul Makes Landfall in Taitung, Disrupting Transport and Forcing Evacuations

Record 1,300 Bluefin Tuna Dumped Off Yeongdeok After Quota Exhaustion