Japan megaquake … again? Disaster fears re-emerge over rash of island tremors
More than 2,000 “felt quakes” have shaken a string of islands in southwestern Japan since June 21, according to the country’s weather agency, triggering...
How Trump’s latest tariffs on allies, rivals could fund his ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Published: 6:00pm, 14 Jul 2025Updated: 6:06pm, 14 Jul 2025 As the ink on US President Donald Trump’s signature “One Big Beautiful Bill” barely dried,...
OpenAI delays its first open-source AI model challenging DeepSeek
Sam Altman, founder and CEO of ChatGPT owner OpenAI, said the release of its open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model would be delayed indefinitely, highlighting...
Chinese women, both ex-abuse victims, live as platonic partners amid rising trend
Two Chinese women in their fifties who suffered from domestic abuse have been living together for 13 years as friends in a new form...
Japan’s Shrinking Population Is Impacting Its Biodiversity
AsianScientist (Jul. 14, 2025) – Japan’s declining population in agricultural regions could be having a damaging impact on biodiversity, a new study suggests. Researchers from the...
Ancient Statues Emerge From Chinese Reservoirs as Reminders of CCP’s Cultural Ruin
Groups of ancient Buddha statues have re-emerged in Chinese reservoirs in recent months. These artifacts were first submerged when the Chinese communist regime started...
Japan’s Osaka Expo misses visitor target at halfway mark
Halfway through its six-month run on an artificial island built atop a former landfill off the coast of Japan’s second city, the Osaka World...
‘We want transparency’: pilots warn against blaming crew in Air India crash
An initial probe into last month’s deadly Air India crash has raised alarm among pilot groups, who warn that preliminary findings hinting at human...
China draws green energy from infamous ‘sea of death’
Published: 4:58pm, 14 Jul 2025Updated: 7:35pm, 14 Jul 2025 Chinese construction crews have completed encircling the Tarim Basin – one of the most forbidding...