July 4, 2026 – Page 5 – From Inside Asia

Trump Hails US Legacy, Denounces Communism During 250th Celebration at Mount Rushmore

KEYSTONE, S.D.—President Donald Trump made an historic address at Mount Rushmore on Friday to commemorate America’s 250th Independence Day at the iconic South Dakota...

by FIA Staff July 4, 2026

World

Japan pledges US$3 million for Kazakhstan’s Caspian Sea water decline

Japan has partnered with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to support Kazakhstan’s efforts to address the decline in the Caspian Sea’s water level driven...

by Kyodo July 4, 2026

World

Lebanon’s president urges US solidarity as Israeli troops occupy south

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday urged the United States to stand by his country, after reaching a US-backed framework deal with Israel aiming...

by Agence France-Presse July 4, 2026

World

Nobel-winning materials scientist Omar Yaghi joins China’s Tsinghua University from the US

Published: 9:00pm, 4 Jul 2026Updated: 9:03pm, 4 Jul 2026 Omar Yaghi, the winner of last year’s Nobel Prize for chemistry, has left the United...

by Ling Xin July 4, 2026

World

Beijing sends new coastguard force into waters east of Taiwan

Beijing on Saturday rotated a new coastguard task force into waters east of Taiwan. The second such deployment in about a month came days...

by Shi Jiangtao July 4, 2026

World

Hong Kong police arrest driver after high-speed chase ends in 5-vehicle crash

Published: 8:23pm, 4 Jul 2026Updated: 9:05pm, 4 Jul 2026 Police have arrested a man on suspicion of dangerous driving and trafficking dangerous drugs after...

by Kristen Cheung July 4, 2026

World

Italian rice crops suffer in drought, worst European heatwave ever

Summer came too early to Europe’s most important rice-growing region, and weeds are taking over Sharon Angoli’s parched paddies in Italy’s Pavia province. “That...

by Agence France-Presse July 4, 2026

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Hard Times in China: Tier-One Cities Ruined — 50M Jobless, Overseas Masters Earn Just $200/Month

Her postgraduate tuition in the United Kingdom reportedly cost more than 20,000 pounds a year, or about 200,000 yuan. Her family spent heavily to...

by China Observer July 4, 2026

World

Renowned neurobiologist and former taekwondo captain Chih-Ying Su leaves US for China

Celebrated neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su, who specialises in research on the sense of smell using fruit flies and mosquitoes, has left her position as faculty...

by Shi Huang July 4, 2026