2026 – Page 284 – From Inside Asia

Taiwan Launches World Alliance for Disaster Management

Taiwan has launched a new intergovernmental disaster management alliance that brings governments and emergency response agencies together for joint training, exercises, operations, and information...

by Arthur Zhang September 21, 2026

World

Hong Kong developer New World gets nod to spin off K11 Shanghai assets

New World Development (NWD) received the green light from the Shanghai Stock Exchange to spin off and list a Reit (real estate investment trust)...

by Cheryl Arcibal September 21, 2026

World

Nearly half of Taiwanese lack confidence in US defence commitments, survey finds

Published: 8:00pm, 21 Sep 2026Updated: 8:30pm, 21 Sep 2026 Nearly half of Taiwanese lack confidence that Washington will continue military aid and arms sales...

by Lawrence Chung September 21, 2026

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China’s Worst Mid-Autumn Festival Ever: Mooncake Sales Halved, Sellers Collapse With Billions Unsold

In previous years, the week before the Mid-Autumn Festival was usually the peak sales period for mooncakes. But this year, mooncakes at stores, supermarkets,...

by China Observer September 21, 2026

World

Southeast Asia supports multilateralism, wary of US or China leadership: survey

Southeast Asia remains comparatively confident in international cooperation even as scepticism grows over whether the United States or China should take a leading global...

by Sam Beltran September 21, 2026

World

Moonshot’s Kimi K3 lands on Amazon in key test for Chinese open-source AI revenue

Chinese artificial intelligence start-up Moonshot AI has begun supplying its flagship Kimi K3 model to Amazon Web Services (AWS), one of the world’s largest...

by Minxiao Chang,Chong Ming Lee September 21, 2026

World

China allows foreign visitors to skip police stations, register stay online

Published: 7:14pm, 21 Sep 2026Updated: 7:24pm, 21 Sep 2026 Foreign visitors to China who choose to stay somewhere other than a hotel can now...

by Phoebe Zhang September 21, 2026

World

Over 1.6 million in Japan urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan nears Tokyo

Published: 6:44pm, 21 Sep 2026Updated: 6:49pm, 21 Sep 2026 Hundreds of flights were cancelled and more than one million people were under evacuation advisories...

by Agence France-Presse September 21, 2026

World

Former Shenzhen mayor Qin Weizhong under corruption probe by China’s discipline watchdog

Qin Weizhong, former mayor of the southern technology hub of Shenzhen, is under investigation for corruption, the country’s top watchdog has confirmed. According to...

by Phoebe Zhang September 21, 2026