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Fate of Indonesia’s vice president hangs in the balance as lawmakers mull probe
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Fate of Indonesia’s vice president hangs in the balance as lawmakers mull probe
The consideration comes amid a widening political rift between the vice president’s influential father and President Prabowo Subianto.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
New Zealand’s Luxon on course for second term, but weaker hand in coalition
Luxon’s National Party could lose control of key government ministries to right-wing coalition partners.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Hasina seeks new passport in clearest sign of Bangladesh return
The request marks the clearest step by ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to act on her plan to return to Bangladesh in December.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a binder as he stands next to Chinese leader Xi Jinping before Xi delivers a speech during a state dinner at the White House in Washington on Sept. 24.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
Trump-Xi-Putin trilateral summit moves closer to reality
By Jesse Johnson
U.S. President Donald Trump said talks with China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin were likely to be held at next week’s APEC summit.
The Nongsa Digital Park (NDP) area, a hub for artificial intelligence (AI)-based data center and digital infrastructure development, in Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia, on Nov. 3.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2026
Can’t cook or shower: Indonesians take aim at data centers
Frustration is bubbling over in Indonesia and Malaysia — especially in regions bordering Singapore that are seen as a prime location for new tech facilities.
National Party leader Christopher Luxon (R) greets supporters as he arrives at the National Party 2026 election night event at the Viaduct Events Center in Auckland on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 8, 2026
New Zealand preliminary vote leaves it unclear who will govern
Neither current Prime Minister Christopher Luxon nor opposition leader Chris Hipkins claimed victory in their speeches following the election.
Chinese Central Military Commission Vice Chairman Zhang Shengmin attends the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2026
Xi taps military ‘hatchet man’ to rebuild China’s army command
Zhang Shengmin’s promotion as the Politburo’s sole military member comes as Xi prepares to mark the Chinese military’s centenary in August 2027.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his remarks while leading a plenary cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace complex in Jakarta on Oct. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Prabowo wiretap spills top Indonesia rivalry into public
By Chandra Asmara and Claire Jiao
The mobilization of thousands of military personnel this week has intensified speculation about a widening rift between Prabowo Subianto and Joko Widodo.
Au Kam San, a primary school teacher who became one of Macao's longest-serving pro-democracy legislators, in 2024. On Friday, a court in the Chinese territory convicted Au of several offenses, including subversion, sentencing him to 12 years and six months in prison.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2026
Macao jails ex-lawmaker in first national security trial
Au Kam San co-organized annual vigils for victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing, something previously tolerated in Macao.
The city center of Auckland, New Zealand
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2026
New Zealand leaders make final appeals as election remains tight
Polls show the election is too close to call as discontent around an ailing economy continues to swell.

Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Japan works to shield Takaichi from any Xi snub at China summit
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 4.
Magnitude 5.7 quake injures dozens in central Japan
A magnitude-5.7 earthquake with its epicenter in Shizuoka Prefecture struck central Japan early Sunday, injuring dozens, shattering windows and disrupting train services, with no tsunami warning issued.
Private high schools remain out of reach for many despite tuition-free policy, survey finds
A survey showed that many families with children attending private high schools are struggling to pay expenses other than tuition.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
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