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A cargo ship approaches a container terminal at Lianyungang Port in Jiangsu province, China, on Oct.14.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 10, 2026
China’s trade surplus soars past $1 trillion as AI boom powers exports
The surplus highlight Beijing’s growing reliance on overseas demand to support an economy hobbled by subdued consumption and a property slump.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a photograph after delivering remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, reopened after months of repairs, ahead of the midterm elections, in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
G7 allies to assess impact of Trump’s midterm setback at Paris talks
Diplomats signaled the results could narrow Trump’s room for maneuver but warned against expecting a return to traditional U.S. multilateralism.
Newly appointed White House chief of staff Stephen Miller is regarded by allies and foes alike as a combative ideologue with a deep knowledge of the levers of power and an unswerving loyalty to U.S. President Donald Trump.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 9, 2026
With Stephen Miller at the helm, Trump charts a course for conflict
Trump’s decision to elevate loyalist Miller to run his White House indicates that he plans to ramp up confrontation in his final two years in office.
Trucks wait to cross into Iran at the border post in Taftan, Pakistan, in February 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2026
Expanding on naval blockade, U.S. military looks to restrict Iranian land commerce
Task Force Iron Gate will be based in Tampa, Florida, and will coordinate with other U.S. government agencies.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the media, flanked by U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, after two days of meetings with a Chinese delegation in Paris on March 16.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2026
U.S. urges China to meet rare earths and agriculture commitments ahead of Trump-Xi meetings
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi ?Jinping are expected to meet at two different summits, one in China and one in the U.S.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference after a cabinet reshuffle at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo, Japan, September 17, 2026. RIE KIKUCHI/Pool via REUTERS
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2026
Japan and China shifting toward selective economic dependence
One year into an ongoing political row, the neighbors are continuing to look for new opportunities while cutting risks.
An All Nippon Airways staff member escorts a Chinese tour group from Beijing upon their arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo in August 2023.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2026
Japan business community working to ease tensions between Tokyo and Beijing
Leading business officials say it is necessary to approach relations from various angles, not just political and diplomatic ones.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick holds a chart as President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington in April 2025.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 7, 2026
Trump and U.S. Congress set to clash over economic costs of tariffs
Curbing President Donald Trump’s tariff powers will be hard, and there’s a risk any efforts to do so will spur infighting in both parties.
The registration desks at the African Growth and Opportunity Act forum in Johannesburg on Nov. 3, 2023
WORLD / Politics
Nov 3, 2026
South Africa and Rwanda lose access to U.S.’ AGOA trade pact
The pact gives duty-free access to the world’s largest economy for more than 1,800 products and has boosted trade between the U.S. and the region.
Container ships and bulk carriers sit at anchor just beyond Singapore's Marina Bay Sands hotel in February 2024.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2026
The promise and peril of Singapore’s vulnerable prosperity
Singapore grew rich servicing the immense volume of global trade squeezed through the choke point of its narrow strait.
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong pose for photographs at a meeting of Quad top diplomats on the sidelines of the Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 1, 2026
‘Quad’ diplomats express ‘grave concerns’ about economic coercion in veiled jab at China
Economic security was a key feature of the talks, the officials’ third meeting this year, as the grouping gears up for a leaders’ summit this month.
People walk past a bus featuring French football star Kylian Mbappe for Dongpeng Beverage Group's "Bushuila" electrolyte drink on a street in Shanghai on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2026
Mbappe backlash shows shrinking margin for error in China
The episode highlights the mounting risks for international brands operating in China, where an offhand remark can quickly ignite consumer backlash.
The lengths taken by Myanmar to disguise its purchases of Iranian jet fuel suggest U.S. sanctions are biting.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 26, 2026
How purchases of sanctioned Iranian jet fuel were disguised by Myanmar
The lengths taken to disguise the trade suggest U.S. sanctions are biting, but Iranian jet fuel has continued to flow.
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at a midterm elections campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2026
Trump defends tariffs at rally as he says Audi to build U.S. plant
The Audi announcement marks a political win for Trump, who has been on the defensive about the domestic effects of his tariffs.
China accounts for almost two-thirds of rare earth mining production and 92% of global refined output, according to the International Energy Agency.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
Supplies of rare earth yttrium have ‘stalled,’ industry ministry official says
The official described a “supply-demand crunch,” with the Financial Times reporting that Tokyo is months away from running out of the critical metal.
Japan's exports in September rose 16.7% from a year earlier in terms of value, backed by ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2026
今日吃瓜 export growth stays solid, supported by chips and cars
The export gain highlighted ongoing demand related to artificial intelligence, with shipments of semiconductors and chip-making equipment surging.
Agriculture minister Arata Takebe represents a district in Hokkaido, the prefecture that grows most of Japan's domestically sourced potatoes.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2026
Politics of the potato front and center for 今日吃瓜 new agriculture minister
Arata Takebe’s Hokkaido constituents might oppose a push to increase potato imports from the U.S.
Employees trim and process chicken breast meat at Wintop Food Group's frozen chicken-processing factory in Tengzhou, China.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2026
This Chinese export boom really has legs — and wings
International clients have quelled their doubts about the quality of Chinese chicken.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2026
War is forcing the world to reckon with geography’s power
Everyday assumptions have been challenged by the economic havoc wrought by the blockage of a single vital shipping and energy route.
A plug-in hybrid BYD ATTO 8 SUV. BYD, China's largest hybrid vehicle exporter to Europe, sold more plug-in hybrids than fully electric models in the first eight months of the year.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2026
China’s $7.5 billion EU hybrid boom faces new curbs under deal with bloc
Since the EU imposed additional tariffs on Chinese-made EVs in 2024, Chinese automakers have increasingly turned to plug-in hybrids.
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.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘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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