Asia-Pacific

China's factory activity likely returned to meagre growth in June, according to a Reuters poll.

An earthquake occurred in Gaoxian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province, China (28.5°N, 104.69°E) with a focal depth of 6 kilometers. The Ministry of Water Resources activated water conservancy and earthquake relief dispatching.

A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Gaoxian County, Yibin City, Sichuan Province at 0:12 on June 29, 2026. China's Ministry of Water Resources immediately activated its earthquake relief dispatch and command mechanism.

A new SRL paper finds that the 2025 Myanmar earthquake may have loaded the northern and southern tips of the recent rupture and pushed several adjacent faults closer to failure.

Cambodian People's Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen arrived in Beijing on Thursday for an official goodwill visit to China scheduled from June 25 to 27.

The leader of a secretive South Korean church was arrested Wednesday as authorities widened an investigation into allegations that he illegally recruited thousands of followers into the conservative People Power Party to influence elections.

The US says China is trying to discourage states and businesses from engaging with Taiwan.

China's push into 'future industries' has triggered a flood of venture capital, raising concerns about a potential investment bubble.

One of India's largest gold exporters paid its managing director just $180 a month, investigators say in accounting probe

Business leaders and officials are gathering in Beijing this week for the 2026 China International Supply Chain Expo, an event aimed at fostering cooperative global supply chains amid geopolitical uncertainty and economic fragmentation.

Queen Maxima praised India's digital public infrastructure during a three-day visit focused on the country's financial health.

JP Morgan assesses India as among the top AI-ready nations and one of the world's least concentrated equity markets.

Major Chinese banks are restricting retail precious metals trading services and tightening risk controls amid risk concerns.

Chinese robotics company Unitree has cut the starting price of its Unitree R1 humanoid robot from 39,900 yuan ($5,800) to 29,900 yuan and begun offering the model for immediate delivery.

Some major Chinese banks are shutting down services that aid retail trading in precious metals.

Nearly 40 foreign diplomats and experts explored tech innovations and the ancient Chu culture in Wuhan, Hubei Province on Wednesday, as part of a four-day tour.

An earthquake struck northeastern Japan with a magnitude of 7.2, according to AP citing the Japanese Meteorological Agency. The US Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 6.9, and Japan Times reported six people injured.

Kagoshima Prefecture's Chiyo Town issued an evacuation advisory for elderly and other residents at 16:03 on June 25, 2026, covering 3,022 households and 5,725 people.

China's domestically-developed LineShine supercomputer has topped the latest TOP500 list with 2.198 EFLOPS of sustained double-precision performance, becoming the world's first supercomputer to sustain more than 2 EFLOPS on the High Performance Linpack benchmark, according to the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen.

Heavy rains from a passing typhoon caused localized flooding in Taipei and parts of southern Taiwan, while more than 200 people on the east coast face evacuation ahead of a possible breach of a barrier lake in the mountains.

Chinese courts concluded 23,732 first-instance drug-related cases in 2025, sentencing nearly 7,400 individuals to five or more years in prison, the Supreme People's Court said. Drug cases fell by over one-third from 2024 while the severe sentencing rate rose 4.4 percentage points, with rising cases involving new psychoactive substances.

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck northern Japan.

Indonesia is preparing to scale back President Prabowo Subianto's flagship free meals program, with officials weighing another budget cut of more than $2 billion along with reductions in kitchens and beneficiaries.

Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng, featured in a Reuters investigation into transnational crypto-investment fraud, alleging he was part of a network that laundered money from scams and online gambling through illegal cryptocurrency.

A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan, according to the meteorological agency.

Cambodian People's Party President and SenateHun Sen arrived in Beijing on June 25 for an official goodwill visit to China through June 27.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama urged Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to correct her remarks on Taiwan and apologize, speaking at the Jeju Forum 2026 in Jeju, South Korea.

The South Korean won has fallen to its weakest level against the U.S. dollar since the global financial crisis.

As China's working-age population shrinks, a consensus is emerging that it must deploy embodied AI robots into as many tasks as possible as soon as possible, the Financial Times reports.

Seoul shares spike over 5 percent to near 9,000 on a chip rally after Micron earnings.