By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Chinese coast guard patrols to the east of Taiwan are “highly destabilising” and an extension of Beijing’s legal, political and information warfare against Taipei, the chair of a US congressional committee said on Tuesday. China, which views…
By Field Level Media Oct 20 (Field Level Media) – UCLA head coach Bob Chesney stopped short of saying starting quarterback Nico Iamaleava would miss the rest of the 2026 season when he spoke with reporters on Monday, but reading between the lines suggests little…
By Kyu-seok Shim SEOUL, Oct 20 (Reuters) – South Korea on Tuesday vowed a stern response if North Korea acts on threats to strengthen its military posture along the border, which have fueled tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In a statement, Seoul’s Defence Ministry expressed…
By Christine Chen SYDNEY, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Australian barber Ricky Jefferies has been hailed as a hero for running out of his store to detain a man who authorities allege deliberately drove a car into lawmaker Helen Haines in the small town of Wangaratta, an…
By Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh PARK CITY, Kansas, Oct 19 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Monday the US Department of Agriculture will launch what he called a new “harvest fuel relief program” that will provide farmers with $8 billion in support to…
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Oct 20 (Reuters) – Asian stocks retreated broadly on Tuesday while oil rose as geopolitical risks rattled sentiment ahead of key results from AI bellwether companies. The dollar held firm against the euro as riots in France fuelled demand for safe-haven…
By Wen-Yee Lee TAIPEI, Oct 20 (Reuters) – A union representing Micron Technology workers in Taoyuan, Taiwan, said it would launch a strike on Thursday to coincide with a mediation meeting between the US chipmaker and another collective representing workers at its Taichung operations, escalating a…
BEIJING, Oct 20 (Reuters) – China imported 360,878 metric tons of US soybeans in September, up from zero a year earlier, as soybeans bought under a deal to end last year’s trade war continued to arrive at Chinese ports. • Imports from Brazil fell 2.4%…
By Bo Erickson and Steve Holland PARK CITY, Kansas, Oct 19 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump on Monday used violent unrest in France as an argument against Democrats in his battle to defend a Kansas Senate seat long held by Republicans but in danger…
SHANGHAI, Oct 20 (Reuters) – China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the 17th straight month in October on Tuesday, in line with market expectations. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The steady loan prime rates (LPRs) suggest policymakers are in no rush to roll out fresh…
