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WORLDOct 3Woman's body found in Naha hotel roomThe body of a woman in her 20s was found at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday morning. According to police, a hotel employee became suspicious…Japan Today
WORLDOct 3Man stabbed in Tokyo apartment; suspect, believed to be roommate, on the runA man in his 20s was found stabbed in his apartment in Tokyo on Friday morning. Police said his roommate, who is believed to have stabbed him, is…Japan Today
WORLDOct 3Svetlana Saidova wins bronze at Asian GamesUzbekistan’s Svetlana Saidova won a bronze medal in the over-67kg taekwondo WT event at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games.uzdaily · uzbekistan
WORLDOct 3Prison term ‘karma’, says Hong Kong man freed after 26 years in Philippine jailOn his 29th birthday, Hong Kong bartender Tang Lung-wai boarded a flight to the Philippines for a holiday that would change his life. He ended up spending 26 years in jail in the country. Now 55, Tang spent years fighting his drug-related charges, insisting that he had been framed. But he told the South China Morning Post that he did not view those lost decades solely through the lens of bitterness. “At first, I felt a lot of resentment about being framed like that. But in the end, it’s no use...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 3Just let kids live: Maye Musk preaches anti-tiger mom gospel to HKMaye Musk didn’t raise a billionaire by demanding perfect report cards.thestandard_hk · hong kong
WORLDOct 3China returns to top 100 in gender parity ranking for first time since 2016For the first time in a decade, China has returned to the top 100 out of 145 economies in an annual global report assessing gender equality. China closed 69.9 per cent of its gender gap in 2025, rising to 96th place from 103rd the previous year and increasing 1.3 percentage points, according to the 2026 Global Gender Gap Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF), an international non-profit organisation based in Switzerland. It marks the first time China has been ranked in the top 100...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 3Mainland tourists embrace slow travel in Stanley as local retailers face golden week chillAs the National Day Golden Week holiday begins, many mainland tourists are choosing to bypass Hong Kong’s bustling urban centers in favor of Stanley, a seaside town known for its European flair.thestandard_hk · hong kong
WORLDOct 3Hanoi Book Fair connects knowledge and technologyHanoi Book Fair is not only a place where readers can discover good books, but also a space that inspires a spirit of learning; a place where the values of the past are connected with the knowledge of the present and the technologies of the future, helping develop human resources, cultural strength and a knowledge foundation for sustainable development. Hanoi to host World Culture Festival for first time Book fair improves knowledge for young Vietnamese in Russia Hanoi Book Fair 2024 to open on September 27 9th Hanoi Book Fair to take place in late Septembervietnamplus · vietnam
WORLDOct 3INQUIRER.net’s Tetch Tupas earns global honor for ethical legal journalismMANILA, Philippines — INQUIRER.net’s longtime judiciary beat journalist Ma. Theresa “Tetch” Torres-Tupas was among the prominent journalists honored in Icons of Change’s 2026 cohort, alongside BBC World Service correspondent Mike Thomson and award-winning investigative journalist Chris Rogers. Torres-Tupas was recognized as a 2026 Changemaker for Ethical Legal Journalism under the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. She has covered the judiciary beat for INQUIRER.net for over two decades and currently serves as the news website’s assignment editor. Icons of Change, a global recognition platform, said the distinction places ethical legal journalism within the broader framework of […]... Keep on reading: INQUIRER.net’s Tetch Tupas earns global honor for ethical legal journalisminquirer · philippines
WORLDOct 3Viral video of 9-month-old Chinese baby climbing mountain steps sparks safety concernsA video of a nine-month-old baby climbing steps at a mountain tourist site has gone viral, igniting heated debates about his family’s parenting style. Filmed at a mountain resort in central China’s Hubei province, the clip has garnered 200,000 likes and 17,000 comments on a popular short video platform. Footage shows the baby’s mother closely accompanying him, while he wears kneecaps for protection as he enjoys the outdoor activity. Some viewers expressed shock at the video, questioning whether...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 3Hongkongers lose HK$220 million to customer service scams in AugustScams involving fraudsters posing as customer service officers caused losses of over HK$220 million (US$28.2 million) in August in Hong Kong, more than triple the monthly average in the first seven months of the year, police have said. The police force also warned that scammers had shifted their modus operandi from using phishing links to taking real-time control of victims through direct calls and screen sharing, or tricking them into installing a malicious app that turned mobile phones into a...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 3India vs Singapore Live Streaming, Asian Games 2026 Women’s Rugby Sevens: Start Time, Line-Ups, Where To WatchIndia face Singapore in the Asian Games 2026 women’s rugby sevens classification match. Check India vs Singapore live streaming details, match time, venue, full line-ups and India’s campaign so far. The post India vs Singapore Live Streaming, Asian Games 2026 Women’s Rugby Sevens: Start Time, Line-Ups, Where To Watch appeared first on The Sunday Guardian .thesundayguardian · india
WORLDOct 3Going ‘car-lite’: why more Singaporeans are quitting drivingWhen the time came to renew his certificate of entitlement (COE), Andrew Tan hit the brakes on coughing up an eye-watering S$112,000 (US$87,400) to keep his car on Singapore’s roads for another 10 years. Instead, the 49-year-old business consultant decided in May to go without a car for the first time in two decades. High COE prices, rising running costs and the hassle of parking and congestion are prompting more Singaporeans to reconsider car ownership, as the land-scarce city state expands...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 2Mexico’s City’s chinampa restoration project Arca Tierra wins 2026 Champions of Change AwardMore than just restoration, Arca Tierra seeks to produce high-quality food with a lower environmental impact, preserve traditional farming knowledge and expand access to local products. The post Mexico’s City’s chinampa restoration project Arca Tierra wins 2026 Champions of Change Award appeared first on Mexico News DailyMexico News Daily
WORLDOct 2Hyogo doctor sent to prosecutors for dumping dismembered corpse of wifeSuspect said, 'I dismembered her in the bathroom' The post Hyogo doctor sent to prosecutors for dumping dismembered corpse of wife appeared first on TokyoReporter .tokyoreporter · japan
WORLDOct 2Djokovic survives China Open scare; Sabalenka starts strongNovak Djokovic survived a scare to beat outsider Bu Yunchaokete 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 in the second round of the China Open on Friday in Beijing. It was…Japan Today
WORLDOct 2Police report lodged against motivational speaker over alleged child sexual harassmentKANGAR: Police have received a report regarding an allegation of sexual harassment of a child by a motivational speaker.thestar_my · malaysia
WORLDOct 2Beyond K-pop and cinema: Major Korean exhibition brings centuries of art and belief to LondonThe exhibition includes 10 national treasures and official Korean designations recognising their cultural importance, with most exhibits drawn from the collection of late Samsung billionaire Lee Kun-Hee.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 2How China Managed the Oil ShockBeijing concentrated the impact on refiners, not the public.Foreign Policy
WORLDOct 2‘America is back’, AI ‘conspiracy’, China’s Laos deal: 7 global relations readsWe have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Trump condemns ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI, says he is only guardrail needed US President Donald Trump downplayed growing concerns about artificial intelligence, claiming America already has guardrails to regulate the industry and warning that casting doubt on development only benefits...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 2Shark remains stranded in South Korean canal after second rescue attemptA second attempt to guide a shark stranded in a canal in the South Korean port city of Busan back to the open sea ended without success on Friday, with the animal staying in the waterway into its third week. Rescuers, who had been using a net to try to coax it out, had to end the operation after a two-hour chase due to ‌the risk of their huge net getting caught on rocks. They now hope that the shark will eventually swim out to the open sea on its own, after leaving the net in place to limit how...South China Morning Post
WORLDOct 2Moment mother bear slams into car to protect cubThis mother bear was not going to let a driver in Japan pass her cub without a warning.Al Jazeera [en]
WORLDOct 2Video shows bear slamming into car in northern JapanA brown bear slammed its body against a car in northern Japan after two bears were spotted on a road in Hokkaido. The larger bear, believed to be the mother, approached the vehicle before running away with its cub. The driver was unharmed, and police have released dashcam footage of the encounter.EuroNews [en]
WORLDOct 2Chinese woman, 60, becomes gaming streamer after playing to understand son’s addictionA 60-year-old woman in southern China has defied public stereotypes surrounding senior citizens by becoming a popular e-game live-streamer. Zhong Juanjuan, affectionately known as Auntie Juan by internet users, has amassed 527,000 followers on social media. She hosts two daily live-streaming sessions, each typically attracting around 10,000 viewers, as reported by Beijing News. Zhong, who lives in a suburban area of Meizhou in Guangdong province, only began playing computer games six years ago....South China Morning Post