Author: WWC NEWSDESK

Japan

She Asked Police for Help Before She Was Killed in Tokyo — Now Her Ex-Boyfriend Has 20 Years in Prison, But One Question Remains

TOKYO — A South Korean man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Japan for stalking and killing his former girlfriend in Tokyo, bringing a closely watched case to a legal conclusion — but leaving difficult questions about stalking, police intervention and how quickly relationship violence can escalate. The Tokyo District Court on September 4 sentenced Park Yong-jun, 31, after finding him guilty of murder and violating Japan's anti-stalking law in the September 2025 killing of Bang Ji-won,

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Business

Razon’s Primelectric Eyes PEZA Ecozones—Could Dedicated Power Networks Finally Solve Investors’ Biggest Worry?

MANILA, Philippines — Enrique Razon-led Primelectric Holdings Inc. is moving to explore a potentially major expansion into Philippine economic zones, partnering with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) to study the development of dedicated electricity distribution systems for selected industrial and business hubs. The initiative could reshape how future PEZA ecozones prepare for investors, with reliable power infrastructure being considered even before companies commit to setting up f

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Entertainment

NFL Is Shipping 59 Tons of Gear to Melbourne for Its Historic Australia Debut — But the Biggest Test Comes After Kickoff

MELBOURNE — The NFL has staged Super Bowls, drafts and blockbuster games around the world. But its next challenge may be one of its most ambitious yet. When the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers run onto the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 11, American football will finally stage its first regular-season game in Australia—inside one of the world’s most famous sporting venues and nearly 8,000 miles from the teams’ home cities. For the NFL, this is not simply another international

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Philippines

Iloilo’s ₱92-Million Water Pipeline Is Coming Two Years Early — But the Bigger Supply Test Begins in 2027

ILOILO CITY — A new water line running more than five kilometers from Iloilo City into Oton may look like a project built primarily for one subdivision. The numbers suggest something much bigger. Metro Pacific Iloilo Water Inc. (MPIW) and Iloilo Southprime Developers Inc., operating as WeeComm, have signed an agreement to build a 5,137-meter transmission pipeline from the Mandurriao area to Emerald Estates in Barangay Cagbang, Oton. Panay News reported that the project will give Emerald Estat

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China

China Warns of ‘Consequences’ as Taiwan Appears at Pacific Summit — But Palau Says Beijing Doesn’t Choose the Guest List

KOROR, Palau — A gathering designed to showcase Pacific unity instead became the latest arena in the escalating diplomatic contest between China and Taiwan, after Beijing warned of unspecified “consequences” over the presence of Taiwan’s foreign minister at the region’s most important political summit. Chinese special envoy for Pacific island affairs Qian Bo confronted the issue after Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung attended the opening ceremony and other activities associated with the

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South Korea

An Se-young Wins China Masters Before Asian Games — 33 Straight Wins Put Korea’s Star on Historic Path

SHENZHEN, China — South Korea's badminton queen An Se-young has delivered another warning to her Asian Games rivals. The world No. 1 defeated Japan's Tomoka Miyazaki 21-17, 21-6 in Sunday's women's singles final at the China Masters in Shenzhen, winning her third consecutive title at the tournament and extending her remarkable winning streak to 33 matches. The victory was completed in just 45 minutes, and An did not drop a single game throughout the five-match tournament. More importantly, th

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China

China Just Sent Its ‘National Team’ Back Into the Stock Market With $8.9 Billion — But the Problem Beijing Can’t Buy Away Is Getting Bigger

BEIJING — China has once again reached for one of its most powerful tools for calming a falling stock market: state money. After a brutal technology-led selloff erased roughly 10 trillion yuan, or about $1.48 trillion, from mainland Chinese market value in two weeks, two major state-owned investment groups disclosed that they had deployed around 60 billion yuan — approximately $8.9 billion — into Chinese shares. The intervention helped stabilize markets temporarily. But it also exposed a much

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Philippines

Three Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Life Over P3.4-M Batangas Shabu Sale

BATANGAS, Philippines — A drug case that began with a buy-bust operation and a nearly two-hour pursuit in 2024 has ended with three Chinese nationals receiving life imprisonment after a Batangas court found them guilty of selling more than half a kilogram of shabu. The Tanauan City Regional Trial Court Branch 83 found A Ming, Yan Xing Xue and Ko Xiao Ya guilty beyond reasonable doubt of violating Republic Act 9165, or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. The court ordered each defend

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China

50 Years After Mao Zedong’s Death, China’s Young Are Turning Back to Him — But What They’re Remembering May Be More Important Than Mao Himself

NANJIE, China — Half a century after Mao Zedong’s death, China has transformed almost beyond recognition. Skyscrapers have replaced communes, private enterprise drives much of the economy, and Chinese companies compete at the frontiers of electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing. Yet Mao is far from disappearing. As China approaches the 50th anniversary of Mao’s death on September 9, 2026, the revolutionary leader’s image is again resonating with some young Chinese

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Philippines

PH Navy Intercepts Over P100 Million in Smuggled Cigarettes in Western Mindanao—Here’s Where the Contraband Was Headed

ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippine Navy has intensified its campaign against maritime smuggling in Western Mindanao after separate sea operations led to the seizure of more than P100 million worth of undocumented cigarettes, according to reports from authorities and multiple news outlets. The operations targeted vessels moving through the waters around Sulu and the Zamboanga Peninsula, areas that authorities have repeatedly identified as vulnerable routes for the movement of illicit goods. Accord

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