Category: Asia

Asia

Two Workers Survived Nine Days Inside Nepal’s Flood-Buried Tunnel — Then Rescuers Found Another Man Alive

KATHMANDU — For nine days, there was almost no reason to believe anyone buried deep inside the wreckage of Nepal’s devastated hydropower network could still be alive. Then rescuers heard something. Voices. On Friday, September 4, emergency crews pulled Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan alive from the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station after they had spent nine days trapped following the catastrophic August 26 flash flood that ripped through the Himalayan valley. The men became the first worker

September 6, 2026

Politics

Europe Just Put Satellites Into Orbit From Continental Soil — But SpaceX Still Dominates the Launch Race

ANDØYA, Norway — Eighteen months ago, Germany's Isar Aerospace watched its first Spectrum rocket lose control shortly after takeoff and plunge back toward the Norwegian coast. On Saturday night, the company's second rocket did something dramatically different. It reached orbit. Spectrum lifted off from the Arctic Andøya Spaceport at 10:12 p.m. Central European Summer Time on Sept. 5, successfully reaching orbit and deploying payloads on a mission Isar Aerospace called “Onward and Upward.” Th

September 6, 2026

Business

Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala Meets Davao Leaders—Is a Major Ayala Partnership Next?

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — What could the Ayala Group be planning next in Mindanao? Jaime Alfonso Zobel de Ayala, the chief executive officer of ACMobility and one of the younger-generation leaders of the Ayala Group, recently met with local officials in Davao City to explore potential partnerships that could support the city's long-term development priorities. But while the meeting has sparked interest over the possibility of a larger Ayala presence or new initiatives in Davao, officials have

September 6, 2026

Asia

Bolivia Military Base Blasts Kill 3 as Soldiers Remain Missing — But Rescuers Found Something Dangerous Beneath the Rubble

VIACHA, Bolivia — What began with an explosion authorities initially linked to stored pyrotechnic material has turned into a deadly military disaster involving three confirmed deaths, scores of injuries, missing young soldiers and unexploded military ordnance scattered through a wrecked army facility. Two powerful blasts tore through the Centro General de Mantenimiento of the RAM-2 “Bolívar” military complex in Viacha on Friday afternoon, Sept. 4, sending a massive shock wave into surrounding n

September 6, 2026

Politics

Trump’s Iran Strategy Takes a Dangerous Turn—Could the War Become America’s Next “Forever War”?

WASHINGTON — What began as a campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump had portrayed as a short military operation is increasingly raising a very different question: What if the war with Iran has no clear ending? Six months into the conflict, the Trump administration is confronting a difficult strategic dilemma. Washington has demonstrated that it can repeatedly destroy Iranian military infrastructure, but eliminating Iran’s ability to rebuild those capabilities is a far more difficult proposit

September 6, 2026

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,

September 6, 2026

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

September 6, 2026

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

September 6, 2026

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

September 6, 2026

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

September 6, 2026