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The fee is among a series of measures Yamanashi prefecture is introducing to deter reckless climbers.

Little-known political parties are receiving millions in donations despite limited electoral activity.

(Publisher’s note. The American AI doomsday debate is in full gear and dutifully chimed into by West European media. The most recent wave was kicked off by a September 6 blogpost by…

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has replaced Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa with Suahasil Nazara. It’s easy to change a minister, but harder to prove that the change will deliver what…

This week, Maruarar Sirait, Indonesia’s housing minister, spent four hours at the Jakarta residence of China’s ambassador, Wang Lutong, and emerged with the outline of an ambitious plan. China will…

Over the past two weeks, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin staged a major diplomatic blitz. Across three events in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East and New Delhi, India, as well as a state visit…

China’s pursuit of multidomain drone swarms reflects a broader effort to turn autonomous systems from standalone weapons into the connective tissue of a networked form of warfare built around speed,…

China’s new SME payment rules, released this month, include a financing instruction that deserves scrutiny. Beijing is encouraging large companies to use bank loans and bond financing to replace accounts…

Moonshot AI has reportedly filed confidentially for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that could raise US$3 billion, a striking figure for a company quietly founded three years ago.…

Six months into the second US-Israeli war on Iran, the Trump administration’s message is that Iran is weakening, the United States is winning and the costs of war will be temporary. That…