The US Midterm Elections: Views From China

Toyota is cashing in on a U.S. hybrid boom as electric-vehicle demand slows, but shifting political tides in Washington could jeopardize its edge.

Hundreds of garment factories were shut down this week as workers in the country, the world’s second-largest exporter of clothing, demonstrated for higher pay.

The incidents around the Naf River pose an unforeseen threat to Bangladeshi security, one that can't be solved by introducing more warships.

Tokyo seeks to boost production capacity for military emergencies and expand defense exports amid growing regional threats.

While President Trump angles for a meeting, the FBI and State Department signal business as usual.

Elon Musk bet nearly half a billion dollars that political spending could keep Washington friendly to his sprawling business empire. On Tuesday, that bet came up short. As Democrats recaptured control of the US Congress in the midterm elections, the world’s richest man found himself facing an abruptly altered political landscape. After pouring a record-breaking US$474 million into political groups – overwhelmingly backing Republicans – Musk now faces a divided Washington keen to examine his...

Seoul is trying to maintain its support for Ukraine while dealing with a diplomatic dispute with Kyiv. But Newtype Industries, a defense startup in Seoul, says the same dispute has cost the company all of its Ukrainian partners.

Emomali is chair of Tajikistan’s National Assembly, the appointed mayor of Dushanbe, and, oh yes, son of President Emomali Rahmon.

The New York Post used a Hokusai work to depict Donald Trump being swept away by Democrats’ midterm election win. Some in Japan were bothered by the imagery.

An Indonesian police inquiry into the wiretapping of President Prabowo Subianto’s phone was a matter for law enforcement, the country’s police chief said on Thursday, as the scandal exposed the deepening cracks between Prabowo and his former backer and predecessor, Joko Widodo. “We assure you that this is ‌purely law enforcement and has nothing to do with rivalries or anything else,” police chief Suyudi Ario Seto told reporters without elaborating, adding that the arrests must serve as a lesson...

China’s second-largest contract chipmaker, Hua Hong Grace Semiconductor, is aggressively expanding into silicon photonics, as the company looks to capture the next wave of the global artificial intelligence infrastructure boom. Speaking on an earnings call with analysts on Thursday, Hua Hong chairman and president Bai Peng said the company planned to significantly expand its footprint in silicon photonics – a critical technology used in AI optical modules – during its next major capacity...