5:35 pm, Saturday, 15 November 2025
BREAKING NEWS
N.Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ as Border Tensions Simmer
Border breach, response, and what it signals A North Korean soldier crossed the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone and surrendered to
BOURBON MEETS BIG DATA AS KENTUCKY DISTILLERS REINVENT
An old industry tests software-driven whiskey Bourbon’s identity is built on tradition, but a new data-heavy model is shaking the
OIL SLIDES FURTHER AS STOCKS SWELL AND DEMAND COOLS
Five-year lows in sight raise new policy questions Crude prices fell again, putting benchmarks on track for a weekly loss
SK TELECOM’S NEW AI UNIT OFFERS VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT WEEKS AFTER LAUNCH
Surprise retrenchment at a flagship spinout SK Telecom’s freshly minted AI division has proposed a voluntary retirement program only weeks
PAKISTAN ARMY BASE ATTACKED BY SUICIDE BOMBER AND GUNMEN NEAR AFGHAN BORDER
Militant strike in Mir Ali and security response A suicide car bomber struck a sprawling security forces compound in Mir
HONG KONG WEEKEND SALES BLITZ SHOWS HOW RETAIL IS CHASING ‘MICRO-MOMENTS’
Discounts as content, stores as stages Hong Kong’s chains rolled out overlapping promotions this weekend—Watsons and Wellcome among them—turning price
U.S. STALLS GLOBAL VOTE ON PRICING SHIPPING EMISSIONS, DELAYING CLIMATE ACTION AT SEA
Inside the IMO setback An international vote to approve a global mechanism for cutting maritime emissions was pushed back by
JAPAN’S ASAHI SUPER DRY SHIPMENTS RESUME AFTER RANSOMWARE DISRUPTION
Beer, cyberattacks and the fragility of modern logistics Japan’s best-selling beer is flowing again after a ransomware attack forced Asahi
ISRAEL IDENTIFIES REMAINS OF ANOTHER HOSTAGE RETURNED BY HAMAS
Identification and context Israel on Saturday identified the remains of Eliyahu Margalit, 76, a hostage abducted during the Oct. 7,
JIMBOCHO, TOKYO’S ‘COOLEST’ NEW NEIGHBORHOOD? RESIDENTS WEIGH IN
What’s behind the buzz Bookstores, curry houses and retro cafes have long defined Tokyo’s Jimbocho. Now the “book town” is
