Small-town wisdom, big national audience A modest public library in Shari, Hokkaido, has spawned a national hit: a book compiling real questions pinned to a bulletin board—“What is life?”
New money for regional grids and clean energy The Asian Development Bank is preparing a multibillion-dollar financing package to accelerate Southeast Asia’s cross-border power links, with World Bank participation, according to new reporting.
A cryptic teaser and what might be next Microsoft marked the end of support for Windows 10 and immediately teased “something big” for Windows this week.
Trade hardball, new fees, shifting leverage China is signaling confidence that it can absorb a protracted economic confrontation with the United States.
Four-million-plus opening rewrites the playbook Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album stormed past the modern-era first-week record in the U.S., powered by a vinyl wave, fan-club exclusives, and wall-to-wall playlisting.
Dua Lipa closed a four-night Los Angeles stand by inviting Gwen Stefani onstage for a surprise “Don’t Speak” duet, a throwback that doubled as a handoff to her post-album chapter.