Japan’s gamble to turn island of flowers into global chip hub
Suranjana TewariAsia business correspondent, Hokkaido, JapanGetty ImagesHokkaido is a tourism and agricultural region, but Rapidus is making chips there too...
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The geopolitics rattling a tiny Pacific nation
Shawn YuanGlobal China Unit, in PalauBBCMalakal Harbour, Palau's main portThe air above Palau's pristine waters smells of salt and breadfruit,...
First Australian female chef to win a Michelin star dies, aged 62
Skye Gyngell, the first Australian female chef to win a coveted Michelin star, has died aged 62.Gyngell rose to fame...
Aonishiki: Ukraine sumo prodigy becomes champion in Japan
A Ukrainian refugee has become the first person from his country to win an elite-level sumo tournament.Danylo Yavhusishyn - known...
Mumbai’s glorious Art Deco legacy at 100
Art Deco Mumbai Trust Architects blended local elements into Art Deco, like the lattice balcony screens on this Mumbai bungalowIt...
Vietnam floods leave at least 90 dead and 12 missing
At least 90 people have died and another 12 are missing after days of heavy rain in Vietnam led to...
Three arrested in India after police crack $800,000 bank heist
Three people have been arrested in India after a daring 70m rupees ($800,000; £600,000) heist in which armed men posing...
India’s blind women cricketers chase history at first T20 World Cup
Annesha GhoshSports writerAFP via Getty ImagesAnu Kumari (left), Kavya NR (centre) and Durga Yevle (right) celebrate a winThe ongoing inaugural...
Five killed and more than 450 injured in Bangladesh earthquake
ReutersAt least five people have been killed, including one child, and more than 450 injured after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake...
Japan edges closer to restarting world’s biggest nuclear power plant Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
Japan is edging closer to approving the restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant - the first time it...
