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On Tuesday, the media reported that the well-known Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake has passed away. Miyake was known for his pleated style of clothes that would not wrinkle, and he was also responsible for producing the iconic black turtleneck that Steve Jobs wore. He was 84. According to the Kyodo news agency, Miyake, whose name became a byword for …

Late on Sunday evening (August 7), Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant organization agreed a ceasefire, increasing expectations of an end to the most significant flare-up on the Gaza border in more than a year. Throughout the course of the weekend, Israeli troops bombarded Palestinian sites, which resulted in rocket assaults against its cities. These attacks had largely subsided …

A shareholder activism movement is growing in Taiwan, as evidenced by a case involving a shareholder dispute between an Apple supplier based in Taiwan and an international investor over the company’s multibillion-dollar cash pile. According to people familiar with the discussions, the Hong Kong-based investment firm Argyle Street Management is challenging Catcher Technology, which manufactures electronic casings for Apple devices …

On Sunday (August 7), Chinese and Taiwanese warships engaged in a game of high-seas “cat and mouse” just hours before the scheduled end of four days of unprecedented Chinese military exercises that were launched in response to a visit to Taiwan by the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi. Pelosi’s trip to the island, which is …

On Saturday (August 6), United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken accused China of taking “irresponsible steps” by cutting off key communication channels with Washington. He also stated that China’s actions regarding Taiwan demonstrated a shift away from prioritizing peaceful resolution in favor of the use of force. His comments came at a time when Chinese aircraft and warships were …

On Saturday, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stated that the unpredictable geopolitical scenario and the aftermath from US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan highlight the importance of the connection between the United States and the Philippines (Aug 6). Pelosi’s visit, according to Marcos, “did not heighten the heat” of a situation that was already dangerous. Marcos made these …

The fact that China has decided to stop having bilateral climate change negotiations with the United States has put a shadow of uncertainty over whether or not the world will be able to muster enough ambition to combat global warming in time to avoid the worst of its effects. The fight against climate change has been a primary focus of …

On Saturday (August 6), North Korea condemned Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the United States, for her stance in favor of a deterrent against North Korea during her visit to South Korea this week. During Pelosi’s stay in South Korea after her visit to Taiwan, she and her counterpart in the South Korean National Assembly, …

On the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the first use of an atomic bomb, which took place on August 6, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, delivered a speech in Hiroshima, Japan. He said, “Humanity is playing with a loaded gun” as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide. While describing the atrocities that were …

On Friday, Chinese state media CCTV stated that the country has successfully launched a pilot reusable spacecraft using its Long March-2F carrier rocket. According to CCTV, the unidentified spacecraft that was launched from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center will return to a planned landing site after operating in orbit for some time in order to provide technical validations for reuses. …