Kumamoto Toll Reaches 35 as Heat and Water Shortages Bite
Kumamoto's death count climbed again while 79,000 households lost water and 42 survivors were hospitalized for heatstroke — a disaster compounding inside a heat wave.
David Chen
Bureau: Beijing
Beijing's Politburo Promises Counter-Cyclical Help Before October
The Politburo pledges timely, targeted policy support ahead of Golden Week — a signal that stimulus is coming but officials want to avoid the 2025 overcorrection.
Moonshot Shops a $50 Billion Round as State Money Leads
X sees a standing offer as a done deal; MSM reports the fundraise — the gap is that a $50B pre-money offer days after closing at $35B is a valuation claim, not a closed round.
Korea's Leveraged-ETF Rule Hits Its First Trading Day as KOSPI Posts Record
The KOSPI's biggest day in 46 years arrived on the same day new single-stock leveraged-ETF deposit rules took effect.