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A braided stream, not a family tree: How new evidence upends our understanding of how humans evolved

Evidence is mounting that the evolution of our species is more convoluted than we imagined — more like a braided stream than a branching tree.

LiveScience

'It makes no sense to say there was only one origin of Homo sapiens': How the evolutionary record of Asia is complicating what we know about our species

As experts study the human fossil record of Asia, many have come to see it as telling a different story than what happened in Europe and Africa.

LiveScience

At 23, she set out to modernize the spice trade. Now she’s navigating Trump’s tariffs

Sana Javeri Kadri built a successful spice company by sourcing directly from south Asian producers. But new tariffs threaten her business model

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Japan’s shifting memory of the second world war is raising fears of renewed militarism

Eighty years have passed since Japan’s surrender ended the second world war. But the way Japan thinks about its wartime history is changing at pace. This is coinciding with a political shift that risks renewed Japanese militarism, an outcome that would complicate politics across east Asia.

The Conversation

Lone piper plays at Edinburgh Castle to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day

Stirling Castle and the Kelpies are among the sites around the UK set to be lit up on Friday evening to commemorate the end of the Second World War.

Evening Standard

Asian shares mostly gain after uptick in inflation pulls US stocks lower

Asian are mostly higher after most stocks on Wall Street fell following a disappointing report that said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists had expected

The Independent UK

Asia Stocks Mixed Before US-Russia Summit

Asian stocks were mixed Friday after better-than-expected Japanese growth and weak Chinese data, while oil slipped back ahead of a US-Russia summit on Ukraine.

International Business Times

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As Trump splits from India, is the US abandoning its pivot to Asia?

US partners in Asia, such as India, might consider their own shifts in response to Trump’s moves. But it won’t be easy.

Al Jazeera

King Charles to mark 80th anniversary of VJ Day with address

Monarch will pay tribute to military personnel and reflect on horrors experienced in Asia-Pacific region

The Guardian - UK

Asia’s Leading Live Streaming Platforms for Sports Lovers — Watch, Bet & Win Big

Discover Asia’s top sports live streaming and betting platforms. Watch matches in HD, place real-time bets, and win big with Jeeta and e2bet.

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Thursday briefing: How the colonial legacy has created a toxic beauty industry

In today’s newsletter: Doctors are sounding the alarm over a surge in cancers and irreversible skin damage linked to bleaching creams, as colourism continues to shape beauty ideals from Africa to Asia

The Guardian - UK

London museum tells forgotten story of African and Indian troops in second world war

National Army Museum’s Beyond Burma exhibition examines stories of soldiers from Britain’s colonies

The Guardian - UK

Postwar Japan at 80: 10 factors that changed the nation forever

This year marks 80 years since Japan’s catastrophic defeat in the Asia-Pacific War. In 1945, the country lay in ruins. Millions had died in battle or in the devastating Allied bombings of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and other cities. Across Asia and the Pacific, Japan’s bid to create a Greater East…

The Conversation

Metaplanet Reports Earnings, Holds 18,113 BTC As Largest Bitcoin Treasury Company In Asia

Metaplanet Inc. (OTC:MTPLF) on Wednesday disclosed in its Q2 2025 financial report that it holds 18,113 BTC, positioning the company as the fourth-largest corporate Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) holder worldwide and the largest in Asia.

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Tighter US border rules are putting European visitors off, says Tui

Holiday company boss says tourists are opting instead for destinations such as Canada, Africa and Asia

Euronews

European shares forge ahead after record highs on Wall Street

Increased hopes for a US rate cut propel markets to fresh highs

Euronews

Get rich quick: Vietnam wants to become Asia's next 'tiger economy' - here's how

Vietnam wants to follow in the footsteps of Taiwan and South Korea, but focusing on one single industry is no longer viable to build a strong and resilient economy.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: invaluable VJ Day accounts by surviving veterans

A moving film marks 80 years since the war in east Asia ended. Plus: more coach fun with Rob Brydon on Destination X. Here’s what to watch this evening

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The Independent UK

Asian shares charge higher after US stocks rally to records on hopes for interest rate cuts

Shares have advanced in Asia after the U.S. stock market rallied to records when data showed inflation across the United States improved slightly last month

The Independent UK

Vietnam wants to be the next Asian tiger and it’s overhauling its economy to make it happen.

Vietnam is launching its biggest economic overhaul in a generation, aiming to become Asia’s next “tiger economy.”

International Business Times

Soft US Inflation Boosts Asia Markets

Japan's Nikkei hit a second record high in as many days Wednesday, as hopes of US interest rate cuts following soft inflation data cheered equity investors across Asia.

The Conversation

With new weapons, cash and battleground experience from Ukraine, North Korea has become much more formidable

The war between Russia and Ukraine is taking place in Europe, but its security implications are increasingly being felt in Asia, too.

Euronews

Half of trucks produced at Scania’s €2bn production site in China will be exported

Scania’s new Chinese production facility will open in October in a bid to reduce costs in the Asian market and stay ‘close to rivals’.

International Business Times

Most Markets Rise As China-US Truce Extended, Inflation In Focus

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with Tokyo hitting a record, as investors welcomed the extension of a China-US tariff truce but looked ahead apprehensively to the release of key US inflation data later in the day.

The Independent UK

Asian shares advance on relief that Trump is delaying higher China tariffs

Asian shares are mostly higher after President Donald Trump delayed raising tariffs on China for another 90 days

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