The odds of a confrontation between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea are rising, satellite images and ship-tracking data suggest. Lots of great graphics show how it's all playing out www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Singapore's top envoy has talks with a top lieutenant to leader Kim Jong Un in a rare visit to North Korea www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Japan's capital is encouraging workers to dress down to beat the heat. @GearoidReidy says there are better ways to stay cool www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

From Bronze Star in Vietnam to All-Star in Baltimore, Al Bumbry to be honored in Cooperstown -- and more Sliders! www.nytimes.com/athletic/729...

Richard Glossip was released from incarceration for the first time in nearly 30 years to await retrial for a 1997 killing that put him on the brink of execution three separate times. His case speaks volumes about the application of capital punishment apnews.com/article/okla...

China appears to have ramped up missile production last year by the most since Xi Jinping became president, according to a Bloomberg analysis that mapped out the sector’s finances for the first time www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

The bromance began with a lavish Florida summit in April 2017, when Trump welcomed Xi to his Mar-a-Lago resort. It will be tested by a meeting in Beijing set for next week www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

北朝鮮の核戦力は重要な転換点に近づいている。過去30年にわたり米国が数百億ドルを投じて開発してきた地上配備型ミサイル防衛を、規模の面で圧倒し得る水準に達しつつあるのだ www.bloomberg.com/jp/news/feat...

US Central Command has asked to send the Army’s long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran, seeking a longer-range system to hit ballistic-missile launchers deep inside the country www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social

Donald Trump declared in 2018 that North Korea was no longer a nuclear threat. The numbers tell a different story www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... #NorthKorea

As global attention is focused on war in the Middle East, North Korea has been accelerating its nuclear and missile program — testing new weapons and producing more warheads. Here's the Big Take Asia podcast www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2...

North Korea’s ascent from a rogue state to a full-fledged member of the atomic arsenal club means it can do more than just threaten nuclear war, it may now be able to fight one www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

How Texas ruined the jalapeño www.texasmonthly.com/food/case-fo...

Trump’s plan for a full naval blockade of the Strait of #Hormuz threatens to deepen an already unprecedented crisis. What’s far less clear is how such a blockade would work — or whether Washington is prepared to bear the risks of enforcing it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

For a Japanese company, few marketing moves deliver more impact than tapping into Shohei Ohtani’s star power — and #Uniqlo is doing exactly that through a sponsorship the #Dodgers www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Happy 50th birthday stadium nachos. Here’s the story about how it started www.texasmonthly.com/food/fifty-y...

The UK will interdict and board Russian “shadow fleet” vessels in its waters, increasing pressure on Moscow over tankers exporting sanctioned crude to help fund the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A mystery craft has been spotted in China resembling a vehicle designed to avoid radar by flying just a few meters above the sea, suggesting Beijing may be experimenting with a Soviet-era model the US shelved last year #ekranoplan www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A mystery aircraft in China revives a Cold War-era wave-skimming project #ekranoplan www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Indian PM Modi said he discussed the “serious situation in the region” with Iran's president, as New Delhi looks for ways to secure the safe passage of tankers through the Strait of Hormuz www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US has been forced to dig deep into its arsenal of expensive, hard-to-replace missiles to counter Iran's barrage of low-cost drones www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Great reporting seems to be causing change in #Malaysia. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is poised to drop anti-graft chief Azam Baki after a probe into his shareholdings, people familiar with the matter said www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US torpedoing of an Iranian warship in international waters off Sri Lanka’s coast signaled an alarming turn in the war in the Middle East. These maps show the conflict reached the Indian Ocean www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US submarine strike on an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean marked a sharp escalation in the war between the two nations, raising fresh security and economic risks for governments across the Indo-Pacific www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The World Baseball Classic is underway and #Netflix is shaking up Japan's broadcasting business by landing exclusive rights to the games in the country #WBC www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

WBCを独占配信、Netflixの挑戦－日本のテレビ中継文化に「黒船」到来 #WBC www.bloomberg.com/jp/news/arti...

Netflix's deal to stream the World Baseball Classic exclusively in Japan is testing whether the country's deeply entrenched viewing habits can be reshaped #WBC www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US and Israeli airstrikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, have created the biggest power vacuum since the country’s 1979 revolution. Here's what could happen next www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

What a story. A Bloomberg investigation reveals allegations that Malaysia's anti-corruption agency is helping a group of businessmen take over companies www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #MACC

Malaysia’s anti-corruption chief Azam Baki held millions of shares in a financial-services company, a corporate filing shows, the first public disclosure of a major stake in his name since an uproar over his shareholdings several years ago #AzamBaki www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Japanese prime minister is extremely popular but drives her opponents crazy. @gearoidreidy.bsky.social says ignore the noise ahead of an expected election win www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

China’s armed forces are in the midst of one of the most sweeping shakeups of the Xi Jinping era, with a steady stream of senior generals vanishing from public view or being formally purged. Here's what you need to know www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Thousands of migrants seeking work in Malaysia have been dogged by a recruitment process rife with corruption, a Bloomberg investigation finds www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

There’s a right way and a wrong way to enjoy your whiskey www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

The family of Altantuya Shaariibuu, who was murdered in 2006 by two bodyguards assigned to protect officials including former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, lost their bid for damages from the Malaysian government after a court upheld its appeal www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

President Donald Trump says a NYSE equities trading outpost in Texas is “an UNBELIEVABLY BAD THING” for New York and a “big test” for Mayor Zohran Mamdani www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #ZohranMamdani

Australia’s ambassador to the US will step down a year earlier than planned after his tenure was clouded by past criticism of Trump that had drawn the ire of the American president #KevinRudd www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Cambodia’s Deputy PM Sun Chanthol says his country wants to “lower the temperature” in its dispute with Thailand and pushed back against Bangkok’s assertions that the clash was a battle against scam centers operating over the border www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @pheijmans.bsky.social

Joe Ely saw Dallas from a DC-9 at night and the world was a better place for it. #RIPJoeEly

China conducted the maiden flight of what is considered to be the world’s largest drone mothership, underscoring its advances in unmanned aerial vehicles capable of unleashing weaponized swarms #Jiutian www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The US is proposing that foreign visitors provide their social media history over the last five years to enter the country www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Hong Kong posts its second-lowest turnout on record in elections for the legislature, held shortly after the city’s deadliest fire in decades stoked a level of public anger not seen in years www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #LegCo

India’s billion digital IDs have sparked a scammers’ bonanza www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

India will pay about $2 billion to lease a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia, according to people familiar with the matter, finalizing delivery of the vessel after roughly a decade of talks just as #Putin makes a visit to New Delhi www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The State Department has renamed the US Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump, whose administration tried to dismantle the organization earlier this year www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China has upgraded surveillance and electronic warfare systems across several occupied reefs in the disputed South China Sea as it seeks to strengthen its defenses and expand intelligence capabilities, a new report shows www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

A great collection of photos from the year in sports from Reuters. 2025 sporting moments in pictures - www.reuters.com/wider-image/...

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi used a call with his French counterpart to say the two sides needed to back each other, underscoring Beijing’s push to win diplomatic support during a spat with Japan www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US presidential envoy Steve #Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch #Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

#Aonishiki makes history as the first Ukrainian to win a grand sumo tournament