Victoria Beckham shows sheer dresses and sharp suits at Paris Fashion Week
WorldPARIS -- Victoria Beckham presented sculptural gowns in sheer fabrics, tightly cut suits and voluminous coats in Paris on Friday for a fall/winter 2026 collection that played with shape and texture.
Hanoi multi-vehicle crash leaves 4 injured, with driver testing positive for alcohol
WorldA car driver with alcohol in his breath rammed into multiple vehicles on a busy Hanoi street on Friday evening, leaving four people injured and at least 10 vehicles severely damaged.
Nvidia sets $4 million target cash bonus for CEO Huang under fiscal 2027 plan
WorldNvidia has adopted a new variable compensation plan for fiscal 2027 that sets a target cash bonus of $4 million for CEO Jensen Huang, according to a regulatory filing on Friday.
Japan oks world's 1st iPS cell treatments
WorldTOKYO -- Japan's health ministry said Friday it has conditionally approved production and sales of two novel regenerative therapies capitalizing on induced pluripotent stem cells.
Japan oks bill to create disaster management agency
WorldTOKYO -- The Japanese government Friday approved a bill to establish the planned disaster management agency, which will serve as a central command body for disaster response.
Fukushima N-plant begins final treated water release for FY 2025
WorldTOKYO -- The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Friday started the seventh, or final, round of treated water discharge into the Pacific for fiscal 2025, its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., said.
Japan and ASEAN cooperate on cybersecurity measures
World“We believed we had taken the necessary and sufficient measures. However, this attack was advanced and sophisticated beyond what we had anticipated.” Atsushi Katsuki, president and CEO of Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd., a major Japanese beverage and food company, said this at a news conference on November 27, 2025, regarding a system disruption caused by ransomware (a ransom-demanding computer virus).
OpenAI hit with lawsuit claiming ChatGPT acted as an unlicensed lawyer
WorldWASHINGTON - ChatGPT maker OpenAI has been accused in a new lawsuit of practicing law without a U.S. license and helping a former disability claimant breach a settlement and flood a federal court docket with meritless filings.
ADB sees modest growth impact on Asia if Middle East conflict lasts about a month
WorldMANILA -- The Asian Development Bank's chief economist said on Friday that if the Middle East conflict and closure of the Strait of Hormuz last only about a month, as some U.S. projections suggest, the impact on growth in developing Asia would be modest, with only a slight and temporary "downward blip" in annual GDP.
Indonesia gives Meta 'stern warning' over disinformation
WorldJAKARTA -- Indonesia's communications ministry has issued a "stern warning" to Meta Platforms Inc for failing to curb the spread of online gambling and disinformation, the ministry said on Thursday.
