China and North Korea open new bridge after 12-year delay | East Asia Tonight Oct 15, 2026

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appoints Arata Takebe as new agriculture minister after the dismissal of scandal-hit lawmaker. Also on East Asia Tonight: Tokyo denies Moscow's spying allegations against a Japanese journalist. Meanwhile, Asia stocks suffer their worst day in months on wavering AI trade confidence as the International Monetary Fund says the region is more resilient than expected, despite energy shocks and mounting global risks.

00:00 Headlines
01:36 New Yalu River Bridge connects China's Dandong to North Korea's Sinuiju
07:01 Japan PM Takaichi replaces agriculture minister
11:31 Japan denies spying claims after Russia arrests journalist
13:26 IMF report on Asia Pacific's economic outlook
31:17 North Korea test fires two submarine-launched cruise missiles
32:51 Inaugural Tsinghua-Philanthropy Asia Alliance Impact Summit in Beijing
37:23 TSMC reports sixth consecutive quarter of record earnings
40:34 Anthropic's revenue surges 45% in Q3
42:30 South Koreans caught between two nationalities