Asia
Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
World
May 26, 2021
Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games…
The Latest: South Korea mulls dropping masks for vaccinated
World
May 26, 2021
The Latest: South Korea mulls dropping masks for vaccinated
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials say they plan to allow people to drop their masks from July if…
Countries eager to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes
World
May 26, 2021
Countries eager to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the pandemic. The World Travel &…
Japan says US travel warning for virus won’t hurt Olympians
World
May 25, 2021
Japan says US travel warning for virus won’t hurt Olympians
TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a US warning for Americans to avoid traveling to…
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
World
May 25, 2021
Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang
AKSU, China (AP) — A backlash against reports of forced labor and other abuses of the largely Muslim Uyghur ethnic…
Japan opens mass vaccination centers 2 months before Games
World
May 24, 2021
Japan opens mass vaccination centers 2 months before Games
TOKYO (AP) — Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on…
21 die in extreme weather in China cross-country race
World
May 23, 2021
21 die in extreme weather in China cross-country race
BEIJING (AP) — Twenty-one people running a mountain marathon have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale…
Taiwan raises COVID alert islandwide, but gets vaccine boost
World
May 19, 2021
Taiwan raises COVID alert islandwide, but gets vaccine boost
Taiwan raised its COVID-19 alert level for the whole island on Wednesday as domestic cases continued to rise, but will…
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
World
May 19, 2021
IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancellation
TOKYO (AP) — Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President…
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
World
May 19, 2021
Restrictions reimposed as virus resurges in much of Asia
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service…