China
Anti-China activists in Japan call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
World
February 4, 2021
Anti-China activists in Japan call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Games
TOKYO (Reuters) – A group of anti-China activists campaigning for human rights in Tibet and support for ethnic Uighurs called…
China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns
World
February 3, 2021
China looks to Winter Olympics as chance for rare soft power win amid COVID, rights concerns
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Winter Olympics, due to begin in one year, offer China a chance to show off its…
WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
World
February 2, 2021
WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on…
WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers
World
February 1, 2021
WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers
WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control…
Chinese Embassy in Cairo denies Nipah virus connection
Health & Fitness
February 1, 2021
Chinese Embassy in Cairo denies Nipah virus connection
The Chinese embassy in Cairo said that linking a recent outbreak of the Nipah virus to China is incorrect, stating…
China ‘will no longer recognize’ British passports from Hong Kong
World
January 29, 2021
China ‘will no longer recognize’ British passports from Hong Kong
China said Friday that it would not recognize the British National Overseas (BNO) passport as a valid travel document or…
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
World
January 28, 2021
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday…
Under Biden, China faces renewed trade pressure
World
January 26, 2021
Under Biden, China faces renewed trade pressure
BEIJING (AP) — The US-Chinese trade war isn’t going away under President Joe Biden. Biden won’t confront Beijing right away,…
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
World
January 26, 2021
Asia Today: Taiwan quarantines 5,000 after hospital cluster
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Health authorities in Taiwan are quarantining 5,000 people while looking for the source of two new…
Iran asks Indonesia to explain seizure of tanker accused of illegal oil transfer
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Iran asks Indonesia to explain seizure of tanker accused of illegal oil transfer
DUBAI/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Iran has asked Indonesia to provide details about the seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel, Iranian Foreign Ministry…