Asia

Microsoft says “tank man” censorship due to human error

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HONG KONG — Microsoft Corp. blamed “accidental human error” for its Bing search engine briefly not showing image results for the search term “tank...

Hungary: Plan to build Chinese university branch protested

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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people rallied in Hungary's capital Saturday against plans by Prime Minister Viktor Orban to host a Chinese university in...

NKorean leader calls for meeting to review battered economy

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presided over a meeting of his ruling party in his first public appearance...

UN: Unprecedented Taliban violence in 2020 carries into 2021

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UNITED NATIONS — Taliban insurgents show no sign of reducing the level of violence in Afghanistan to facilitate peace negotiations with the government, and...

Biden widens list of Chinese firms off-limits for investment

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President Joe Biden has nearly doubled the list of Chinese companies whose shares are off-limits to U.S. investors in the latest sign he is...

Olympian Yamaguchi says Japan ‘cornered’ into holding games

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TOKYO — One of Japan's best-known Olympians and an executive member of the Japanese Olympic Committee says Tokyo has been “cornered” into holding during...

UK ‘people’s tribunal’ hears claims China abused Uyghurs

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LONDON — A “people’s tribunal” set up to assess whether China’s alleged rights abuses against the Uyghur people constitute genocide opened in London on...

India pursues fugitive high-end jeweler arrested in Dominica

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ROSEAU, Dominica — A wealthy jeweler sought by Indian authorities for questioning in an alleged $1.8 billion fraud case in his native India remained...

Tory party wants Canada PM to push China Olympic relocation

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OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s official opposition party wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders’ Summit to take a...

China criticizes Western brands’ toys, clothes as unsafe

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BEIJING — The Chinese government has accused H&M, Nike, Zara and other brands of importing unsafe or poor quality children's clothes and other goods,...