Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sentenced for Tiananmen vigil
<p>HONG KONG — Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong was sentenced to more jail time Thursday for participating in an unauthorized vigil to commemorate the...
EU plans tightening foreign investment with eye on China
BRUSSELS — The European Union is planning to tighten the foreign investment rules in the bloc to make sure that local producers and industries...
India’s virus surge damages Modi’s image of competence
<p>NEW DELHI — India’s hospitals were packed with coronavirus patients, relatives of the sick scrambled to find supplies of oxygen, and crematoriums were running...
Donors race to aid India during COVID-19 surge
The catastrophic wave of Covid-19 in India has prompted donors to send millions of dollars to the country, which Tuesday crossed the grim mark...
Indian government faces lockdown calls, contempt charges
<p>NEW DELHI — India's government faced calls for a strict lockdown to slow a devastating surge in new coronaviorus cases, and a court in...
More than 200 NGOs call for UN arms embargo on Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS — More than 200 global organizations urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to impose an arms embargo on Myanmar, saying the...
Thailand fights to contain COVID-19 surge in Bangkok
<p>BANGKOK — Health officials rushed to vaccinate thousands of people in Bangkok's biggest slum on Wednesday as new COVID-19 cases spread through densely populated...
Top Glove hopes to resolve U.S. seizure of its rubber gloves
<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia's Top Glove Corp., the world's largest rubber glove maker, said Wednesday it hopes to swiftly end a U.S. ban...
EU plans tightening foreign investment with eye on China
<p>BRUSSELS — The European Union is planning to tighten the foreign investment rules in the bloc to make sure that local producers and industries...
Donors race to aid India during COVID-19 surge
<p>The catastrophic wave of Covid-19 in India has prompted donors to send millions of dollars to the country, which Tuesday crossed the grim mark...