Tag: Asia
CAS to hear retrial of Sun Yang’s doping case in May
<p>GENEVA — The retrial of Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang will be held by sport's highest court next month after his initial eight-year ban...
UN condemns violence against Myanmar protesters and deaths
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council late Thursday strongly condemned the use of violence against peaceful protesters and the deaths of hundreds of...
Utah tour bus that crashed and killed 4 had previous problem
SALT LAKE CITY — A tour bus that crashed and killed four Chinese tourists near a national park in Utah in 2019 had problems...
China reports COVID-19 outbreak on border with Myanmar
<p>BEIJING — At least nine people have tested positive for COVID-19 in a Chinese city on the border with Myanmar, health officials said Wednesday.</p>
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UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of civil war “at an unprecedented scale”...
H&M swings to loss, affirms commitment to China market
<p>STOCKHOLM — Low-cost fashion brand Hennes & Mauritz AB on Wednesday reported an expected loss in the first quarter. Meanwhile, the pandemic-hit Swedish company...
China pushes to expand virus origin search beyond its border
<p>BEIJING — Chinese health officials pushed Wednesday to expand the search for the origins of the coronavirus beyond China, one day after the release...
Utah tour bus that crashed and killed 4 had previous problem
<p>SALT LAKE CITY — A tour bus that crashed and killed four Chinese tourists near a national park in Utah in 2019 had problems...
UN envoy: Myanmar faces possibility of major civil war
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar warned Wednesday that the country faces the possibility of civil war “at an unprecedented scale”...
UN condemns Palm Sunday `terrorist act’ on Indonesian church
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council late Tuesday condemned a bombing at an Indonesian church on Palm Sunday as a “cowardly terrorist attack”...