Tag: Asia
Rights groups and Olympic leaders in Beijing Games stalemate
<p>GENEVA — Activists protesting the 2022 Beijing Olympics hoped China’s record on human rights would get on the agenda this week at a major...
Japan Post, Rakuten tie-up in digital delivery, cashless pay
TOKYO — Japan’s postal system is investing 150 billion yen ($1.4 billion) in an 8% stake in the e-commerce venture Rakuten to strengthen a...
N Korean defectors struggle to send money home amid pandemic
<p>ANSAN, South Korea — For the first time in years, Choi Bok-hwa didn’t get her annual birthday call from her mother in North Korea....
Journalists’ group: 65 media workers killed in 2020
BRUSSELS — A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2020 while doing their jobs, according to the International Federation...
Newspaper: China to soon try 2 Canadians on spying charges
<p>BEIJING — A Communist Party newspaper says China will soon begin trials for two Canadians, who were arrested two years ago in apparent retaliation...
Olympic host Japan will not take part in China vaccine offer
TOKYO — Japan will not take part in China's offer — accepted by the International Olympic Committee — to provide vaccines for “participants" in...
US, Indo-Pacific allies to expand India’s vaccine production
President Joe Biden and fellow leaders of the Indo-Pacific alliance known as the Quad are set to announce a plan to expand coronavirus vaccine...
China regulator fines 12 firms over anti-monopoly law
HONG KONG — China’s market regulator said Friday that it fined a dozen companies, including games company Tencent Holdings and Chinese search engine firm...
Asian soccer gets 8 host hubs for World Cup qualifying games
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The delayed World Cup qualifying matches in Asia will be completed in June with each of the eight groups playing...
Hungary emerges as an EU vaccination star amid surging cases
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary has emerged as a European Union leader in COVID-19 vaccinations thanks to a strategy that sought shots from Russia and...