Tag: Asia
China’s central bank tries to stop surge in currency’s value
BEIJING — China’s central bank is trying to restrain the surging exchange rate of its currency, temporarily backtracking in efforts to make the tightly...
Asian World Cup qualifiers to be moved from China to UAE
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — China’s COVID-19 travel restrictions have forced World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for the eastern city of Suzhou to be relocated...
China reports human case of H10N3 bird flu, a possible first
BEIJING — A man in eastern China has contracted what might be the world’s first human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu,...
NATO ministers meet to prepare summit, Afghan withdrawal
BRUSSELS — NATO's foreign and defense ministers were meeting Tuesday to lay the groundwork for the military alliance's first summit with U.S. President Joe...
Poland: Huawei ex-exec, expert accused of spying for China
WARSAW, Poland — The trial opened in a Warsaw court on Tuesday of two men accused of spying for China — a Chinese citizen...
Japan’s vaccine push ahead of Olympics looks to be too late
TOKYO — It may be too little, too late.
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UK’s Heathrow Airport opens terminal for high-risk travelers
LONDON — A terminal at London's Heathrow Airport that was mothballed because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened Tuesday to serve passengers arriving from high-risk...
China faces strains as population ages, birth rate falls
BEIJING — Yue Yan is glad to have two daughters but sees why, even with the ruling Communist Party urging them to have more...
England, NZ begin test series with bigger priorities ahead
Staying in the present might be easier said than done for England and New Zealand in their two-match test series starting Wednesday.
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Japanese Olympic athletes get shots as general public lags
TOKYO — Japan started vaccinating Tokyo Games-bound athletes on Tuesday, the Japanese Olympic Committee said.
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