Tag: Asia
Business group warns China boycotts spooking investors
<p>BEIJING — An American business group warned Tuesday that government-instigated consumer boycotts of foreign shoe, clothing and other brands in China are making companies...
Rafael Nadal uncertain about playing in Tokyo Olympics
ROME — Rafael Nadal joined the growing number of tennis players expressing doubts about competing in the Tokyo Olympics.
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Australia plans big defense and security investments
<p>CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government released a big-spending economic plan for the next fiscal year on Tuesday that includes hefty investments in defense...
Thanks to COVID, Spieth gets a longer break than he wanted
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jordan Spieth returns to competition after four weeks off following the Masters. That wasn’t the plan.
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Japan’s Nissan sees smaller loss, promises sales recovery
<p>TOKYO — Nissan reduced its losses in the January-March quarter as restructuring efforts kicked in, despite damage to sales from the coronavirus pandemic, the...
2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
TAIPEI, Taiwan — More than a year after two amateur computer coders were taken by police from their Beijing homes, they are set to...
Brazil to vaccinate athletes, coaches for Tokyo Olympics
SAO PAULO — Brazil's government is about to start delivering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes, coaches, referees and accredited media headed for the Olympics and...
Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem
<p>SINGAPORE — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in...
Army of fake fans boosts China’s messaging on Twitter
BRUSSELS — China’s ruling Communist Party has opened a new front in its long, ambitious war to shape global public opinion: Western social media....
Tokyo Olympic torch relay pulled off streets in Hiroshima
<p>TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10...