Tag: Asia
General: China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic
<p>WASHINGTON — The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of...
Tavatanakit and Thitikul lead home LPGA Thailand by 1
PATTAYA, Thailand — Local stars Patty Tavatanakit and Atthaya Thitikul carded 8-under 64s to share a stroke lead after the first round of the...
China suspends economic dialogue with Australia
<p>BEIJING — China on Thursday suspended an economic dialogue with Australia, stepping up a pressure campaign that began over Australian support for a probe...
Pfzier and BioNTech to donate vaccines for Olympic athletes
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Vaccine developers Pfizer and BioNTech will donate doses to inoculate athletes and officials preparing for the Tokyo Olympics, the IOC said...
Ramadan in China: Faithful dwindle under limits on religion
<p>KASHGAR, China — Tursunjan Mamat, a practicing Muslim in western China’s Xinjiang region, said he's fasting for Ramadan but his daughters, ages 8 and...
Rights report: State of Afghan women’s health care grim
KABUL, Afghanistan — After nearly 20 years since the ouster of the Taliban and hundreds of millions of dollars spent on infrastructure and aid,...
On the ground and afar, diaspora boosts India’s virus fight
<p>India's large diaspora — long a boon to India's economy — is tapping its wealth, political clout and expertise to help its home country...
General says US may train Afghan forces in other countries
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military may continue to train Afghan security forces, but do it in other countries after American forces leave Afghanistan, the...
Volkswagen profits jump as China leads pandemic rebound
<p>FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen Group's after-tax profit rebounded strongly to 3.4 billion euros ($4.1 billion) in the first three months of the year as...
Personal ties: Harris’ family in India grapples with COVID
WASHINGTON — G. Balachandran turned 80 this spring — a milestone of a birthday in India, where he lives. If not for the coronavirus...