Tag: East Asia
US pumps up Paralympic trials; NBC to increase coverage
The U.S. Paralympic team trials will receive unprecedented coverage this year, streaming live this week and culminating with a 90-minute highlight show on NBC.
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AP Interview: Tibet exile leader hopes to resume China talks
DHARMSALA, India — The new president of the Tibetan exile government said on Thursday he will do his best to resume a dialogue with...
Nadal, Osaka both out for Wimbledon; she’ll go to Olympics
Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka are sitting out Wimbledon, leaving the oldest Grand Slam tennis tournament without two of the sport's biggest stars as...
Mistrial declared in case of University of Tennessee prof
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of a former University of Tennessee researcher charged with hiding his...
China says nuclear fuel rods damaged, no radiation leak
BEIJING — A Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government...
Tokyo organizers roll out final editions of COVID rule books
TOKYO — IOC Vice President John Coates arrived in Tokyo on Tuesday, the same day that organizers and the International Olympic Committee were set...
Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spying
RICHMOND, Va. — A cyberespionage campaign blamed on China was more sweeping than previously known, with suspected state-backed hackers exploiting a device meant to...
Pioneering investor dubbed ‘China’s First Shareholder’ dies
BEIJING — A former factory worker known as “China’s First Shareholder” after he amassed a fortune trading in the country’s infant financial markets starting...
Biden looks to ease EU trade tensions ahead of Putin summit
BRUSSELS — President Joe Biden is seeking to tamp down trade tensions with European allies as he spends one last day consulting with western...
More evidence suggests COVID-19 was in US by Christmas 2019
NEW YORK — A new analysis of blood samples from 24,000 Americans taken early last year is the latest and largest study to suggest...