Tag: East Asia
Marathon racer Diver, 44, picked for Australian Olympic team
BRISBANE, Australia — Sinead Diver was a mother of two and well into her 30s when she ran her first marathon. At 44, she's...
US agency: Fatal tour bus crash shows safety shortcomings
SALT LAKE CITY — More than a dozen people were thrown out of a tour bus that crashed and rolled on a remote Utah...
Mariners prospects help Dominicans advance in OLY qualifying
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Seattle Mariners prospects Julio Rodriguez and Luis Liberato hit early home runs, and the Dominican Republic coasted to a...
China’s silencing of Tiananmen tributes extends to Hong Kong
HONG KONG — For years, China has quashed any discussion on the mainland of its bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen...
10,000 volunteers drop out; Tokyo Olympics open in 50 days
TOKYO — The countdown clock for the Tokyo Olympics sat at 50-days-to-go on Thursday. It also brought another problem for the one-year-delayed games.
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Slow to start, China mobilizes to vaccinate at headlong pace
TAIPEI, Taiwan — In the span of just five days last month, China gave out 100 million shots of its COVID-19 vaccines.
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Uyghur exiles describe forced abortions, torture in Xinjiang
ISTANBUL — Three Uyghurs who fled from China to Turkey have described forced abortions and torture by Chinese authorities in China’s far western Xinjiang...
Wandering elephants on edge of China city, now closing roads
BEIJING — A wandering herd of elephants has reached the edge of a big Chinese city as authorities rush to close off roads and...
China criticizes Western brands’ toys, clothes as unsafe
BEIJING — The Chinese government has accused H&M, Nike, Zara and other brands of importing unsafe or poor quality children's clothes and other goods,...
China defends Cambodia relations after US expresses concern
BEIJING — China said Thursday its relationship with Cambodia has made positive contributions to regional peace and stability, after the U.S. expressed concerns about...