Tag: East Asia
IOC tries to reassure Olympic athletes over virus waiver
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic athletes were told by the IOC on Thursday that a waiver they must sign releasing Tokyo organizers from liability for...
Kim vows to build N. Korea socialism amid US nuclear impasse
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed an “uncompromising struggle” against anti-socialist elements at home, state media reported Thursday,...
China says politics behind US call for virus origin probe
BEIJING — China on Thursday accused the Biden administration of playing politics and shirking its responsibility in calling for a renewed investigation into the...
EU leaders express support for holding Tokyo Olympics
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s two top officials expressed support Thursday for holding the Tokyo Olympics despite growing opposition to the event in Japan...
Major Japan newspaper Asahi calls for Olympic cancellation
TOKYO — Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper on Wednesday called for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled with the games set to open in less...
UN council meets in person for first time since December
UNITED NATIONS — It was a big day for almost a half dozen members of the U.N. Security Council: They set foot in the...
Countries eager to reopen to travel as pandemic recedes
Countries reliant on tourism are racing to reopen borders and revive economies decimated by the pandemic.
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Key events in arrest, flight of ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn
A timeline of key events that began with Carlos Ghosn’s assignment to Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. by its French alliance partner, Renault SA:
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American on trial in Japan gets support from ex-boss Ghosn
TOKYO — Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has backed his former colleague American lawyer Greg Kelly’s insistence he is innocent of any wrongdoing.
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AP source: Biden picks LA mayor, envoy for ambassador posts
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to announce he is nominating former senior State Department official Nicholas Burns to serve as his ambassador...