Tag: East Asia
Turkish tourism video taken down after online outcry
<p>ISTANBUL — A video promoting tourism in Turkey amid the pandemic has caused an uproar on social media for showing tourism employees wearing masks...
Petition with 350,000 signatures wants Tokyo Games canceled
TOKYO — An online petition with more than 350,000 signatures calling for the Tokyo Games to be canceled was submitted Friday to local organizers,...
Petition with 350,000 signatures wants Tokyo Games canceled
<p>TOKYO — An online petition with more than 350,000 signatures calling for the Tokyo Games to be canceled was submitted Friday to local organizers,...
Gucci marks 100 years with exhibit on Michele code-breaking
FLORENCE, Italy — Alessandro Michele has radically shifted Gucci codes and challenged fashion norms in his 6½ years as creative director of the brand...
Gucci marks 100 years with exhibit on Michele code-breaking
<p>FLORENCE, Italy — Alessandro Michele has radically shifted Gucci codes and challenged fashion norms in his 6½ years as creative director of the brand...
Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Danny Valencia ducked out of the scorching Arizona sun, reached into a cooler to grab an ice-cold drink and took a...
Chasing baseball gold: Israeli team has big dreams for Tokyo
<p>SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Danny Valencia ducked out of the scorching Arizona sun, reached into a cooler to grab an ice-cold drink and took a...
Wealthy nations once lauded as successes lag in vaccinations
<p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Some wealthy nations that were most praised last year for controlling the coronavirus are now lagging far behind in getting...
Mack Horton on swim rival Sun Yang: let’s change the subject
<p>SYDNEY — Two years after his controversial podium move at the world swimming championships, Australian Mack Horton still can't seem to shake off questions...
On Eid, Xinjiang imams defend China against US criticism
<p>BEIJING — Muslim leaders from the Xinjiang region rejected Western allegations that China is suppressing religious freedom, speaking at a reception Thursday for foreign...