Tag: East Asia
Sao Paulo authorities plead with China to release vaccines
SAO PAULO — Authorities in Brazil's most populous state on Wednesday said they have mobilized to try to convince the Chinese government to authorize...
World player union slams Korean soccer’s contract changes
<p>SEOUL, South Korea — International player union FIFPRO is ready to issue a formal complaint against South Korea’s soccer association and top-flight domestic league...
UN raises global economic forecast to 5.4% growth in 2021
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations on Tuesday responded to the rebounding Chinese and U.S. economies by revising its global economic forecast upward to...
American tells Japan court he worked for Nissan’s interests
<p>TOKYO — An American lawyer on trial in Japan on charges related to reporting of former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn’s compensation asserted his innocence...
Japan’s Toyota says profit soared in Jan-March amid pandemic
<p>TOKYO — Toyota reported Wednesday its profit more than doubled in January-March from a year earlier to 777 billion yen ($7 billion), as the...
Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics
<p>GENEVA — A panel of independent experts who reviewed the World Health Organization’s response to the coronavirus pandemic says the U.N. health agency should...
World player union slams Korean soccer’s contract changes
SEOUL, South Korea — International player union FIFPRO is ready to issue a formal complaint against South Korea’s soccer association and top-flight domestic league...
UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity
<p>LONDON — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors" and criminal gangs.</p>
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UN raises global economic forecast to 5.4% growth in 2021
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations on Tuesday responded to the rebounding Chinese and U.S. economies by revising its global economic forecast upward to...
IOC says negative public opinion is no threat to Tokyo Games
<p>GENEVA — The IOC on Wednesday downplayed concerns over Japanese public opinion calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled, before its virtual news...