Tag: East Asia
EU delivers vaccine jabs to Balkans after China and Russia
BELGRADE, Serbia — The European Union started delivering EU-funded coronavirus vaccines Tuesday to the Balkans, a region that wants to join the 27-nation bloc...
China’s UN envoy: Myanmar violence could lead to civil war
UNITED NATIONS — China’s U.N. ambassador on Monday urged stronger diplomatic efforts to resolve the confrontation in Myanmar since the Feb. 1 military coup,...
PGA Tour heads to Quail Hollow, Champions gets first major
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G7 foreign ministers meet face-to-face after pandemic pause
LONDON — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven wealthy industrialized nations are gathering Tuesday in London - their first face-to-face meeting in more...
Italy to vaccinate its athletes for Tokyo Olympics
ROME — The Italian Olympic Committee is making arrangements to vaccinate its entire team for the Tokyo Games.
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North Macedonia speeds up vaccinations as EU aid arrives
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia's faltering COVID-19 vaccination program picked up speed Tuesday, with authorities starting to use 200,000 Sinopharm jabs bought from...
Tokyo Games need 500 nurses; nurses say needs are elsewhere
TOKYO — Some nurses in Japan are incensed at a request from Tokyo Olympic organizers to have 500 of them dispatched to help out...
Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production...
New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China's human rights record Monday by saying it was...
Top US diplomat to join China UN event on global cooperation
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will participate in a high-level U.N. Security Council meeting Friday chaired by China’s foreign minister...