Tag: East Asia
PM Suga makes offerings at Yasukuni shrine but doesn’t visit
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated religions offerings to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a...
US women to face Sweden in group stage in Olympic soccer
<p>ZURICH — The United States will open the women’s Olympic soccer tournament on July 21 against Sweden, the team that beat the World Cup...
Plans, test events change daily for postponed Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Each day seems to bring another change to the Tokyo Olympics as surging coronavirus cases in Japan threaten planning for the games,...
Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday...
Meituan raises $10 bln for self-driving cars, drone delivery
HONG KONG — Chinese food delivery giant Meituan raised nearly $10 billion in a sale of convertible bonds and additional shares and plans to...
Former big league player, coach Tom Robson dead at age 75
CHANDLER, Ariz. — Former major league player and coach Tom Robson has died. He was 75.
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Canadian judge grants Huawei CFO request to delay hearings
<p>VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian judge has granted Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay the final leg in her extradition hearings, days...
Biden aims for momentum as US returns to climate fight
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is convening a coalition of the willing, the unwilling, the desperate-for-help and the avid-for-money for a global summit Thursday...
In Biden climate show, watch for cajoling, conflict, pathos
It won't rival Netflix for drama, but 40 world leaders will try to save the planet from ever worsening global warming in a two-day...
Canadian judge grants Huawei CFO request to delay hearings
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A Canadian judge has granted Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou’s request to delay the final leg in her extradition hearings, days...