Tag: East Asia
ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14
<p>LONDON — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo...
Tokyo Games: Officials say cancelation, no fans still option
TOKYO — Two top officials of Japan's ruling LDP party on Thursday said radical changes could be coming to the Tokyo Olympics. One went...
Chipmaker TSMC says profit up 16.7% as demand revives
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s biggest contract manufacturer of processor chips, said Thursday quarterly profit rose 16.7% over a year...
Chen edges Hanyu at World Team Trophy in Japan
OSAKA, Japan — Three-time world champion Nathan Chen beat two-time Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu in the men’s short program at the figure skating...
ITF moves rankings cutoff for Olympic tennis to June 14
LONDON — The WTA and ATP rankings of June 14 will be used to determine which tennis players earn direct entry into the Tokyo...
Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms
<p>NEW YORK — With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony...
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates’ space center announced Wednesday a more ambitious timeline for sending its first rover to the...
Biden’s gamble: Will pulling troops revive extremist threat?
<p>BRUSSELS — At its start, America’s war in Afghanistan was about retribution for 9/11. Then it was about shoring up a weak government and...
Ralph Lauren unveils crisp white Team USA Olympic uniforms
NEW YORK — With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony...
Russia’s flag banned but national colors on Olympic uniforms
<p>MOSCOW — The Russian flag is barred from the Olympics in a doping dispute. You wouldn't know it to look at the Russian uniforms.</p>
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