Tag: East Asia
South Korea wins 5-0, celebrates former national team great
SEOUL — Kim Shin-wook scored the first goal for South Korea on Wednesday in a World Cup qualifying match, and then the whole team...
No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village considering ban on alcohol
TOKYO — The Olympic Village has traditionally been a fun place to be, housing thousands of young athletes and staff ready to party and...
Australian baseball team withdraws from Olympic qualifying
SYDNEY — Australia’s Olympic baseball team has given up trying to qualify for the Tokyo Games because of coronavirus-related travel complications.
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EXPLAINER: The US investigation into COVID-19 origins
WASHINGTON — Once dismissed by most public health experts and government officials, the hypothesis that COVID-19 leaked accidentally from a Chinese lab is now...
Australia says WTO should punish Chinese economic coercion
CANBERRA, Australia — The World Trade Organization should penalize “bad behavior when it occurs,” Australia's prime minister said Wednesday ahead of a Group of...
Trial begins for professor accused of hiding ties to China
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A jury trial began Monday in the case of a University of Tennessee professor charged with hiding his relationship with a...
China’s wandering elephants becoming international stars
BEIJING — Already famous at home, China’s wandering elephants are now becoming international stars.
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All Roads — blocked off roads — lead to Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — Roads were being closed off Tuesday around Tokyo Olympic venues, including the new $1.4 billion National Stadium where the opening ceremony is...
Biden to get warm welcome from relieved but wary allies
LONDON — When U.S. President Joe Biden flies to Europe this week, he will find his hosts welcoming but wary. His predecessor Donald Trump...
Coe urges persuading Japan that Tokyo Olympics will be safe
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Olympic sports must do more to persuade Japanese people about how much work they have done to organize a safe Tokyo...
