Tag: East Asia
Japan’s Toyota says profit soared in Jan-March amid pandemic
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
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...
UK foreign secretary calls for cooperation on cybersecurity
LONDON — U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Wednesday urged global cooperation to combat cyberattacks by “hostile state actors" and criminal gangs.
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IOC says negative public opinion is no threat to Tokyo Games
GENEVA — The IOC on Wednesday downplayed concerns over Japanese public opinion calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled, before its virtual news...
West and rights groups accuse China of massive Uyghur crimes
UNITED NATIONS — Human rights groups and Western nations led by the United States, Britain and Germany accused China of massive crimes against the...
Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem
SINGAPORE — Shares in Meituan, China’s largest food delivery platform, have tumbled after its CEO posted —and then deleted — an ancient poem in...
Tokyo Olympic torch relay pulled off streets in Hiroshima
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay is being pulled off the streets in Hiroshima prefecture as COVID-19 cases rise in Japan barely 10...
New course in Dallas for last stop before PGA Championship
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AP source: Biden to tap Rahm Emanuel for ambassador to Japan
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to nominate former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, according to...
Rays designate INF-OF Yoshi Tsutsugo for assignment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. —
Yoshi Tsutsugo was designated for assignment...
