Tag: East Asia
Aussie field hockey teams face lack of games before Olympics
PERTH, Australia — Australia's traditionally strong Olympic field hockey teams are having trouble playing competitive matches ahead of the Tokyo Games, not unlike dozens...
Paul Andrew steps down as Ferragamo creative director
MILAN — Designer Paul Andrew is stepping down as creative director of Salvatore Ferragamo, effective in May, the fashion house said Thursday.
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Genworth pulls plug on its acquisition by China Oceanwide
RICHMOND, Va. — Insurer Genworth Financial has pulled the plug on its long-delayed acquisition by a Chinese company.
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Japan’s Toshiba studies acquisition proposal by global fund
TOKYO — Trading in Toshiba stock was halted Wednesday after the Tokyo-based technology conglomerate confirmed it had received a preliminary acquisition proposal.
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EXPLAINER: Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and some options
The U.S. State Department says it's talking with allies about China's human rights record and how to handle next year's Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Leaders of Russia and China tighten their grips, grow closer
MOSCOW — They're not leaders for life — not technically, at least. But in political reality, the powerful tenures of China's Xi Jinping and,...
Tokyo Olympic torch relay taken off streets of Osaka
TOKYO — The Tokyo Olympic torch relay will not run through the streets of Osaka prefecture next week because of rising COVID-19 cases.
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Russia to boost ties with Pakistan, supply military gear
ISLAMABAD — Russia’s foreign minister on Wednesday said Moscow and Islamabad will boost ties in the fight against terrorism, with Russia providing unspecified military...
Russian Olympic champions Silnov, Antyukh banned for doping
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Russian Olympic champions Andrei Silnov and Natalya Antyukh have each been banned for four years for doping offenses, the Court of...
Nebraska college IDs aviation students killed in accident
SIDNEY, Neb. — A Nebraska community college has identified two international students who were killed last week at the school’s aviation maintenance facility.
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