In cut to ‘bat woman’ lab, critics say US politics trump science
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
Linda J. Dodson
As ‘bat woman’ lab loses funds, critics say US politics trump science
TOKYO -- The news was sudden, and stunning. The premier U.S. agency for biomedical research cut funding last month to a New York-based...
Abe comes down on side of economy with decision to reopen Tokyo
TOKYO -- Anxious about the state of Japan's economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe huddled with cabinet members ahead of Monday's...
Suu Kyi’s Facebook surge confirms her popularity in fragile democracy
YANGON -- Sometimes wearing a handmade mask, State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has been making herself more accessible to...
Hong Kong minister shrugs off risk of US penalties for security law
HONG KONG -- A possible U.S. move to scrap preferential trade treatment would not damage Hong Kong's status as an...
We’re getting too relaxed about the ballooning national debt
By the time this crisis is over, national debt will go well above 100pc of GDP to levels unseen since the...
Government set to take stakes in key industries under Project Birch plans
France and Germany lined up bailouts worth €14bn to take equity stakes in big industrial companies, as Britain drew up a...
Hong Kong businesses navigate radically altered security landscape
HONG KONG -- After Beijing's proposals to implement national security legislation in Hong Kong triggered the worst day on the...
China plan for security law rattles Hong Kong businesses
HONG KONG -- After Beijing's proposals to implement national security legislation in Hong Kong triggered the worst day on the...
Suicide note written by Netflix star Hana Kimura found
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- An apparent suicide note written by Hana Kimura, the 22-year-old female professional wrestler who was among the...
