China recovery drives commodity prices higher around Asia
TOKYO -- Prices of steel, petrochemicals and other commodities prices have rebounded in Asia, with China leading the way as...
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Coronavirus research already 100 times more than SARS
TOKYO -- The coronavirus pandemic has produced an worldwide explosion of research that has outpaced peer reviews, suggesting a new...
George Floyd outrage draws thousands to march on Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Thousands of protesters marched in Washington on Saturday as rallies across the U.S. to protest the killing...
UK turns on China over Hong Kong, Huawei and coronavirus
LONDON -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week wrote that the U.K. would give around 3 million eligible Hong Kong...
Petronas chief heads to Malaysia Airlines in state-sector shake-up
KUALA LUMPUR -- The president and CEO of Malaysia's state energy group Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or Petronas, has been appointed to...
Avigan trial to stretch beyond June as Japan’s coronavirus cases plunge
TOKYO -- Potential coronavirus treatment Avigan is now expected to take until July at the earliest to complete a clinical trial,...
Petronas chief heads to Malaysia Airlines in state-sector shakeup
KUALA LUMPUR -- The president of Malaysia's state energy group Petroliam Nasional, or Petronas, has been appointed to head debt-stricken national...
Taiwan mayor and ex-presidential candidate loses recall vote
TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu, the defeated candidate in Taiwan's presidential election this year, lost a recall referendum...
Australia, Asia protests embrace ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement
MELBOURNE (Reuters) -- Thousands took to the streets across Australia on Saturday, as did hundreds in Tokyo and Seoul to...
EU set to reject Cambodia tariff relief plea
PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia's garment industry, already pummeled by the coronavirus pandemic, is set for a "one-two punch" after the...
