Hong Kong police fire tear gas at anti-Beijing protesters
HONG KONG -- Clashes erupted in Hong Kong's main shopping district on Sunday afternoon as protesters took to the streets...
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Turkey opens Japan-funded hospital as virus spreads
ISTANBUL -- A giant 2,700-bed hospital was opened by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on May 21, with Japanese Prime...
Japan poised to lift coronavirus alert in Tokyo and all areas Monday
TOKYO -- Japan is leaning toward lifting the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other prefectures still on...
Japan poised to end coronavirus alert Monday, easing strain on Tokyo
TOKYO -- Japan is leaning toward lifting the coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other prefectures still on...
South Korea harnesses tech prowess in coronavirus fight
SEOUL -- If any country in the world was prepared to deal with the consequences of a socially distanced world,...
China ignores India over dam project in Pakistani Kashmir
KARACHI -- In a move that has seriously displeased India and tightened ecomomic relations with China, Pakistan has awarded a...
Japan must cement ties with ASEAN in health care security
BANGKOK -- Despite some skepticism in the West that Tokyo has been successful in curbing the spread of coronavirus, Southeast...
US awakens to risk of China-Russia alliance in the Arctic
NEW YORK -- When the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee convened a hearing to confirm the new Secretary of Navy Kenneth Braithwaite,...
Japan — land of exotic coffee beans
TOKYO -- One day, a young Seiichi Yoshitama learned of a Brazilian immigrant who had brought coffee seedlings to Amami-Oshima,...
Chinese oil demand on recovery track, pushing prices higher
Tokyo/ Shanghai -- Oil demand in China, the second largest market in the world, is returning to pre-pandemic levels, with...
