Asia
UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water
World
November 16, 2021
UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water
TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the…
Biden, Xi try to tamp down tension in long virtual meeting
World
November 16, 2021
Biden, Xi try to tamp down tension in long virtual meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping’s more than three-hour virtual talk concluded with the leaders of…
Japan’s former princess leaves for US with commoner husband
World
November 14, 2021
Japan’s former princess leaves for US with commoner husband
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner college sweetheart left for…
Myanmar political standoff leaves economy in tatters
World
November 14, 2021
Myanmar political standoff leaves economy in tatters
The military takeover in Myanmar has set its economy back years, if not decades, as political unrest and violence disrupt…
Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave US commitment to defend Japan
World
November 13, 2021
Japan foreign minister says Blinken gave US commitment to defend Japan
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Japan’s new foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, said on Saturday US Secretary of State Antony Blinken…
Biden and China’s Xi will hold virtual meeting on Monday
World
November 13, 2021
Biden and China’s Xi will hold virtual meeting on Monday
WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on…
China looms large as S.Korea presidential hopefuls meet US diplomat
World
November 10, 2021
China looms large as S.Korea presidential hopefuls meet US diplomat
SEOUL, Nov 10 (Reuters) – A senior US diplomat will meet newly selected presidential candidates in South Korea this week,…
Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more
World
November 10, 2021
Loss of glaciers will hurt tourism, power supplies and more
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — From the southern border of Germany to the highest peaks in Africa, glaciers around the world…
Dalai Lama: China’s leaders ‘don’t understand variety of cultures’
World
November 10, 2021
Dalai Lama: China’s leaders ‘don’t understand variety of cultures’
TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Tibet’s spiritual leader the Dalai Lama criticised the leaders of China on Wednesday saying they…
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance
World
November 10, 2021
As many try living with virus, China keeps up zero tolerance
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Wang Lijie planned to spend three days in the Gobi Desert last month to take in…