Asia-Pacific
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ASEAN Countries increasingly Rely on China for COVID-19 Vaccine
JAKARTA/HANOI — Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are increasingly rely...
January 26, 2021
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Japanese Supermarket Chain Stayed Open to Supply Wuhan Residents during Lockdown
WUHAN, China — Customers formed lines in front of stores in Wuhan from early that morning. At 10 a.m...
January 22, 2021
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Moon Eager for Japan’s Support amid N. Korea Impasse
SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s latest remark on lawsuits involving former wartime requ...
January 19, 2021
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China Tightens Control on Its IT Giants
The Chinese government is tightening control over the nation’s IT giants such as Alibaba Group Holdi...
January 13, 2021
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China Aims to Strengthen Power of Maritime Authorities
BEIJING — China intends to include provisions for blocking foreign vessels from passing through its ...
January 11, 2021
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South Korea Court Ruling on Former Comfort Women Worsens Bilateral Relationship
The Japanese government is strongly opposed to a decision by the Seoul Central District Court in Sou...
January 9, 2021
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Chinese go barking mad over Shiba Inu dogs
SHANGHAI (Jiji Press) — The number of people in China who keep Shiba Inu dogs originally from Japan ...
January 5, 2021
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China Using Network of Researchers to Recruit Foreign Personnel
Of 44 Japanese researchers who were found to have been involved in China’s Thousand Talents Plan, a ...
January 3, 2021
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China Gives Japanese Researchers more Funds than They can Spend
With at least 44 Japanese researchers involved with China’s Thousand Talents Plan, what is also comi...
January 2, 2021
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China’s Thousand Talents Plan lured at least 44 Japanese Researchers
At least 44 Japanese researchers have been involved in Thousand Talents Plan, a Chinese central gove...
January 2, 2021
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China Boosts Science, Technology Budget to Nearly 7 Times Japan’s
The budget allocated for science- and technology-related fields in Japan has been hovering at a low ...
January 2, 2021
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H.K. Activist Chow Moved to Prison for Serious Criminals
BEIJING — Pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow, who was sentenced to 10 months in prison in December fo...
January 2, 2021
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China, Russia could Counter U.S. Missile Deployment to Asia by Targeting Japan, other Allies
BEIJING — China and Russia have agreed to take countermeasures that may include aiming missiles at J...
December 30, 2020
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Japan Differed from U.S. and Europe’s Hard-Line Policies after Tiananmen Incident
The diplomatic documents that the Foreign Ministry made public on Wednesday recorded in detail the J...
December 28, 2020
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China Launches Larger Digital Renminbi Trial
SUZHOU, China — China has started a new feasibility test of digital renminbi, enlisting 100,000 peop...
December 15, 2020
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