By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A popular Japanese beef bowl chain, Yoshinoya Holdings Co., has fired an executive over sexist remarks he made about a marketing strategy […]
Report: Fake Twitter accounts spread Chinese propaganda
BEIJING (AP) — A U.S.-based intelligence company says it uncovered a network of more than 600 inauthentic Twitter accounts that spread a positive narrative of China’s far-western Xinjiang region, as […]
Kim gives North Korea’s most famous newscaster a luxury home
Ri Chun Hi, North Korea’s most famous state TV anchor, has announced major events for decades, including nuclear and missile tests and the death of a leader, with an instantly identifiable, passionate voice.
Nobel laureate demands justice for sexual violence victims
In Ukraine, allegations mount of sexual violence against women by Russian soldiers. In northern Ethiopia, a woman taken to an Eritrean Defense Forces camp was raped by 27 soldiers and contracted AIDS.
China sending up next space station crew in June
BEIJING (AP) — China will launch three more astronauts to its newest space station in June after the latest crew returned last weekend following a six-month stay in orbit, an […]
Hong Kong leader Lam won’t seek new term after rocky 5 years
By ZEN SOO and VINCENT YU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) —Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on April 4 that she wouldn’t seek a second term after a rocky […]
S. Korea’s incoming president nominates his prime minister
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President-elect Yoon Suk Yeol announced his intent on April 3 to name a seasoned former prime minister and economic expert to serve as […]
Japan enjoys cherry blossom season despite COVID-19 worries
People across Japan are celebrating the peak cherry blossom viewing season one week after the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, triggering concerns of a possible virus resurgence.
Hong Kong to lift flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals
Hong Kong’s leader said that the city would lift flight bans on countries including Britain and the U.S., as well as reduce quarantine time for travelers arriving in the city as coronavirus infections in its latest outbreak plateaus.
Now Taliban preserve Buddhas, with eye to China investment
The ancient Buddha statues sit in serene meditation in the caves carved into the russet cliffs of rural Afghanistan. Hundreds of meters below lies what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of copper.
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