BEIJING (AP) — The birthrate in China fell last year despite the country easing its family planning policies and allowing all couples to have two children, a result parents say […]
Japan city uses emergency system to recall blowfish packages
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A city in central Japan used its emergency loudspeaker system in an attempt to recall four packages of blowfish meat after discovering […]
Chinese university sacks professor over sexual misconduct
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese university has sacked a prestigious scholar following accusations of sexual misconduct against him by multiple women, the result of a […]
YouTube punishes star blogger over apparent suicide post
TOKYO (AP) — YouTube said it has punished well-known blogger Logan Paul over a video that appeared to show a body hanging in a Japanese forest that is said to […]
China rebukes Zara, Delta for calling Taiwan ‘country’
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators rebuked fashion brand Zara, Delta Air Lines and medical device maker Medtronic on Jan. 12 for calling Taiwan a […]
Woman dies in Nepal village because of menstrual exile
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A woman has died in a remote village in Nepal because of a tradition in which women are exiled from their homes and forced to live […]
Bluefin tuna sold for $320,000 in Tsukiji’s last new year
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — An 892 pound bluefin tuna has sold for $320,000 in what may really be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current […]
China offers tax break to keep investors after US changes
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China is responding to Washington’s tax overhaul by offering foreign companies a break on Chinese taxes in a bid to retain […]
China’s 2017 movie ticket sales rise 13.5 percent
BEIJING (AP) — China’s total domestic movie ticket sales rose 13.5 percent in 2017 to $8.6 billion, a state news agency said on Jan. 1. The top-grossing title was the […]
Secret Sauce? Kim Jong Un applies science to kimchi-making
By ERIC TALMADGE Associated Press PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Kim Jong Un wants to turn the art of kimchi-making into a science. And the North Korean leader is putting […]
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