Tag Archives: Asia / Pacific

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the abolition of Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China, which he called “repressive action” against the former British colony, …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo on Wednesday raised its coronovirus alert to the highest “red” level, alarming by a recent spike in daily new cases to record highs, with Governor Yuriko Koike describing …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday used a White House event in China to tease his Democratic presidential rival Joe Biden, as a dieting rally to set up the Rose …

FILE PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited the Admiralty House on 28 February 2020 in Sydney, Australia. REUTERS / Lauren Elliott / POOL / File Photo SYDNEY (Reuters) – New …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Young firebrand activists voted overwhelmingly in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy primaries in early results released on Wednesday, but an election organizer stepped in after violating a new national security …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – France won the World Cup for the second time in spectacular style on Sunday, when a 4-2 victory over Croatia in one of the most entertaining and action-packed finals …

(Add details, background) * Imports 686,849 T of Iranian crude in June versus 1.15 million T year * Iran's H1 oil imports decreased 33.9 pct in the year to 6.13 million tons …

FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – AirAsia ( AIRA.KL ) is discussing the possible purchase of another 100 Airbus A321neo aircraft as executive director of the company, Malaysian businessman Tony Fernandes, and Airbus will …

LONDON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said he intends to run for re-election in 2020 because "everyone wants us to do it" and there are no Democratic candidates who can defeat …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China's new health insurance regulator will begin negotiations with domestic and foreign pharmaceutical companies to lower the prices of cancer drugs in an attempt to reduce the financial burden …