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Tue, May 24, 2022 | 18:58

Taiwan not included in launch of new Biden Indo-Pacific pact

President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a list of nations on Monday who will be joining a long anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won't be among them.White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that Taiwan isn't among the governments signed up for the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a trade pact that's meant to allow the U.S. to...

2022-05-22 21:58

Tokyo protests to Beijing over East China Sea gas field development

Japan has lodged an official protest with China after discovering what it claimed were efforts by Beijing to develop gas fields in disputed waters in the East China Sea. Tokyo's foreign ministry said Friday it had confirmed that Beijing was building in the area - where the two countries' exclusive economic zones (EEZ) overlap - and submitted a complaint to the Chinese embassy.

2022-05-22 13:42

Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy reopening

Shanghai partially restarted public transport Sunday, signaling a gradual reopening after nearly two months sealed off from the outside world. China's largest city has been almost entirely locked down since April, when it became the epicenter of the country's worst COVID-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.

2022-05-22 13:42

Asian markets up after China cuts key interest rate

Asian markets saw a sustained bump Friday following China's decision to lower a key benchmark rate, injecting optimism among traders that it could boost the world's second-largest economy from its COVID-battered knees.

2022-05-20 19:17

Officials say some Shanghai businesses to reopen Monday

Supermarkets, malls and restaurants in Shanghai will be allowed to open in a limited capacity starting Monday, officials said, even while it remained unclear whether residents would be let out from their homes.

2022-05-15 15:56

Shanghai disinfects homes, closes all subways in COVID fight

Teams in white protective suits are entering the homes of coronavirus-infected people to spray disinfectant as Shanghai tries to root out an omicron outbreak under China's strict ``zero-COVID'' strategy.

2022-05-10 20:06

Hong Kong's next leader endorsed by pro-Beijing elites

Hong Kong's leader-in-waiting, John Lee, was endorsed for the city's top job on Sunday by a committee stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists, as the financial hub attempts to relaunch itself after several years of political upheaval.

2022-05-08 19:54

Police tear-gas students as strike hits Sri Lanka

Police again fired tear gas and water cannon at students trying to storm Sri Lanka's parliament Friday as the country was brought to a halt by a trade union strike demanding the government step down.

2022-05-06 20:22

Indian policeman accused of raping child gang-rape victim

An Indian police officer has been arrested after being accused of raping a 13-year-old girl who went to his station to report she had been gang-raped.

2022-05-05 16:09

India's central bank raises interest rate to tame inflation

India's central bank on Wednesday raised its key interest rate to 4.4 percent from 4 percent to try to contain fast-rising inflation.

2022-05-05 13:58

Fed raises key rate by a half-point in bid to tame inflation

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