Japan to ship millions more COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, Asian neighbours this week
TOKYO - Japan said on Tuesday it would ship millions more doses of AstraZeneca Plc's COVID-19 vaccine to Asian neighbours this week as a...
China Evergrande to unveil debt restructure details on Wednesday
HONG KONG, March 20 (Reuters) - Embattled developer China Evergrande Group plans to publish an offshore debt restructuring term sheet on Wednesday, aiming to sign an agreement with creditors by month-end, it told...
Taiwan says China has ‘very diverse’ ways of interfering in election
TAIPEI — China has “very diverse” ways of interfering in Taiwan’s elections in January, from military pressure to spreading fake news, including manipulating opinion...
US to announce global nuclear fusion strategy at COP28
WASHINGTON - The United States will lay out the first international strategy to commercialize nuclear fusion power at the upcoming UN climate summit in...
Israel, Hezbollah trade massive attacks as conflict escalates
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT — Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones against Israel on Sunday in retaliation for the assassination of a senior commander in Beirut...
US rejected Putin’s suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire — sources
MOSCOW/LONDON — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion of a ceasefire in Ukraine to freeze the war was rejected by the United States after contacts...
Migrants’ unpaid hospital bills a barrier to birth certificates in UAE
DUBAI — Philippine national Maya and her husband lost their low-paying jobs in the United Arab Emirates early in the coronavirus pandemic, and with...
Where can you fly right now? Americans jet to Caribbean beaches
THE US is spearheading a nascent revival in overseas air travel as people jump at the chance to fly to destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean without quarantines or other Covid-related restrictions.
Cost of living crisis? Consumers keep spending for now
LONDON — Consumer-focused firms are seeing no shortage of demand despite the soaring cost-of-living, prompting several to upgrade sales forecasts for the current year,...
Three listed Chinese firms used endangered animal parts as ingredients- report
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG — Three publicly traded Chinese drugmakers which count global banks such as UBS and HSBC as investors have used parts of endangered...
Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows promise in key early trial
Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine produced antibodies to the coronavirus in all patients tested in an initial safety trial, federal researchers said, clearing an important...
Putin’s top enemy calls on rallies in show of defiance against ‘pseudo-elections’
MOSCOW -- Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his supporters geared up for a showdown with authorities on Sunday as Vladimir Putin’s top enemy...