Nuclear envoys from Japan, U.S., and S.Korea met after N.Korea missile test
TOKYO - Top nuclear envoys from Japan, the United States and South Korea held talks in Tokyo on Tuesday to discuss how to rein...
Stop funding coal abroad, NGO group tells top investor Bank of China
By David Stanway
SHANGHAI - Bank of China (BoC) , a top global investor in coal- power plants, must end the financing of such projects outside the...
Cyber arms dealer exploits new iPhone software vulnerability – researchers
A cyber surveillance company based in Israel developed a tool to break into Apple iPhones with a never-before-seen technique that has been in use...
Expect more coronavirus surges, experts say
FOR ANYONE hoping to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel over the next three to six months, scientists have some bad news: Brace for more of what we’ve already been through.
North Korea tests first ‘strategic’ cruise missile with possible nuclear capability
SEOUL — North Korea carried out successful tests of a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend, state media said on Monday, seen by analysts as possibly the country’s first such weapon with a nuclear capability.
Vietnam’s biggest city to keep virus curbs, flight resumption sought
HANOI — Vietnam’s coronavirus outbreak epicenter Ho Chi Minh City will extend its restrictions, state media reported on Monday, as the capital Hanoi and several provinces sought an easing of curbs and the aviation authority proposed domestic flights resume.
Britain begins world’s largest trial of blood test for 50 types of cancer
LONDON — Britain’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) will on Monday begin the world’s biggest trial of Grail Inc.’s flagship Galleri blood test that can be used to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear.
IAEA-Iran agreement raises hopes for fresh nuclear talks with US
VIENNA — The UN atomic watchdog reached an agreement with Iran on Sunday to solve “the most urgent issue” between them, the overdue servicing of monitoring equipment to keep it running, raising hopes of fresh talks on a wider deal with the West.
After the ‘bazooka,’ Bank of Japan dismantles the work of its radical chief
TOKYO — After years of shock-and-awe stimulus, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is quietly rolling back radical policies introduced by its bold chief Haruhiko...
As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief
ISLAMABAD — As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbors China and Pakistan have...
FBI releases declassified 9/11 document after Biden order
THE Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Saturday released the first document related to its investigation of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and allegations of Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joseph R. Biden.
Japan says suspected Chinese submarine seen near territorial waters
TOKYO — Japan’s defense ministry said on Sunday that a submarine believed to be from China was spotted in waters near its southern islands, as maritime tensions persist in the Pacific.