Fed signals higher rates in 2023, bond-buying taper talks as virus fades
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday began closing the door on its pandemic-driven monetary policy as officials projected an accelerated timetable for interest...
After 28 planes fly near Taiwan, China says must respond to ‘collusion’
BEIJING/TAIPEI — China does not tolerate foreign forces intervening in Taiwan issues and has to make strong responses to such acts of “collusion,” the government said on Wednesday after the island reported the largest incursion to date of Chinese aircraft.
Tourist hotspot Phuket reopening offers model for Asia as travel bubbles burst
THAILAND’s plan to reopen the tourist haven of Phuket could become a model for other vacation hotspots in Asia to prise open their borders and bring in visitors as strategies such as travel bubbles falter, according to the founder of Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd.
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7B in latest round of charitable giving
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced on Tuesday that she has donated $2.7 billion to nearly 300 organizations focused on what she described as "categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked."
China says no leak at nuclear plant, no change to detection standards
BEIJING - China said on Wednesday that there was no radiation leak at the Taishan nuclear power station and it had not raised acceptable...
Singapore records slowest decade of population growth since independence
SINGAPORE - Singapore's population rose by about 1.1% each year over the past decade, the slowest rate since independence in 1965, the latest census...
India’s famed Taj Mahal re-opens for tourists as COVID-19 curbs ease
By Uday Sampath Kumar
BENGALURU - India's iconic Taj Mahal re-opened to the public on Wednesday as the country, still reeling from a disastrous second wave of the...
NATO adopts tough line on China
BRUSSELS — NATO leaders warned on Monday that China presents “systemic challenges,” taking a forceful stance towards Beijing in a communique at Mr. Joseph R. Biden’s first summit with an alliance that Donald Trump openly disparaged.
Delta variant doubles risk of COVID hospitalization
LONDON — The Delta coronavirus variant doubles the risk of hospitalization compared with the previously dominant variant in Britain, but two doses of vaccine still provide strong protection, a Scottish study found on Monday.
Australia touts ‘great win’ in Britain’s first post-Brexit trade deal
CANBERRA — Britain and Australia have agreed a trade deal after talks between their prime ministers ironed out outstanding issues, Australian Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said on Tuesday.
U.S. Navy says carrier group operating in S.China Sea
TAIPEI - A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Ronald Reagan has entered the South China Sea as part of a routine...
International Criminal Court prosecutor requests green light for probe into Philippines killings
THE HAGUE - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court asked it on Monday for authorization to open a full investigation into drug war...
