GLASGOW, Scotland/TOKYO -- Negotiations at the United Nations climate conference are set to continue through the night, overrunning the scheduled Friday end date, as the chair sought to "find the right balances" for an agreement on international efforts to stop global warming.
Japanese sci-fi finds a receptive audience in Brooklyn
NEW YORK -- On a beautiful fall Saturday in the heart of Williamsburg, New Yorkers were invited to an old industrial building that now houses the Wythe Hotel where, after venturing past the neon lights and electric green balloons and down a flight of stairs, they entered into dimensions unknown.
At APEC, Xi vows to open China as Taiwan promotes CPTPP bid
SINGAPORE -- Leaders from across the Pacific Rim on Friday vowed to promote free trade and regional economic integration to drive the recovery from COVID-19, against a backdrop of simmering U.S.-China tensions.
Japan's Sushiro to triple overseas shops, taking bigger bite of China
OSAKA -- Sushi chain Sushiro will open more locations in China and other Asian markets over the next three years, in one of the most aggressive international expansions by a Japanese restaurant brand.
Xi looks to mark 3rd term with tax reform for 'common prosperity'
BEIJING -- Having all but secured a third term as the Communist Party leader, Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to tackle major tax reforms aimed at realizing his vision of "common prosperity."
Sara Duterte to run for Philippine vice president
MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's daughter will run for vice president while his longtime aide will contest the presidency in next year's elections, marking the latest twists ahead of Monday's deadline for candidacy changes that could include Duterte running against his daughter.
Hong Kong rejects Economist journalist's visa renewal
HONG KONG (Reuters) -- The Economist said on Saturday that Hong Kong declined to renew the visa of one its journalists, urging the city to maintain foreign media access as concerns grow about media freedoms in the global financial hub.
Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief, said in a statement the magazine was proud of correspondent Sue-Lin Wong's journalism and regretted the decision by the immigration authorities, which it said was given without explanation.
"We urge the government of Hong Kong to maintain access for the
Taiwan threat tears down silos at Japan's Self-Defense Forces
TOKYO -- The ground, maritime and air components of Japan's Self-Defense Forces have traditionally been siloed. There is rarely any swap of personnel between them and when they do come together for a meeting at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo's Ichigaya district, they attend in their respective uniforms.
Japan should be admitted to the Five Eyes network
Richard Armitage is founding partner and president of Armitage International LC and a former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State. Zack Cooper is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and co-director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy.
Avigan fails to prove COVID efficacy in U.S. trials, in blow to Fujifilm
TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings' flu-fighting drug Avigan failed to prove sustained clinical recovery from COVID-19 in a test conducted by a Canadian partner in the U.S., Mexico and Brazil, significantly hampering its chances of implication in the American market.