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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2020
At a critical moment, the WTO loses its leader
There is a powerful and growing need for an effective world trade body.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020
Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's largest-ever drug bust
The U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the scale of the bust was unprecedented and that Myanmar's anti-drug authorities have 'dismantled a significant network.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2020
U.S. mulls paying companies and providing tax breaks to pull supply chains from China
U.S. lawmakers and officials are crafting proposals to push American companies to move operations or key suppliers out of China that include tax breaks, new rules and carefully structured subsidies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020
China sees post-lockdown rise in air pollution
Some air pollutants in China have risen back to above last year's levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, according to a study published Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020
China faces angry world seeking virus answers at key WHO meeting
Possible economic retaliation leaves some countries wary of criticizing the world's second-biggest economy over coronavirus response.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020
Mike Pompeo tells China not to interfere with U.S. media in Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has warned China against interfering with the work of U.S. journalists in Hong Kong, and said actions impinging on freedoms there could damage diplomatic relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2020
China's ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home
China's ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday, an Israeli police spokesman said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2020
Chinese media blasts 'lawless' Hong Kong schools over Japan history question
Chinese state media said Hong Kong schools have become "lawless" as controversy builds over a history question in a school exam, rekindling tensions over academic freedoms in the semiautonomous city.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 17, 2020
Dancers bring Saturday night fever back to Wuhan as lockdown relaxed
Wearing masks and keeping about a meter apart, men and women in Wuhan were dancing once again on a Saturday night by the side of the Yangtze river, which winds through the central Chinese city where the novel coronavirus pandemic began.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2020
Trump administration to restore partial funding to World Health Organization: report
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organization, Fox News reported late on Friday, citing a draft letter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 16, 2020
Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege
The internal debate over the WHO's messaging around China provides a window into the challenges facing the 72-year-old U.N. organization and its leader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2020
Crowds at Wuhan clinics fear coronavirus testing could rekindle disease
As Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 pandemic began, revs up a massive testing campaign, some residents crowding the test centres expressed concern on Saturday that the very act of getting tested could expose them to the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 16, 2020
U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation
The Trump administration moves to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 15, 2020
U.S. Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uighur rights
The U.S. Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trump's administration to toughen its response to China's crackdown on its Uighur Muslim minority, the latest push in Washington to punish China as Trump blames Beijing for worsening the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2020
The pandemic has revived all the worst-case U.S.-China scenarios
On Jan. 15, it seemed like the U.S. and China had avoided a quick descent into a new Cold War.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2020
China factory output rises for first time in 2020 but consumption weak
China's industrial output rose 3.9 percent in April from a year earlier, data showed Friday, expanding for the first time this year as the world's second-largest economy slowly emerged from its coronavirus lockdown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 15, 2020
As China pushes back on coronavirus, Europe wakes to 'Wolf Warrior' diplomacy
As Beijing seeks to control the damage to its global reputation, the government is pushing hard to control the story from Berlin to Bratislava
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2020
Standing up to economic coercion requires middle power solidarity
Japan can lead the way in building an alliance to blunt China's advances.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2020
Is Japan pulling its companies out of China?
A recent Abe announcement is significant but hardly signals a decoupling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2020
Joe Biden to hammer Trump's 'tough talk, weak action' on China over coronavirus, top adviser says
U.S. President Donald Trump has seized on Americans' growing animosity toward China over the coronavirus outbreak to underpin his re-election pitch, arguing he will hit Beijing harder than anyone.

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