Eastern Asia

Foreign investors force out chairman of Japan's Toshiba

Osamu Nagayama's fall comes amid criticism that the conglomerate colluded with government officials against overseas investors.

Fire at martial arts school in central China claims more than a dozen lives

Henan provincial and Shangqiu city authorities have gone to the scene to start an investigation. Authorities have yet to release details on the victims.

Study finds first Covid-19 case could have emerged in China in October 2019

Researchers from Britain's University of Kent used methods from conservation science to estimate that SARS-CoV-2 first appeared from early October to mid-November 2019, and it had probably already spread globally by January 2020, they estimated.

Stop the press: Apple Daily goes to final print after arrests, asset freeze

Hong Kong’s sole remaining anti-Bejing newspaper is publishing its last edition, forced to shut down after five editors and executives were arrested and millions of dollars in its assets were frozen as part of China's crackdown on dissent.

Hong Kong begins first trial under national security law with no jury

A national security law, which was penned in Beijing and imposed on Hong Kong last year after huge protests, allows for cases to be tried by three specially selected judges instead of a jury.

Hong Kong leader Lam lashes out at criticism over Apple Daily raid

Apple Daily, the embattled anti-Beijing newspaper, has asked authorities to unfreeze some of its assets so it can pay salaries and avoid labour violations, and that its board will meet on Friday to decide if the newspaper will cease operations.

US triples vaccine quota for Taiwan with 2.5M-dose shipment

The US shipment comes at a time when Washington has been working with Taipei to create secured supply chains for strategic items such as computer chips.

Media execs charged with national security law denied bail in Hong Kong

Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China's national security over a series of articles that police said called for international sanctions.

How far does China’s support for the Palestinian cause go?

Beijing is vocal about Palestinian suffering on international platforms like the UN, but its economic and long-term regional interests mean its solidarity won’t go beyond strong rhetoric.

Hong Kong court finds five guilty in 2019 attack on protesters at station

The July 21 attack saw more than 100 people wearing white T-shirts wielding sticks and poles attack anti-China protesters and bystanders at a train station in Yuen Long district.

Osaka to skip Wimbledon but compete at Olympics

The 23-year-old Naomi Osaka of Japan last month withdrew from the French Open after the first round when she was fined $15,000 over her decision not to speak with the press during the tournament.

Kim: North Korea prepares for 'both dialogue and confrontation' with US

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un's remarks came two days before the newly appointed US envoy for North Korea, Sung Kim, is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on his first visit since assuming the role last month.