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Analysis: Beyond security crackdown, Beijing charts state-controlled data market
By Cate Cadell BEIJING (Reuters) - China's sweeping regulatory action against internet giants such as ride-hailing firm Didi Global Inc, which has sent chills through the industry, is part of a broade...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympics-Baseball-Two Mexico team members test positive for COVID-19
TOKYO (Reuters) -Two members of Mexico's Olympic baseball team have tested positive for COVID-19 at the team hotel before their departure for the Tokyo Olympics, the federation said. The athletes, Hec...
Jul 19, 2021
Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as COVID-19 cases soar
(Reuters) - Myanmar's military-controlled health ministry expects half of the population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this year, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced...
Jul 19, 2021
Aluminium alloy plant in China’s Henan province explodes due to floodwaters
BEIJING (Reuters) - An aluminium alloy unit of Dengfeng Power Group Co Ltd in China's central Henan province exploded as flooding water entered the plant, the local government said on Tuesday. The riv...
Jul 19, 2021
ADB trims developing Asia’s 2021 economic growth forecast to 7.2%
MANILA (Reuters) - Developing Asia's economic growth this year will be slightly lower than previously projected, the Manila-based Asian Development Bank said on Tuesday, citing the resurgence of COVID...
Jul 19, 2021
Timeline: Trial of first person charged under HK security law ends a year after arrest
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The trial of the first person charged under the national security law in Hong Kong is set to end on Tuesday, more than a year after he was accused of driving his motorcycle into ...
Jul 19, 2021
Japan govt says companies targeted by China-backed cyber hacking group
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese companies were targeted by a cyber hacking group called APT40, government spokesperson Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday, adding "the Chinese government is highly likely" behin...
Jul 19, 2021
Olympic Village COVID-19 infection bubble already ‘broken’ – health expert
By Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) - The so-called bubble to control COVID-19 infections at the Olympic Athlete's Village in Tokyo is already "broken" and poses a risk of spreading infections to the gener...
Jul 19, 2021
Hong Kong’s first trial under national security hears closing arguments
HONG KONG (Reuters) - The trial of the first person charged under Hong Kong's national security law is set to wrap up on Tuesday, with the defendant denied bail and a jury in a landmark case that crit...
Jul 19, 2021
Taiwan to open representative office in China sceptic Lithuania
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan announced on Tuesday that it will open a de facto embassy in the Baltic country of Lithuania, which risks further straining ties with Beijing by deepening diplomatic engageme...
Jul 19, 2021
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