Asia

New bloc would be larger than the European Union in both population and economic output.

President Thomas Bach says the International Olympic Committee will try to convince athletes and fans to get a vaccine, if one is available.

Researchers say dirty air contributes to a higher risk of death from covid-19.

The pandemic has further complicated the climate emergency, with thousands of displaced people crowding evacuation centers.

Arrests of journalists, newsroom censorship and purging of pro-democracy voices accelerate the city’s authoritarian transformation.

"It’s going to be very hard for Biden to relax the U.S. policy on China and Hong Kong."

Beijing sent belated felicitations after Biden spoke with the leaders of U.S. allies Japan, South Korea and Australia.

The storm hit the northern island of Luzon, including the Manila region, the latest of several to strike the country in recent weeks.

The White House continued to push an economic decoupling with China by banning certain U.S. investments in companies linked to Chinese military

Drivers rounding a prominent traffic circle in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat now have the chance to take in a rather unusual sight.

The president-elect offered Japan a specific commitment over the disputed Senkaku Islands that was welcomed in Tokyo.

For the first time since Britain returned the city to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, there is likely to be no political opposition in the legislature.

Manufacturers in the country have a long track record of mass-producing affordable vaccines.

Consumers hit websites in droves for the country’s Singles Day shopping frenzy, although some say they are more frugal this year.

The legitimacy crisis many feared is starting to become real.