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CHINA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2021
China will need world’s grain to feed home-grown meat ambitions
China's reaffirmation of a goal to be almost entirely self-sufficient in pork production means it will keep scooping up global grain supplies to feed the world's largest pig herd.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 23, 2021
Japan needs to tackle economic security head-on
Japan must devise strategies for competitiveness globally and against China at three levels: intelligence, security and innovation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2021
Turning inward: Why China continues to rise
The heyday of globalization soon could be replaced by a post-pandemic era shaped by national-security concerns and border controls.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2021
China is home to world's first small modular nuclear reactor
The plant is the world's first pebble-bed modular high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, heating up helium instead of water to produce power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2021
Intel apologizes as pop star severs ties in Xinjiang furor
The lead singer of TFBoys said it will terminate all partnerships with the U.S. company immediately: 'National interests trump everything!”
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 23, 2021
Sebastian Coe voices opposition to boycotts as Diamond League adds second event in China
World Athletics President Sebastian Coe said he is "philosophically opposed" to boycotts and prefers dialogue as a means to work through issues after the Diamond League announced the addition of a second event in China next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2021
North Korea's Kim praises outgoing Chinese envoy for fostering 'fresh heyday' in ties
In response, former Ambassador Li Jinjun congratulated the North Korean people on 'making progress in all fields of socialist construction.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2021
China cements rare earths dominance with merger to create new global giant
The country controls most of the world's mined output of rare earths, a broad group of 17 elements that are used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2021
Pro-China group continues to spread misinformation, researchers say
More than 2,000 accounts have promoted falsehoods such as COVID-19 misinformation and the denial of human rights abuses in China's Xinjiang region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2021
Hong Kong university removes Tiananmen Square memorial from campus site
The removal of the 'Pillar of Shame' is the latest step targeting people or organizations associated with the sensitive date of June 4, 1989.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2021
China's Xi says Hong Kong is heading in the right direction
Chinese President Xi Jinping praised Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam days after an election installed a legislature of Beijing loyalists in the Asian financial hub.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2021
Avoiding the worst over Ukraine and Taiwan crises
No global structure of peace can be stable and secure unless all parties recognize others' legitimate security interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2021
China scuttles Japan Embassy event over Abe's comments on Taiwan
The former prime minister has said that any emergency concerning Taiwan would be an emergency for Japan and for the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2021
Chinese chip mogul slams $9 billion rescue by state-backed fund as 'a crime'
The public spectacle around the envisioned rescue of one of China's most important semiconductor players has transfixed an industry accustomed to meticulously crafted private deals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2021
China puts regulatory spotlight on livestream retail boom
Viya, dubbed the country's 'queen of livestreaming,' had her e-commerce and social media accounts shut down after she was fined more than $200 million for tax evasion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 22, 2021
Hong Kong went from zero to 29 terrorism arrests in 18 months
The cases have been accompanied by a flurry of warnings by government officials that radicals could be planning more attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 21, 2021
China bill would ban employers asking about pregnancy status
Gender discrimination is already illegal, but current laws are vague, and Beijing seeks to ease pressure on working women as the birth rate declines.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 21, 2021
Buying influence: How China manipulates Facebook and Twitter
Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing's brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2021
2022 is a year to call out greenwashing in China
Since Xi's climate pledge, several Chinese companies have announced net-zero deadlines, but many of the proposals consist of vague promises rather than concrete measures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2021
Chinese spies accused of using Huawei in secret Australia telecom hack
An investigation has found a key piece of evidence underpinning U.S. warnings that Huawei products pose a national security risk for any countries that use them.
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Japan mostly spared in global IT meltdown despite reports of some bugs
A screen displays an error message at a self-checkout terminal of a supermarket in Sydney on Friday.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Boiling Point': A new heat series from The Japan Times
Passersby holding parasols walk through Tokyo on July 9 amid a heatstroke alert in the capital and other prefectures.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.

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