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Oct 8, 2021

Magnitude 5.9 quake shakes Tokyo area; more than 30 injured

A powerful magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken the Tokyo area, injuring more than 30 people and halting trains and subways

Oct 7, 2021

Magnitude 5.9 quake shakes Tokyo; 5 people slightly injured

A powerful magnitude 5.9 earthquake has shaken the Tokyo area, slightly injuring at least five people and halting trains and subways

Oct 7, 2021

WHO starts shipping COVID-19 medical supplies to N. Korea

The World Health Organization has started shipping COVID-19 medical supplies into North Korea, a possible sign that the North is easing one of the world’s strictest pandemic border closures to receive outside help

Oct 7, 2021

Hong Kong police make largest smuggling bust worth $26.9M

Hong Kong authorities say they have made their largest smuggling bust, seizing goods including endangered species worth an estimated $26.9 million

Oct 7, 2021

Asian shares rise as receding debt fears spur Wall St rally

Asian shares are higher, tracking a rally on Wall Street after signs of progress on resolving the standoff in Congress over the debt ceiling

Oct 7, 2021

French senators meet with Taiwan's Tsai amid China tensions

A group of French senators visiting Taiwan as part of a regular parliamentary exchange met with President Tsai Ing-wen during a trip that comes in a particularly tense moment between China and the self-ruled island

Oct 6, 2021

French senators arrive in Taiwan amid tensions with China

A group of French senators are visiting Taiwan following a large Chinese show of force with fighter jets amid the highest tensions in decades between Taiwan and China

Oct 6, 2021

Asian shares slip in cautious trading, shrug off US rally

Asian shares are slipping in cautious trading Wednesday, shrugging off a rally on Wall Street led by technology companies and banks that erased most of the losses from the previous day’s sell-off

Oct 5, 2021

Chinese developer misses payment, adding to industry strain

A mid-size Chinese real estate developer has failed to make a $205.7 million bond payment, adding to financial strain in the industry as a bigger rival tries to avoid defaulting on billions of dollars of debt

Oct 5, 2021

Japan's Kishida, Biden agree to cooperate on China, N Korea

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held his first talks as Japanese leader with President Joe Biden and confirmed to strengthen their security alliance and cooperate in regional security in the face of growing challenges from China and North Korea