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Jan 13, 2021

Demoted? Pushed aside? Fate of Kim Jong Un's sister unclear

After the name of Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was found to be missing from North Korea’s newly released lineup for its powerful Politburo, speculation has been rife about the woman widely viewed as the North’s No. 2

Jan 13, 2021

North Korea ends party meeting with calls for nuclear might

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed all-out efforts to bolster his country’s nuclear deterrent during a major ruling party meeting where he earlier laid out plans to work toward salvaging the broken economy

Jan 13, 2021

Asia Today: Chinese city tests millions amid fresh outbreak

Millions of people are lining up in subzero temperatures to receive a second round of coronavirus tests in a city south of Beijing that is at the heart of China’s most serious latest outbreak of COVID-19

Jan 11, 2021

Asia Today: Virus rules tightened in province near Beijing

Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the capital Beijing

Jan 11, 2021

Global shares fall as pandemic fears overshadow aid hopes

Global shares are mostly lower as worries over damage from the pandemic overshadow hopes for more aid for the U.S. economy

Jan 11, 2021

Asian shares mixed amid economic aid hopes, pandemic fears

Asian shares are mixed as hopes for more U.S. economic aid are countered by concerns over damage from the pandemic

Jan 11, 2021

China's Geely, Baidu announce electric car ventures

Chinese automaker Geely says it will form an electric car venture with tech giant Baidu, adding to a flurry of corporate tie-ups in the industry to share soaring technology development costs

Jan 11, 2021

Asian shares mostly higher on optimism despite pandemic

Asian shares are mostly higher as bullish sentiments stuck to global markets despite continuing signs of economic damage from the pandemic and a new version of the virus was reported in Japan

Jan 9, 2021

Asia Today: China asks residents in 2 cities to stay home

Chinese authorities have asked residents in two cities south of Beijing to stay home for seven days as they try to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in which more than 300 people have tested positive in the past week

Jan 9, 2021

N. Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites US hostility

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal while disclosing a list of high-tech weapons systems under development in response to what he called hostile American policy