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Japan Marks Three Years To Tokyo 2020 As Issues Linger
Japan Monday marked three years before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with celebrations and fanfare -- even as organisers...
Justin Bieber Banned From China For ‘bad Behaviour’
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China, according to Beijing’s Culture Bureau. In a...
Bieber Not Welcome Thanks To ‘bad Behaviour’
Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his "bad behaviour", Beijing authorities have said, after...
Tokyo Olympic Stadium Worker’s Suicide Due To Overwork
The suicide of a 23-year-old worker on Tokyo's Olympic stadium was due to overwork, his family said, as Japan races to...
Tokyo 2020 Living With Spectre of Killer Quake
For modern Olympic host cities, the twin threats of terrorism and financial ruin constantly loom. But spare a thought...
China Bets Big On Subways As Cities Expand
Deep under Shanghai, workers on a flood-lit construction rig carefully install massive concrete wall sections for a new...
Britain’s Johnson Meets High-Tech Robots In Japan
British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Thursday shook hands with one of Japan's high-tech robots, a humanoid...
Cooling Sounds Drive Away Heat In Japan
A Japanese traditional wind-chime festival has opened at a Buddhist temple near Tokyo, just in time for the official...
Dollar Struggles In Asia As Hong Kong Gains For Eighth Day
The dollar's travails extended into Wednesday as Donald Trump faces a battle to push through his much-vaunted economic...
Global Stocks Pressured By Trump Health Care Reform Setback
Global stock markets were pressured Tuesday by worries about President Donald Trump's agenda after a proposed health...
IOC Working With France In Frankie Fredericks Graft Probe
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday it was cooperating with French authorities investigating graft...
World’s Northernmost Coral Reef In Japan Bleached
Bleaching has damaged the world's northernmost coral reef in Japan, a researcher said Tuesday, the latest example of a...
Dow, S&P 500 End Week At Records; Dollar Tumbles
Wall Street stocks finished at fresh records Friday following solid bank earnings, while the dollar retreated after...
Two Bodies Found In Suitcases In Japan Woods
Two bodies found stuffed inside suitcases abandoned in mountainous forest near Tokyo are suspected to be missing...
Google Announces London Cloud Computing Data Centre
Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. The...
Japanese Southpaw Miura Tries To Reclaim World Title
Japan's Takashi Miura set aside his depression 18 months ago and began working to reclaim the World Boxing Council...
Crusaders, Lions Battle For Top Super Rugby Spot
Canterbury Crusaders and the Golden Lions are embroiled in a final-round battle this weekend to claim the top rankings...
US Seeks To Renegotiate S.Korea Free Trade Deal
The United States formally declared Thursday it wants to renegotiate its free trade agreement with South Korea, as the...
Asian Markets Rally With Wall St As Yellen Sparks Buying Spree
Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of the...