TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Tuesday mapped out a plan for releasing contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, including compensation standards for local industry and the compilation of a safety assessment re…
Japan plans to send Tokyo 2020, JOC and JPC chiefs to Beijing Olympics – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to send Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto as well as the heads of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) and the Japanese Paralympic Committee (JPC) to the Winter Games in Beijing next year, public broadcaster NHK said. T…
S.Korea holds talks with China amid spat with Taiwan
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Senior South Korean diplomats will hold talks with Chinese counterparts on Thursday following a diplomatic spat with Taiwan over its cancellation of the attendance by a senior Taipei official for a business forum in Se…
Chinese tennis star Peng denies she made accusation of sexual assault
By Tony Munroe and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said on Sunday that she had never accused anyone of sexually assaulting her, and that a social media post she had made early last month had been misunderstood. Peng’s we…
U.S. curbs Chinese drone maker DJI, other firms it accuses of aiding rights abuses
By Alexandra Alper and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government put investment and export restrictions on dozens of Chinese companies on Thursday, including top drone maker DJI, accusing them of complicity in the oppression of China…
Chinese envoy to Japan: calls on Tokyo for support of Beijing Olympics
TOKYO (Reuters) -China’s envoy to Japan, Kong Xuanyou, on Thursday said the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics had been unfortunately “used as a political tool,” and asked for Japan’s support, while also warning Tokyo not to interfere on Taiwan. Kong’s s…
Motor racing-Seven-times Formula One champion Hamilton receives knighthood
(Reuters) -Britain’s seven-times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received a knighthood for services to motorsport on Wednesday, days after losing out on what would have been a record eighth title in the last lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Hamilto…
Putin and Xi cement partnership in face of Western pressure
By Anastasia Lyrchikova MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia and China should stand firm in rejecting Western interference and defending each other’s security interests, presidents Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping agreed in a video call on Wednesday. Their conversati…