By Yew Lun Tian, Julien Pretot and Krystal Hu BEIJING (Reuters) – Teenager Eileen Gu nailed a new trick in the final run of the freeski Big Air on Tuesday, delivering host nation China its quickest gold rush at a Winter Games. The Chinese capital claimed the San Francisco-born Gu as a daughter of Beijing …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday it had added 33 Chinese entities to its so-called ‘unverified list’, which requires U.S. exporters to go through more procedures before shipping goods to the entities. The department said it was taking the step as it was unable to verify the legitimacy and reliability of those …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan reported 155 coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, a daily record, Kyodo news agency said. It also recorded more than 100,000 new infections, a level it last hit on Saturday, Kyodo added. (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
By Chang-Ran Kim BEIJING (Reuters) – Yuzuru Hanyu, widely regarded as one of the best male figure skaters of all time, found himself wondering if he had fallen out of favour with the ice after a rare mistake on Tuesday. Far from the dazzling performances that won him gold at the last two Olympics, the …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India summoned South Korea’s ambassador to India to convey its strong displeasure over a social media post by a Pakistani partner of Hyundai Motor over Kashmir, the Indian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The foreign ministers of India and South Korea also spoke by telephone as the car company faced a …
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By Julien Pretot BEIJING (Reuters) -San Francisco-born Eileen Gu, who lifted the host country to the top of the medals table at the Beijing Olympics with a freeski Big Air gold on Tuesday, remained evasive on whether she was still holding an American passport. China does not allow dual nationality, and state media have previously …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha suffered a boycott of his cabinet meeting by seven ministers on Tuesday, in another sign of discord growing in the former army chief’s troubled 18-party coalition. The no-show by ministers from the Bhumjaithai Party, the second-largest coalition member, could be another embarrassment for Prayuth, whose Palang Pracharat …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has approved a possible $100 million sale of equipment and services to Taiwan to “sustain, maintain, and improve” its Patriot missile defense system, the Pentagon said on Monday, drawing an angry threat of retaliation from Beijing. China, which claims self-governed Taiwan as its own, routinely objects to U.S. arms …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s health ministry said on Tuesday it had ordered the suspension of shipments of black rockfish caught off Fukushima prefecture after radiation exceeding an upper limit was detected in a catch late last month. The development comes on the heels of an announcement by Taiwan that it would relax a ban on …
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By Muyu Xu and Karolos Grohmann BEIJING (Reuters) -China will invite more spectators to attend the Winter Olympics as the COVID-19 situation is under control within the “closed-loop” bubble, which separates all event personnel from the public, an official from the Beijing organisers said on Tuesday. China did not sell tickets to the public amid …
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