China partly shuts world’s third-busiest port, risking trade

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Steps to limit virus could disrupt global supply chains ahead of year-end shopping season. People register to receive the Covid-19 vaccine on Tuesday in Ningbo, where authorities have closed part of the world’s third-busiest port.  –Photo credit: AFP China partly … Read More

Taiwan president pokes the bear by saying the nation needs to lessen its supply chain dependency on China

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Tsai Ing-wen also expressed desire to attract external tech talent in rare interview. Taiwan’s need to pull in external tech talent and the nation’s supply chain dependence on China were two topics covered in a rare interview with President Tsai … Read More

Kim Jong Un photographed with mystery spot, bandage on head

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Images spark speculation about North Korean dictator’s health. Kim Jong Un has appeared in public with a dark spot, at times covered by a small bandage, on the back of his head – stoking more speculation about the slimmed-down North Korean despot’s … Read More

Vaccinated people make up 75% of recent COVID-19 cases in Singapore, but few fall ill

A medical worker prepares a syringe at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination center in Singapore, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo SINGAPORE, July 23 (Reuters) – Vaccinated individuals accounted for three-quarters of Singapore’s COVID-19 infections in the last four weeks, … Read More

Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak throws harsh spotlight on Australia vaccine rollout

FILE PHOTO: The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared by a healthcare worker in Melbourne SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s New South Wales state on Friday reported its biggest daily rise in new COVID-19 cases this year, prompting a tighter lockdown in … Read More

‘No Chance’ U.S. Can Stop Chinese Invasion of Taiwan, Military Expert Says

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© Pavel Golovkin / POOL/AFP via Getty Images Soldiers from China’s People’s Liberation Army march on Red Square during a military parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow on … Read More

US diplomat worried about pandemic, food supply in N Korea

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America’s No. 2 diplomat has expressed sympathy for North Koreans facing hardships and food shortage linked to the pandemic, and renewed calls for the North to return to talks over its nuclear program SEOUL, South Korea — America’s No. 2 … Read More

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