Japan to lift emergency state for Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo: economy minister
Japan will lift its state of emergency in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo on Thursday as the number of new coronavirus infections drops, Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Thursday, with the country eager to revive its battered economy.
China legislators take on wildlife trade, but traditional medicine likely to be exempt
As China’s parliament prepares new laws to ban the trade and consumption of wildlife, local action plans published this week suggest the country’s fur trade and lucrative traditional medicine sectors will continue as usual.
In blow to Japan’s Abe, media say Tokyo top prosecutor set to resign
Tokyo’s top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, media said on Thursday, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose support has been hit over his handling of the pandemi…
Nissan says it has noted U.S. arrests in Ghosn case, reserves right for legal measures
Nissan Motor Co said on Thursday it still reserves the right to take further legal measures in the case of its ousted former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, after the United States arrested two men on charges they enabled his escape from Japan.
Factbox: What to expect from China’s annual meeting of parliament
About 3,000 delegates to the annual gathering of China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress, will gather in Beijing on Friday to discuss political and economic policy.
Tokyo’s top prosecutor set to resign, media say, in blow to Japan PM Abe
Tokyo’s top prosecutor was set to resign after a report that he gambled illegally during Japan’s coronavirus state of emergency, media said on Thursday, in a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose support has been hit over his handling of the pandemi…
Ecuador’s largest city eases quarantine as COVID-19 deaths decline
Ecuador’s largest city allowed some businesses to reopen on Wednesday following a fall in daily deaths from the coronavirus pandemic that had for weeks required the city to remain in quarantine.
China reports two new coronavirus cases for May 20 vs 5 day earlier
China recorded two new coronavirus cases for May 20, down from five a day earlier, the National Health Commission (NHC) reported on Thursday.
U.S. to sell Taiwan $180 million worth of torpedoes
The U.S government has notified Congress of a possible sale of advanced torpedoes to Taiwan worth around $180 million, a move likely to further sour already tense ties between Washington and Beijing, which claims Taiwan as Chinese territory.
Australian states split over opening borders for domestic tourism
Australian state and territory leaders bickered on Thursday over whether to reopen internal borders, a major step to rejuvenating the country’s A$80 billion ($50 billion) domestic tourism industry, as part of measures to ease coronavirus restrictions.
