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Hong Kong’s ‘COVID-zero’ strategy is on the brink of collapse

Officials instead are pursuing what they call "Dynamic Zero,” an approach that emerged from China and aims to work toward no new infections while acknowledging ...
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British PM Boris Johnson cancels planned visit to Japan, government sources say

Tokyo and London had been arranging for Johnson's visit in mid-February for talks with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, but the sources said the British government ...
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Japan reopens COVID mass vaccination center in bid to speed up boosters

The Tokyo center, which opened amid criticism that the government has been slow to offer boosters amid the spread of the omicron variant, will be ...
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Ex-official warns BOJ against using digital yen to juice policy

Hiromi Yamaoka said that while it’s clear Japan’s payment systems need to change, he is totally against the idea of the central bank using a ...
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Concerns grow over Japan’s electricity supply-demand balance

Concerns are growing over a tightening in the supply-demand balance for electricity in Japan this winter.
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Japan set to pass China human rights resolution before Olympics

The House of Representatives is set to pass a resolution expressing concern about Uyghur human rights as early as Tuesday, in a move likely to ...
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The hard-line Russian advisers who have Putin’s ear

Some analysts in Moscow still see a pragmatic streak in Putin, but there are growing signs that the "radicals" in his inner circle are gaining ...
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Myanmar generals face spiraling economy and threat of new sanctions

U.S. sanctions have already been leveled against individuals and entities tied to the regime. State-controlled oil and gas operations could well be the next target.
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‘Living in a dark era’: One year since Myanmar’s coup

The country's latest junta is struggling to contain the backlash unleashed by its power grab, with daily clashes and swathes of the country outside of ...
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Japan’s December factory output falls faster than expected

Factory production lost 1.0% in December from the previous month, pulled down by a decline in output of general-purpose and production machinery, including chip-making equipment.