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- Japan, Environment, Conservation, South and Central Asia, Global development, Rivers, World news, Zoology, Asia Pacific, Biodiversity, Mumbai, Myanmar, India, Biology, Science, Fish
Wolverine fish and blind eel among 212 new freshwater species
Report from Shoal on 2021’s newly described species shows ‘there are still hundreds and hundreds more freshwat…
- Japan, Ukraine, Australia news, Australian politics, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, China, India, Russia
Russian aggression towards Ukraine could jeopardise Indo-Pacific stability, says US after Quad meeting
US secretary of state Antony Blinken says Russia’s actions could embolden other countries to pursue military a…
- Japan, South and Central Asia, World news, Asia Pacific, Sony world photography awards, Awards and prizes, Photography, South Korea, Colombia, Art and design, India, Americas, Culture
Cast a wide net: award-winning photos from across the globe – in pictures
From Qatari fishermen to Peruvian chimpanzees, these images represent the best of the Sony World Photography a…
- Japan, Society, South and Central Asia, Global development, Coronavirus, Inequality, The super-rich, Hong Kong, Oxfam, World news, Women's rights and gender equality, Asia Pacific, China, India, Social exclusion
Covid created 20 new ‘pandemic billionaires’ in Asia, says Oxfam
While wealthiest got richer, 140m people fell into poverty as jobs were lost, wiping out years of gains for po…
- Japan, Pharmaceuticals industry, Singapore, Pfizer, Europe, Australia news, Infectious diseases, South and Central Asia, Business, Coronavirus, US news, Drugs, World news, Medical research, Asia Pacific, Switzerland, UK news, India, Science
Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promi…
- Japan, Australia news, South and Central Asia, US news, World news, Asia Pacific, China, India, US politics
‘Free and open’: Quad leaders call for ‘stable’ Indo-Pacific in veiled China dig
Joe Biden meets leaders of Australia, India and Japan in latest effort to cement US leadership in Asia US pres…
- Japan, Global health, Australia news, Fiji, Schools, Coronavirus, Guam, Asia Pacific, China, South Korea, India
From vaccine mandates to a chatting ban: how schools in the Asia Pacific are managing Delta
Outbreaks of the highly infectious Delta variant have led to closures in some countries, while others push to …
- Japan, Environment, South and Central Asia, Business, Climate change, Coal, World news, Asia Pacific, Energy, China, Vietnam, India
Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power unitsFive Asian countries ar…
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Coronavirus live news: Japan mulls tests for Olympics fans; India posts lowest case numbers since April
Japan may require Games fans to test negative or show vaccine proof; India reports lowest case numbers since 1…
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Coronavirus live news: more countries tighten travel restrictions for arrivals from India
Spain and Philippines join Cambodia and Fiji in restricting arrivals; England extends vaccines to those aged 4…
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Covid-19: India’s hospital crisis deepens, Tokyo goes under state of emergency
US restarts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations, New Zealand excludes Western Australia from bubble, EU pledges…
- Japan, Politics, Europe, Brexit, Foreign policy, Australia news, European Union, South and Central Asia, World news, Asia Pacific, China, Military, UK news, India
Why Britain is tilting to the Indo-Pacific region
Critics warn of imperial fantasy but the economic and political forces pulling the UK back to the region are r…
- Japan, Joe Biden, Australian foreign policy, Australia news, US news, Scott Morrison, Asia Pacific, China, India, Russia
Australia pressed to show leadership on Indo-Pacific health ahead of Quad meeting
Access to Covid vaccines is set to be one of the main talking points when Scott Morrison meets with Joe Biden …
- Japan, Joe Biden, Australian foreign policy, Australia news, Australian politics, Climate change, US news, Scott Morrison, Asia Pacific, China, India
China standoff a priority for Australia at first Quad leaders meeting
China criticises ‘selective multilateralism’ as US, Australia, India and Japan discuss climate, the pandemic, …
- Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Europe, Africa, South and Central Asia, Coronavirus, US news, World news, Germany, Asia Pacific, China, France, Spain, Italy, India, Americas, Taiwan
From lockdowns to pool parties: how Covid rules vary around the world
Countries have adopted different rules on business activity, education, socialising and travelCurfews and lock…
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Australia spends $500,000 to strengthen tech ties with Quad allies amid China tension
Regional democracies including US, Japan and India step up cooperation on cybersecurityAustralia will spend $5…
- Japan, Thailand, Joe Biden, Australia news, International trade, Business, World news, Asia Pacific, New Zealand, China, South Korea, India, Donald Trump
China and 14 Asia-Pacific countries agree historic free trade deal
Signing of RCEP unites nations totalling 2.2 billion people and covers 28% of global tradeThe leaders of China…
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Australia to discuss critical supply chains with Japan, India and US as China relationship frays
Beijing is worried about what the so-called Quad could become and has previously labelled the group ‘an anti-C…
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Coronavirus live news: India adds nearly 2m cases in August, France cases rise 50% in one month
India’s economy shrinks nearly 24%; Hong Kong launches mass testing; WHO says states can’t ‘pretend pandemic i…
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Selling curries to India: Japan exports popular restaurant chain
CoCo Ichibanya hopes locals will approve of its signature hot dishes as it opens near DelhiIt sounds like the …