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Fast spreading bird flu puts Europe and Asia on alert
Animals slaughtered and restrictions introduced in response to outbreaks of the virus in a number of countries…
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Bank of England governor ‘very uneasy’ about inflation amid ‘tight’ labour market – as it happened
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Bank of England policymakers testify to the Tre…
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Coronavirus news live: China tells families to ‘stock up’ amid Covid outbreak, Japan’s cases dramatically decline
China has urged its citizens to stock up on daily necessities in case of emergency; Japan will gradually ease …
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From Roys to royals, succession battles are raging the world over
For edge-of-the-seat drama, the TV dynasty can’t match the power struggles of leading families in Japan, Saudi…
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‘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…
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Aukus deal ‘ties UK into Indo-Pacific and sends message to China’
Key purpose of defence agreement is signal it gives to Beijing, Australia’s former defence minister tells MPsA…
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Japan urges Europe to speak out against China’s military expansion
Exclusive: in the first piece in a new Guardian series on China and tensions in the Indo-Pacific, Japan’s defe…
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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 …
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Can Covid death rates be reduced to a clash of values? It’s not so simple | Kenan Malik
The pandemic has exploded the myths of lazy stereotypes of east v west‘The fight against the novel coronavirus…
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‘We are in the same boat’: Japan urges Australia to join forces to address challenge of China
Ambassador Shingo Yamagami calls for two countries to deepen cooperation in East China Sea, where Tokyo has re…
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South Korea records highest Covid case numbers as wave of infections sweeps Asia Pacific
Delta variant is responsible for a growing wave of new cases in the region, which had previously managed the p…
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US official warns China against ‘catastrophic’ move on Taiwan
Kurt Campbell says Beijing assessing world’s response to Hong Kong crackdown to understand potential reaction …
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Global chip shortage hits car production in China and Japan
Semiconductor problem hits wider industry, with growth in China at four-month low and 6% drop in JapanThe ongo…
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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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China blasts Japanese minister’s ‘sinister’ remarks about Taiwan
Beijing lodges diplomatic protest with Japan after defence minister calls island a ‘democratic country’China a…
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Uefa and UK discuss easing restrictions for Euro 2020; Putin blames money for EU delay of Sputnik V approval
UK currently has the strictest entry requirements of any host country; Russian president spoke as Serbia start…
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South Korea’s balancing act will test Biden’s plan to get tough with China
Analysis: Seoul’s navigation of geopolitical landscape in east Asia hints at limits of united front with USWhe…
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US and Japan present united front against China over Asia Pacific – video
Joe Biden and Japan’s prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, have presented a united front to counter an increasingly…
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Swipes at China as Joe Biden and Japanese PM seek united front in Asia Pacific
In his first in-person summit since taking office, the US president hosts Yoshihide Suga as part of efforts to…
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China aggression on agenda as Japanese PM heads to Washington
Yoshihide Suga will travel to meet Joe Biden amid growing international condemnation of Beijing’s human rights…