The Tokyo Olympic committee head plans to resign Friday amid a firestorm of criticism about his comments disparaging women's participation in organizing the Tokyo Games, say Japanese outlets. ( read original story ...)
Japan Olympics chief who said women talk too much will resign over remarks, reports say
Yoshiro Mori’s sexist comments provoked an uproar in the country, with thousands signing a petition calling for his resignation. ( read original story ...)
3 Get Prison Until Death for Crimes During Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced three people in jail until death and five more to 20 years in prison on Thursday for crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 struggle for ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter vs. India
The backdrop is ongoing protests of farmers in India opposing new agriculture laws. The Indian government, citing its laws against subversion or threats to public order, demanded that Twitter delete ... ( read original story ...)
India warns U.S. social media firms after dispute with Twitter
Indian technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad warned U.S. social media firms on Thursday to abide by the country's laws, a day after a face-off between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administration ... ( read original story ...)
China to pull BBC News off the air, state broadcast regulator says
The announcement, which arrived with the Lunar New Year holiday in China, followed a series of disputes between Chinese officials and BBC News. ( read original story ...)
China Bans BBC World Service, Following U.K. Ban Of Chinese Network
The Chinese state news agency said the BBC had "undermined China's national interests and ethnic solidarity." Britain stripped the license for CGTN, the Chinese global television network, last week. ( read original story ...)
BBC World News barred from airing in China: regulator
British television channel BBC World News has been barred from airing in China, the National Radio and Television Administration said on Friday, a week after Britain's media regulator revoked Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden-Xi Jinping Call Shows President’s Respect for China, State Media Says
Biden said he raised several contentious topics with his Chinese counterpart, including human rights abuses and the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
India, China agree to pull back troops from disputed Himalayan lake
India and China on Thursday began to pull back troops and battle tanks from a bitterly contested lake area high in the western Himalayas on Thursday in a breakthrough after a months-long standoff on ... ( read original story ...)