India has denounced Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "ill-informed" remarks regarding an ongoing farmers' protest in India's capital. Mr Trudeau and Conservative opposition leader Erin O'Toole ... ( read original story ...)
AstraZeneca partner sticks with two full dose regimen in COVID trials in India
Serum Institute of India, which has partnered with AstraZeneca to manufacture its COVID-19 vaccine, will continue to test a two full dose regimen of the shot despite it showing a lower success rate ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Chang’e-5 Moon mission probe touches down
China says it has successfully put another probe on the Moon. Its robotic Chang'e-5 mission touched down a short while ago with the aim of collecting samples of rock and dust to bring back to Earth. ( read original story ...)
Australian politics live: OECD warns Australia over China exports; GDP figures to be released
OECD cautions against escalation in tension with Beijing; national accounts figures due; agriculture and trade ministers to meet wine producers; RBA governor to appear at economics committee – follow ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: China study shows Hunan lockdown increased spread among families
Florida passes 1m cases as Arizona breaks daily new cases record. Hong Kong further tightens gathering restrictions. Turkey says it would start administering vaccines as soon as this month. ( read original story ...)
NATO Should Expand Its Focus to Include China, Report Says
The alliance is updating a strategy document that predates Russia’s seizure of Crimea and China’s military buildup. ( read original story ...)
Government should take bigger role in promoting U.S. technology or risk losing ground to China, commission says
Bipartisan commission says U.S. should create a government committee to work with companies and U.S. allies to push their priorities at global organizations that set technology standards. ( read original story ...)
Some Taiwanese immigrants fear Biden will ‘Make China Great Again.’ Can he win them over?
Among Southern Californians with roots in Taiwan, there is strong support for President Trump. Some are single-issue voters who value their homeland’s interests above domestic issues. ( read original story ...)
For China’s Overburdened Delivery Workers, The Customer — And App — Is Always Right
Delivery workers in Beijing tell NPR they work 12-hour days, six days a week, monitored by apps tracking how and when they deliver hundreds of packages every day. One misstep and their pay is slashed. ( read original story ...)
South Korea Tax on Crypto Gains Delayed Until 2022
South Korea parliament has officially postponed a private members’ bill that will start taxing profits from cryptocurrencies until January 2022, according to local media reports. ( read original story ...)