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Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan will temporarily tighten border controls against travelers from China later this week as the number of new coronavirus cases has rapidly increased in the neighboring country. Starting…

The Biden administration criticized Beijing’s military drills near Taiwan this week as “provocative”, insisting that it will continue helping the government in Taipei defend itself. The United States is worried about the Chinese…

With China’s massive construction sector still in a funk and the United States and Europe likely heading into recessions, India has emerged as a savior for flagging global steel demand. Poised to overtake China as the world’s most…

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that its global output for November rose 1.5 percent from a year earlier to 833,104 vehicles, hitting a record high for that month. While four other Japanese carmakers, including Nissan Motor Co. and Honda…

China said it will strive to “recalibrate” its relationship with the US and increase communication with Europe as the country outlines its major diplomatic tasks for next year. “We will follow through on the common understandings reached…

China's health authorities said Sunday they have stopped releasing daily COVID-19 case numbers amid criticism that official data have not reflected the reality of the rapid spread of the virus since the government significantly relaxed its…

The United States will seek to expand cooperation with Beijing when Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits China next year, a senior State Department official said, calling the trip the "next step" in advancing talks toward stabilizing…

Two Chinese cities reported daily Covid-19 cases that far surpassed the official national tally, in another illustration of the unreliability of data in a country grappling with infections after abruptly ending its zero-Covid approach.…

China and Australia agreed Wednesday to maintain high-level engagement and further dialogue in such areas as trade and climate change, with both sides seeking to repair strained ties on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral…

Chinese authorities have called on those with mild COVID symptoms to return to work, in a radical shift from previous strict restrictions, as the world's second-largest economy promotes the resumption of business activities and hospitals…