More COVID Jabs to Be Distributed Globally in Coming Weeks
South Korean officials announced Sunday that a million doses of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines would arrive in the country this week from the United States, doubling its earlier pledge.Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said the shipment includes vaccine…
Spike in Global Debt During Pandemic Leaves Some Countries on Shaky Ground
WASHINGTON – In the year since the COVID-19 pandemic threw the global economy into a tailspin, the level of global debt — money owed by governments, businesses and households — has jumped by 12% to $289 trillion. And while some countries appear to have…
US to Make Intelligence on COVID-19 Origins Public
The United States will share the results of a new deep-dive by its top intelligence agencies into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic that has killed millions of people across the globe. Before boarding Air Force One on Thursday for a visit to Clev…
Anti-Asian Hate in US Predates Pandemic
LOS ANGELES – Some of the highest concentrations in the U.S. of Vietnamese immigrants and businesses are located in and around Southern California’s “Little Saigon,” 55 kilometers south of Los Angeles. Vivian Le lives near Little Saigon. She left Viet…
Major Japanese Newspaper Calls for Cancellation of Tokyo Olympics
A major Japanese newspaper has called for the Tokyo Olympic Games to be cancelled due to the worsening COVID-19 crisis in the country. An editorial printed in Wednesday’s edition of The Asahi Shimbun called on Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to calmly as…
US Issues ‘Do Not Travel’ Warning for Japan Ahead of Tokyo Olympics?
With less than two months remaining before the opening ceremony, the Tokyo Olympics received another jolt Monday when the U.S. government issued a warning for its citizens not to travel to Japan due to rising rates of new COVID-19 cases. The State Dep…