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Hong Kong's new top judge urges impartiality in courts

Hong Kong's new top judge urges impartiality in courts

Hong Kong’s new top judge warned Monday that the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s courts need to show they are impartial amid a flurry of politically charged cases or risk losing public trust.
Asia Today: Virus rules tightened in province near Beijing

Asia Today: Virus rules tightened in province near Beijing

BEIJING — Chinese health authorities say scores more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Hebei province bordering on the capital Beijing.
Indonesia navy divers hunt for crashed plane's black boxes

Indonesia navy divers hunt for crashed plane's black boxes

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian navy divers scoured the floor of the Java Sea on Monday as they hunted for the black boxes of a Sriwijaya Air jet that nosedived into the water over the weekend with 62 people aboard.
EXPLAINER: Why Indonesia's plane safety record is a concern

EXPLAINER: Why Indonesia's plane safety record is a concern

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Saturday's plane crash in Indonesia, in which a Sriwijaya Air carrying 62 people plunged into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff, has once again turned the microscope on the safety of the country's aviation industry.
Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine

Indonesia green-lights emergency use of Chinese vaccine

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China-based Sinovac Biotech Ltd., with vaccinations of high-risk groups expected to start later this week.
Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

Parler squeezed as Trump seeks new online megaphone

President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters’ siege on the U.S. Capitol.
'Not as easy as it looks': Small businesses share what it takes to move online

'Not as easy as it looks': Small businesses share what it takes to move online

TORONTO — Kiki Lally has never met a mess she was afraid of.
Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

TORONTO — Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week: Banking conference Bank CEOs will speak at RBC Capital Markets 2021 Canadian Bank CEO conference on Monday.
Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Authorities said they determined the location of the crash site and black boxes of a Boeing 737-500 on Sunday, a day after the aircraft crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board shortly after taking off from Indonesia's c
Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

LONDON — The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: Stay-at-home orders and empty streets. Hospitals overflowing. A daily toll of many hundreds of coronavirus deaths. The U.K.