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Sun Yang's swimming suspension reduced to 4 years and 3 months: CAS

June 23, 2021 2 Years ago

Sun Yang, a three-time Olympic champion and one of China's most celebrated athletes, had his eight-year suspension from swimming reduced to four years and three months, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years over U.S. Capitol riot

Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the far-right group Proud Boys, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in jail for his role in the January 6, 2021, riot o

Ukraine hits Russia's Black Sea Fleet Guards Brigade in occupied Crimea

The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU) has reported that Ukrainian forces attacked the 126th Separate Guards Coastal Defence Brigade of the Russian Black Sea Fleet o

U.S. supply chains still dependent to China, paper finds

The U.S. policies, including tariffs, which were aimed at decoupling the Chinese and U.S. economies, may ultimately not reduce the U.S.' dependence on supply chains lin

Foreign countries offer aid in response to Morocco earthquake

Mexico's top political parties this week named their candidates for the 2024 presidential election.Both candidates are engineers and have political experience. And for

APD | The United States' Role in the Suffering of the Afghan People

Author: Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan, Founding Chair GSRRA, Sinologist (ex-Diplomat), Editor, Analyst, and Non-Resident Fellow of CCG (Center for China and Globalizatio

Japanese minister bashed by PM for calling Fukushima water "contaminated"

Japan's agriculture minister on Thursday referred to the Fukushima nuke wastewater released into the ocean as "contaminated water" instead of the term "treated water" i

S. Koreans rally against Japan's radioactive wastewater dumping again

Thousands of South Korean people including fishermen, activists and politicians continued a weekend rally in central Seoul on Saturday, protesting against Japan's dumpi

Seminar on Jinjing Daoyin held at Mount Qingcheng

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Sep 2- Sep 8)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | 2023 China services

Mexico likely to have first female president

Mexico's top political parties this week named their candidates for the 2024 presidential election.Both candidates are engineers and have political experience. And for

Pacific not 'sewer' of Fukushima water, more time needed for assessment

Twelve years ago, after the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan received assistance from all over the world. After 12 years, Japan has decided to put the whole human race

Zelenskyy meets Blinken in Kyiv

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday met with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Kyiv as the senior U.S. official made a surprise visit

Construction of mega photovoltaic power station starts in southwest China

Construction has started on a new mega photovoltaic power station in southwest China's Sichuan Province, part of the country's ongoing endeavors to advance the developm

BRICS seeks to build a multipolar world, not a closed camp

The world has been closely monitoring the BRICS summit, which brings African countries together to enhance their share of the global economy and bridge the substantial

Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment

Former President Donald Trump plans to turn himself in and be processed in Atlanta on Thursday in connection with his indictment in Georgia, he said on social media on

American civil society encumbered by contradictions

The entities behind 13 U.S. presidential libraries, going back as far as then U.S. President Herbert Hoover, released a joint statement on September 7, calling for a re

U.S. extends tariff exclusions on Chinese categories till 2023 end

The office of the U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Wednesday announced a further extension of China Section 301 tariff exclusions on 352 Chinese import and 77

China, ASEAN countries hail digital economy cooperation, see pragmatic results

Over the past 10 years, from the traditional agricultural sector and energy industry to the burgeoning new energy and digital technology sectors, Indonesia has seen mor

Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam elected Singaporean president

Former senior minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as Singapore's ninth president on Friday after garnering 70.4 percent of the total votes.His rivals Ng Kok Son

Russia says Wagner chief Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash

Russian investigators confirmed that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash earlier this week, according to Russian media on Sunday."As part