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Kenyan double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge will take part in the Tokyo Marathon in March, his NN Running Team said on Thursday. Kipchoge reasserted himself as one of the all-time greats of the sport, after winning the men’s marathon…

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, is beginning a tour of four Asian countries, her office said, with no mention of a possible visit to Taiwan.

Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday, after U.S. notched further all-time highs as investors awaited second-quarter earnings season. Treasury yields were steady after a solid U.S. debt sale. An MSCI gauge of the region’s stocks rose for a…

Asian shares look poised to follow U.S. equities lower Friday, with the rally in Treasuries gaining pace on growing anxiety that the spread of Covid-19 variants could hamper the global economic recovery. Futures fell in Japan and…

U.S. drugmaker Moderna Inc MRNA.O has filed an application for emergency use authorisation of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines. Read Also: Covid-19: England to begin use of Moderna vaccine This was disclosed by the Food and…

International athletes could be invited to participate in test events before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games this summer, organisers said on Monday. The events will be a dress rehearsal in how to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as organisers…