Europe
International relations
Tibetans chain themselves at IOC to protest Beijing Olympics
Pair of students make latest demonstration against 2022 Winter Games
Trade
U.K. moves to scrap post-Fukushima curbs on Japanese food imports
Testing requirements could be dropped next spring
Politics
U.K. unofficial tribunal ties Xinjiang atrocities to China's leadership
Chinese Embassy blasts court as 'political tool' meant to deceive
Indo-Pacific
UK carrier Queen Elizabeth wraps up 7-month Indo-Pacific tour
Britain projects involvement in region but its vision faces challenges
Politics
As G-7 snubs Beijing Olympics, Japan fears being left in the cold
Time to show 'determination' on human rights, ex-PM Abe says
Opinion
Have central banks moved to break the monetary policy vicious cycle?
More important than inflation forecasting is the policy regime itself
Belt and Road
'Sold to China': Greece's Piraeus port town cools on Belt and Road
Beijing's gateway to Europe faces growing local opposition
Transportation
Hitachi and Alstom win $2.6bn British bullet train contract
Partners to deliver 54 trains for fastest high-speed rail in Europe
International relations
Germany's new government is set to take a tougher line on China
Coalition agreement calls out Beijing on human rights, backs Taiwan
International relations
U.K., Canada join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
China says British officials weren't invited to Games anyway
Coronavirus
Act now to curb omicron's spread, WHO's Tedros tells world
Administering vaccines, not boosters, remains global health body's priority
Companies
Lego to invest $1bn in new Vietnam factory
World's largest toymaker eyes local manufacturing to build resilient supply chain
Asia Insight
China looms over New Caledonia vote on independence from France
Most indigenous Kanaks favor a split, but European residents tend to favor status quo
International relations
Lithuania's Taiwan overtures create outsize challenge for China
Beijing treads carefully to avoid ripple effects on delicate relations with EU
Markets
Stocks lose $3.7tn globally in week after omicron emerges
3% drop fueled by investor uncertainty, with little known about COVID variant
Coronavirus
WHO says 'not to panic' over omicron with no deaths reported
But new variant can become dominant globally: chief scientist
Transportation
Indonesia aims to rival Changi, Kuala Lumpur in $6bn airport deal
Sumatra airport focal point of new partnership with Indian and French firms
Climate Change
Toyota to make Western European lineup carbon-free by 2035
World's largest automaker bends to EU's tough new climate standards
Opinion
We all agree that AI needs global rules, but who will enforce them?
Regulating artificial intelligence is both too easy and too hard