Skip to contentThe Asahi Shimbun>Asia & World>China>REUTERSPeople wearing face masks buy lotus roots at a wet market, following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China February 8, 2021. (REUTERS) HANOI--China is not participating in a United Nations project to survey Asian wet markets and other facilities at high risk of spreading infectious diseases from wild animals to humans, despite long-running talks with Beijing, a UN official told Reuters. display('div-gpt-ad-1518226592045-0'); }); > Divers arrive at site in Okinawa where wreckage, bodies foundEx-idol says he suffered sexual abuse by showbiz don KitagawaRobot helps spread Buddhist teachings at a Kyoto temple