Windows 10 "News and Interests" taskbar widget shows "No accounts connected". How to fix?

I've signed in to Windows using my Microsoft account, and the search dialog shows my account as well. However, the News and Interests widget doesn't and instead displays information based on my outgoing network location. It doesn't let me customize anything as well because news feeds are managed on www.msn.com which isn't getting picked up (because no account is signed in with this widget).

Is there any fix to this?

You can try using VPN global mode of Hongkong or Japanese lines, I opened the VPN of Hongkong line in the Chinese mainland, and Microsoft account was successfully landed. However, it is worth noting that "accounts without connection" will be displayed after closing VPN.