Indonesia reported 857 new coronavirus infections and 43 more deaths on Sunday (Jun 14), taking the full total number of instances to 38,277 and fatalities...

Tokyo confirmed 47 fresh coronavirus infections on Sunday (Jun 14), Asahi television set reported, the highest since the government lifted the talk about of emergency...

South Korea's Unification Ministry on Sunday (Jun 14) said North Korea should honour former agreements signed between the two countries, a moment after Pyongyang warned...

Hong Kong police on Saturday (Jun 13) said that they had reprimanded an officer who shouted "I cannot breathe" and "Dark Lives Subject" as his...

Malaysian Senior Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has lodged a police report above rumours saying that he didn't welcome Singaporeans in to the country. Ismail Sabri, who...

Authorities in Beijing have temporarily shut a significant wholesale agricultural market carrying out a rise found in locally transmitted novel coronavirus infections in China’s capital...

A bomb exploded in the mosque in west Kabul on Friday, killing at least 4 persons and wounding an unfamiliar number of other folks, an...

Thousands of Hong Kongers sang a favorite protest anthem and chanted slogans across the town Friday (Jun 12) because they marked the main one year...

The Hong Kong government and China's foreign ministry branch in the location hit back again on Friday (Jun 12) at a written report by Britain...

Aung Ye Tun was just simply 17 years good old when he was tricked and forced to job under slave-like conditions on a Thai fishing...

China reported 11 new Covid-19 conditions and seven asymptomatic situations for June 12, the national overall health authority said on Saturday.The National Overall health Commission...

Villagers found in Arashakh Poen first heard about the coronavirus in March when a large number of men returned from Iran - residents of the...

Floods and mudslides found in south China have got uprooted thousands of people and still left dozens dead or missing, state media reported Thursday (Jun...

Japan may restart business trips to and from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand due to early come early july, easing an entry ban to...

Some Chinese students time for university after lockdown are grappling with familial conflict while some are stressing over how coronavirus disruptions have afflicted their academic...

Younger Iraqis have already been dying of the brand new coronavirus because they are in "denial" about being infected, a great Iraqi health ministry spokesman...

Japan's powerful lower property of parliament approved a crisis budget worth practically US$300 billion on Wednesday (Jun 10), doubling the scale of measures to pep...

Thailand will look at a intend to reopen more businesses and establishments from as soon as Jun 15, an official said on Wednesday (Jun 10),...

Hong Kong police arrested 53 people during protests on Tuesday (Jun 9) evening that saw hundreds of activists try the streets, at times blocking roads...

The northern segment of the fantastic Wall of China was built never to block invading armies but instead to monitor civilian movement, an Israeli archaeologist...

A sweeping national security law that may soon be imposed on Hong Kong will be "like installing anti-virus software", a top Beijing official said on...

Measures, safeguards and precautions need to be put in place before travel can resume between Singapore and Malaysia, said National Development Minister Lawrence Wong on...

Malaysian health authorities on Monday (Jun 8) reported seven new COVID-19 cases, the cheapest daily increase recorded because the movement control order (MCO) was imposed...

Malaysia on Monday (Jun 8) detained 269 Rohingya migrants if they tried to enter the united states on a damaged boat off the vacation island...

All over the world, many countries are needs to ease restrictions after months of economically stifling lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19.As the initial...

Japan was one of the primary nations expressing its concern about China imposing a new security law, and its stance has been praised by other...

A solid 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea early on Monday (Jun 8), the united states Geological Survey that tracks worldwide quakes reported.The quake struck...

China reported four new confirmed and two asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in the mainland by end-Jun 7, the country's health commission said on Monday (Jun 8).The...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a meeting of the politburo of the country's ruling Workers Party, where economical projects including the chemical industry...

A high-profile mayor from Taiwan's main opposition party lost an acrimonious recall vote on Saturday (Jun 6), auguring new problems for the party that's already...

Malaysia aims to borrow its way out of an financial slump due to the coronavirus pandemic, and the finance minister told Reuters it'll almost double...

Four soldiers were killed and five others were injured after a helicopter crashed during a training exercise on Indonesia's Java island on Saturday (Jun 6),...

Indian police have arrested a plantation worker and so are hunting two others after a pregnant elephant died after eating fruit laced with explosives, officials...

China reported six new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday (Jun 7), three more than the previous day.Five of the new cases, recorded by...

Farmers in China have faced forced evictions and illicit land grabs for decades - sources of social unrest that the federal government is finally trying...

Malaysia has announced an monetary package worth RM35 billion (US$8.2 billion) on Friday (Jun 5) to regenerate the national economy since it recovers from the...

China recorded three new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus as of the finish of Friday (Jun 5), down from five the day before, the...

The Al Azhar mosque in South Jakarta was a hive of activity on Friday morning (Jun 5), with caretakers getting the house of worship prepared...

An exodus of migrant labourers has fled India’s cities - the old and the frail, walking with sticks; couples fighting infants and luggage, sobbing children...

North Korea on Thursday (Jun 4) said america is in no position to criticise China over Hong Kong or human rights when Washington threatens to...

South Korean prosecutors have requested an arrest warrant against Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee, they said on Thursday (Jun 4), in the investigation of...

The sister of North Korea’s leader has warned South Korea to stop defectors from sending leaflets in to the demilitarized zone separating the countries, saying...

Tens of thousands of folks in the Philippines might have been killed in the war on drugs since mid-2016, amid "near impunity" for police and...

China said on Thursday (Jun 4) it'll allow more foreign carriers to fly into the mainland, soon after Washington barred Chinese passenger carriers from flying...

China reported one new coronavirus case and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases in the mainland on Jun 2, the country's health commission said.The National Health...

South Korea said on Wednesday (Jun 3) it has approved the emergency make use of Gilead Sciences' remdesivir to treat COVID-19 after a government panel...

A well-known imam and a worshipper were killed in a prayer-time bombing at a favorite mosque in Kabul's fortified Green Zone on Tuesday (Jun 2),...

South Korea unveiled on Wednesday (Jun 3) a 35.3 trillion won (US$28.8 billion) supplementary budget, to raise the total stimulus to 270 trillion won for...

At least 100,000 people, including some coronavirus patients, were being moved to safer locations according to officials on Tuesday (Jun 2), as India's west coast...

AMERICA on Tuesday (Jun 2) accused China of muzzling Hong Kong by protecting against a vigil to mark the Tiananmen Square protests, amid a heated...

President Donald Trump said on Friday (May 29) he'd strip several of Hong Kong's special privileges with america and bar some Chinese students from US...

Senior Hong Kong government officials lashed out on Saturday (May 30) at moves by US President Donald Trump to strip the location of its special...

The Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) memberships for five federal lawmakers, including veteran politician Mahathir Mohamad, were ceased after they acted against the party's constitution,...

North Korea on Saturday (May 30) expressed its support for China's decision to impose new national security laws in Hong Kong, calling it a "legitimate...

China recorded four new confirmed cases of coronavirus by the finish of May 29, up from none your day before, data from the country's health...

Bluer skies, the central Titiwangsa mountain range visible from Klang Valley and the normally turbid Klang River clean enough for individuals to swim in it.Such...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hosted a military meeting to go over new policies to fortify the country's nuclear capacities amid stalled denuclearisation talks...

China recorded three new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland for May 23, following a first day without new cases because the outbreak began, the...

The Chinese virology institute in metropolis where COVID-19 first emerged has three live strains of bat coronavirus on-site, but none match the new contagion wreaking...

Hong Kong braced on Sunday (Mar 24) because of its first protests since Beijing’s controversial plan to directly impose national security laws on the town,...

Carbonated drinks manufacturer Coca Cola Amatil Indonesia (Amatil) is looking at creating a plastic bottle recycling facility in another of the world’s top plastic polluting...

China recorded no new confirmed COVID-19 cases on the mainland for May 22, the 1st time it had seen no daily rise in the amount...

One of the two persons to survive a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 persons has described jumping from the burning wreckage of the...

A PIA aircraft with 99 passengers and eight crew members on board crashed on Friday in a residential section of the southern Pakistani city of...

South Korean students started time for schools Wednesday as their country prepares for a new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic.In a reminder that time for...

Emergency personnel usually busy attending accidents on Thailand's roads mill around ambulances parked at something station -- fewer crashes and crimes a welcome outcome for...

India has recorded its first year-on-year drop in carbon emissions at the national level for practically 40 years, an outcome that analysts say will strengthen...

Advocates of changing Japan's century-old tradition of starting the institution year in April, when cherry blossoms bloom, are seizing on school closures caused by the...

Several million persons were taking shelter and praying to find the best on Wednesday (May 20) as the Bay of Bengal's fiercest cyclone in decades...

Four persons were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China's Yunnan province, local authorities said on Tuesday (May 19).The shallow quake...

Zarchi Lwin pawned her only two gold bangles for US$140 when who owns the Myanmar factory where she sewed winter coats for British retailer Next...

Australia is "disappointed" China has imposed massive tariffs on its barley and will consider taking the dispute to the World Trade Organization, the country's agriculture...

China reported six new coronavirus cases for May 18, compared to seven a day earlier, the health authority said on Tuesday (May 19).The National Health...

As an introvert who loves staying at home, I’ve been thriving during this pandemic. The majority of my days now appear to be this: Wake up...

Tibet's self-declared government-in-exile has marked the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of a boy named as Tibetan Buddhism's second highest figure by contacting China to...

India on Sunday (May 17) extended a nationwide lockdown to May 31, as cases exceeded 90,000 and additional clashes erupted between police and stranded migrants.Schools,...

China's degrees of some air pollutants have risen back to above last year's levels after dropping when the government imposed strict lockdown measures to contain...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday (May 17) said it had come to his attention that the Chinese government had threatened to hinder...

Scuffles broke from Monday (May 18) between pro-democracy and pro-government legislators in Hong Kong in a row over procedures with the leadership of an integral...

Mainland China reported five new confirmed COVID-19 cases for May 16, down from eight the prior day, the National Health Commission (NHC) said in a...

Malaysia reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (May 16), the second-lowest figure since the movement control order (MCO) arrived to force about 8 weeks...

Cambodia's last patient with the brand new coronavirus has recovered and left a healthcare facility, leaving the Southeast Asian country with zero cases, medical ministry...

Nepal reported its first coronavirus death late Saturday (May 16) --a 29-year-old woman who recently gave birth - as the total number of men and...

As Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 pandemic began, revs up an enormous testing campaign, some residents crowding the test centres expressed concern on...

Accusations of police brutality must not be used as "a weapon of political protest," Hong Kong's police watchdog said in a written report on Friday...

The quantity of COVID-19 cases in the Philippines has passed the 12,000 mark, and a lot more than 800 people have finally died, medical ministry...

Pakistan's anti-graft body has approved the filing of two additional corruption cases against embattled former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who's currently in London for medical...

Thailand is getting ready to reopen department stores and various business venues nationwide from Sunday (May 17) as the COVID-19 situation in the united states...

Malaysia reported 36 COVID-19 cases no new deaths on Friday (May 15), medical ministry said.The united states has recorded a total of 6,855 infections and...

China on Friday (May 15) issued a statement contacting all UN member states to "actively fulfill their obligations to the United Nations," stressing that Washington...

The US navy said on Thursday (Might 14) it had sailed a guided-missile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, weekly before Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's...

China reported three new coronavirus cases for Might 13, down from seven cases a good moment earlier, the country's well being commission said.All the new...

Japan's government explained on Thursday (May 14) it wants to lift circumstances of emergency declared above the coronavirus in almost all of the united states,...

France dismissed Chinese warnings on Wednesday (May 13) about selling arms to self-ruled Taiwan, saying it had been implementing existing deals and that Beijing should...

US authorities warned on Wednesday (Might 13) that Chinese hackers were wanting to steal coronavirus info on treatments and vaccines, adding fuel to Washington's war...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday (May 12) urged the Afghan government and Taliban to cooperate after grisly attacks on a maternity hospital and...

Indonesia's death toll from the novel coronavirus passed the 1,000 mark on Tuesday (May 12), even while authorities signalled they were poised to help ease...

Malaysia confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday (May 12), the cheapest daily number because the movement control order (MCO) arrived to force on...

China reported seven new confirmed coronavirus cases on, may 12, up from one a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Wednesday (May 13).Six...

A respected US Republican senator on Tuesday (May 12) proposed legislation that would authorise the united states president to impose far-reaching sanctions on China if...

New Zealand's foreign minister on Tuesday (May 12) said the united states has to operate for itself after China warned its backing of Taiwan's participation...

The World Health Organization's director general has "no mandate" to invite Taiwan to take part in its assembly next week, the body's legal professional said...

Thailand on Tuesday (May 12) reported two new coronavirus cases no new deaths, bringing the total to 3,017 cases and 56 deaths because the outbreak...

China reported just one single new coronavirus case for May 11, down from 17 a day earlier, according to data on Tuesday (May 12) from...

Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to get started on later this season, the...

One of the world's largest train networks can "gradually" restart businesses from Tuesday due to India eases its coronavirus lockdown, as the quantity of cases...

Hong Kong's pro-Beijing innovator on Monday (Might 11) vowed to overhaul the city's education system, arguing its liberal research curriculum helped fuel previous year's violent...

For a nine-year-old Malaysian schoolgirl, the new coronavirus was hard to fathom. But Nur Afia Qistina Zamzuri knew a very important factor for sure: It...

Japan will take additional stimulus methods "swiftly" to combat the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, Primary Minister Shinzo Abe said, signalling readiness to compile a...

Japan could lift a good state-of-emergency in many regions this week if new coronavirus instances are in order, the economy minister said on Mon (May...

Rival lawmakers scuffled in Hong Kong's legislature on Friday (May 8) in a row over electing the chairman of an integral committee, a fresh sign...

Face masks are delivered across dividing lines in Ireland and Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates sends medical supplies to rival Iran, and China and Japan...

Malaysia Parliament Speaker Mohamad Ariff Md Yusoff has accepted Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s proposed vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin.In a statement on Friday...

Research shows that around 14% of people in the usa would avoid seeking treatment if indeed they experienced the key symptoms of COVID-19.New research conducted...

China reported one new coronavirus case for May 8, unchanged from the day before, data from the national health authority showed on Saturday (May 9).One...

AMERICA issued a fresh rule on Friday (May 8) tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists, saying it had been in response to the treatment of...

China hit back Wednesday (May 6) at US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over his claims that the coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan,...

Youngsters in China's virus epicentre of Wuhan filed back again to class on Wednesday (May 6), wearing masks and walking in single file past thermal...

A huge selection of Indian police have tested positive for the coronavirus in recent days, raising alarm among an over-stretched force since it attempts to...

A robust earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Wednesday (May 6), leading to some residents to flee their homes, but there have been no immediate reports...

China reported two new coronavirus cases for May 6, unchanged from the same number of escalates the day before, data from the national health authority...

South Korea returned largely on track Wednesday as workers returned to offices, and museums and libraries reopened under eased social distancing rules after new coronavirus...

Taiwan's health minister asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday to ensure the island had access to first-hand information about the coronavirus, saying that...

Gayur Hassan's Hindu neighbors came during the night, throwing stones at his family's home in a northern Indian village and setting his workshop burning. All...

Almost a month after Tokyo declared circumstances of emergency, dozens of call centre employees for telecom KDDI still commute into their crowded office, where the...

Thailand on Tuesday (May 5) reported one new coronavirus case and no new deaths, the cheapest number of new infections since Mar 9.The brand new...

Indonesian President Joko Widodo called on Monday (May 4) for "equal access" for developing countries to medicine to take care of the new coronavirus, as...

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Monday (May 5) he expects China to uphold a trade deal reached with Washington this season, and warned...

China reported one new coronavirus case for May 4, down from three your day before, data from the national health authority showed on Tuesday (May...

Malaysia reported 122 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday (May 3), taking the total to 6,298 infections.It marks the third straight day of the...

Taiwan has "not yet" received an invitation to a gathering this month of the World Health Organization's (WHO) decision-making body, the World Health Assembly, but...

Shots fired by North Korea across its border with South Korea were likely "accidental," US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday (May 3)...

Elements of the world are beginning to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and cautiously resume some sort of normal life, however the new coronavirus will...

The Philippines barred all passenger flights to and from the united states from Sunday (May 3) for just one week to support the spread of...

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday he now believes as much as 100,000 Americans could die in the coronavirus pandemic, following the death toll...

Malaysia's economy in 2020 could shrink a lot more than initially forecast because of extended curbs on movement imposed to stem an outbreak of the...

Dozens of Rohingya thought to be from one of several boats stuck at sea landed on the coast of southern Bangladesh on Saturday (May 2),...

US President Donald Trump said Saturday (May 2) he was "glad" about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is...

China reported two new coronavirus cases for May 2, up in one your day before, data from the country's national health authority showed on Sunday...

The suspension of the Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link project has been extended by another 90 days before end of July, Singapore’s Ministry of Transport...

Pattawadee ‘Dao’ Boonsamak and her husband have spent days gone by 3 years selling rice and omelette on the roadside of Bangkok.The couple works six...

US President Donald Trump said on Friday (May 1) raising tariffs on China is "certainly an option" as he considers methods to retaliate for the...

China reported one new COVID-19 case on Friday (May 1), down from 12 a day earlier, data from the country’s health authority showed on Saturday.The...

Most monetary sectors in Malaysia will open from Monday (May 4) with health protocols in place, said Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in his Labour Day...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in 20 days as he celebrated the completion of a fertilizer factory near Pyongyang,...

Thailand is getting ready to relax a few of its COVID-19 control measures nationwide from Can 3, including reopening restaurants, cafes and markets with guidelines...

The parking lot of a tiny shopping complex around my house was filled with a large number of cars parked within an unruly manner.It was...

India was nearing 30,000 coronavirus infections on Tuesday (Apr 28), second only to China in Asia, a reliable rise that would make it difficult to...

China's parliament begins its key annual session on, may 22, more than 8 weeks later than at first planned due to the fallout from the...

China's top legislature will hold its annual session the following month after postponing the meeting for the first time in decades because of the COVID-19...