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Taiwan cancels tourism celebration after COVID-19 case

Taiwan's tourism department on Wednesday (Dec 24) cancelled an total annual New Year special event...

How South Korea's early COVID-19 success remaining it scrambling to include a new wave

On the fourth floor of the Incheon city hall, South Korean epidemiological investigator Jang Hanaram's...

South Korea signs offers to import Pfizer and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines

South Korea has signed handles Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen to import coronavirus vaccines...

South Korea's president under fire for vaccine strategies as COVID-19 cases surge

South Korean President Moon Jae-in faced growing public pressure about Wednesday (Dec 23) more than...

Thai baby elephant struck by motorbike survives after getting CPR

Thailand's Mana Srivate possesses performed a large number of resuscitation attempts in his 26 years...

Family mourns Filipino mother and son shot by police over noise

Relatives of a female and her son shot dead by an off-duty policeman in the...

Taiwan reports first locally transmitted COVID-19 case in more than 8 months

Taiwan on Tuesday (Dec 22) reported it is first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 in...

Data on efficacy of COVID-19 drug candidate Avigan is inconclusive: Japan government board

The Japanese Health Ministry said on Monday (Dec 22) its medical review board figured clinical...

Former Japan PM Shinzo Abe questioned by prosecutors: Report

Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe submitted to voluntary questioning by Tokyo prosecutors on Monday...

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law seeking asylum in the UK

Hong Kong activist Nathan Law on Monday (Dec 21) said he has applied for asylum...

South Korea orders ski resort, winter tourism shutdown to curb COVID-19 spread

South Korea on Tuesday (Dec 22) moved to shut down all ski resorts and winter...

Thailand confirms 382 new COVID-19 infections

Thailand confirmed 382 new coronavirus infections on Monday (Dec 21), with the majority of cases...

China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, including 2 local transmissions in Liaoning and Heilongjiang

Mainland China recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases on Dec 20, the same number of cases...

Hong Kong police catch fugitive COVID-19 patient

Hong Kong police late on Sunday (Dec 20) caught a COVID-19 positive patient who escaped...

China says aircraft carrier group on way to South China Sea for drills

An aircraft carrier group led by China's latest carrier, the Shandong, has sailed through the...

China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, including 1 local transmission in Liaoning

Mainland China recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Dec 19), up from 17 a...