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North Korea to redevelop flagship tourist resort

Pyongyang plans to redevelop its flagship Mount Kumgang tourist complex into a global resort, a...

Pharma chief urges transparency in COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Pharmaceutical firms must be "very transparent" about the risks and benefits associated with vaccines in...

Thailand confirms 576 new COVID-19 infections

Thailand confirmed 576 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday (Dec 20), including 516 migrant worker cases...

China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases vs 12 a day earlier

Mainland China recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 18, up from 12 a day...

Smuggled orangutans start new lease of life after repatriation to Indonesia

A pair of critically endangered orangutans, rescued from smugglers on the Thai-Malaysian border in 2017,...

US charges China-based Zoom executive with disrupting Tiananmen video commemorations

US prosecutors on Friday (Dec 18) charged a China-based executive at Zoom with involvement in...

India's coronavirus cases pass 10 million

India surged past 10 million coronavirus cases on Saturday (Dec 19), official data showed, the...

South Korea marks deadliest day time, a lot more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases

South Korea has added a lot more than 1,000 infections to its coronavirus caseload for...

China reports seven new COVID-19 cases

China reported seven new COVID-19 instances on Dec 16, straight down from 12 cases a...

US trade czar Lighthizer's information for Biden in China: 'Hold their feet to the fire'

President-elect Joe Biden should hold pressing China to adhere to the "Phase 1" trade package,...

Chinese craft carrying Moon rocks returns to Earth: Xinhua

An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth...

Illegal Chinese fishing vessel detained on Palau

An illegal Chinese angling vessel and its own 28 crew have been detained in Palau,...

South Korea warns of tougher COVID-19 restrictions if rules ignored

South Korea's primary minister pleaded with residents on Tuesday (Dec 15) to follow social distancing...

South Korea passes laws to ban anti-North Korea leaflets amid activists' outcry

South Korea's parliament passed a Bill on Monday (Dec 14) to ban the launching of...

Lockdown on Malaysia's Leading Glove facilities lifted seeing that first worker death because of COVID-19 reported

Malaysian authorities lifted a month-long lockdown on dormitories housing Top Glove personnel on Monday (Dec...

Taiwan says it's on the right track to apply to join trans-Pacific trade pact

Taiwan will submit an application to become listed on the revamped version of the Trans-Pacific...