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Armed gang steals toilet rolls in panic-buying hit Hong Kong

Armed robbers who stole hundreds of toilet rolls were being hunted by Hong Kong police...

'Animals live for man': China's appetite for wildlife more likely to survive virus

For the past fourteen days China's police have already been raiding houses, restaurants and makeshift...

Parents protest as Pakistani students stuck in China under COVID-19 lockdown

Around a hundred persons called on Pakistan's government to "recreate our kids" from the locked...

Southeast Asia feels the burn as COVID-19 keeps Chinese tourists in the home

Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: Southeast Asia is facing...

COVID-19 cases on Diamond Princess ship rise to 355: Japan official

The number of folks who've tested positive for COVID-19 on a quarantined ship off Japan's...

Cruise firm seeks new COVID-19 test for American passenger from ship in Cambodia

More tests are had a need to concur that an American passenger from a cruise...

Hong Kong to set up flights to take home passengers from Diamond Princess ship

The Hong Kong government will send aircraft to Japan to recreate passengers from the quarantined...

Beijing sets 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals amid COVID-19 outbreak

The Chinese capital Beijing is imposing a 14-day self-quarantine on those returning to the city,...

WHO says joint China mission to start coronavirus investigations this weekend

A World Health Organization-led mission to China begins its outbreak investigation this weekend and will...

China reports 121 new coronavirus deaths, a lot more than 5,000 new cases

The death toll from a coronavirus outbreak rose by 121 in mainland China, the national...

44 more COVID-19 cases on Japan ship: Health minister

Another 44 people up to speed a cruise ship moored off Japan's coast have tested...

China transparent in coronavirus response: UN envoy

China has handled the new coronavirus outbreak during a transparent and "highly responsible" way, the...

China replaces head of its Hong Kong and Macau affairs office

China has replaced the top of its office overseeing matters in Hong Kong , making...

Malaysian man arrested at Tuas Checkpoint, S$41,000 worth of drugs seized

A 23-year-old Malaysian man has been arrested after officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority...

Cruise ship shunned over coronavirus fears arrives in Cambodia

A cruise liner that had spent fortnight stumped after being turned away by five countries...

WHO names novel coronavirus as 'COVID-19'

The UN health agency on Tuesday (Feb 11) announced that "COVID-19" are going to be...