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Hong Kong to focus COVID-19 resources on elderly, says mandatory testing 'not a priority' for now

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam announced a series of measures targeted at elderly residents on...

Thailand bids to avert 'population crisis' as birth rate crashes

Thailand is scrambling to encourage its people to have more babies to arrest a slumping...

Bankers are abandoning Hong Kong as Beijing and COVID-19 remake the city

In Hong Kong’s affluent mid-levels, in the subtropical foothills of Victoria Peak, the talk today...

Ukraine war tests China's 'no limits' bond with Russia

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin toasted a friendship with "no limits"...

Suicide bombing kills 56 at Shiite mosque in Pakistan

A suicide bomber struck inside a Shiite Muslim mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar...

North Korea conducts ninth missile test of the year ahead of South Korea election

North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile toward the sea to the east...

Duterte approves inclusion of nuclear power in Philippine energy mix

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order to include nuclear power in the...

Desperate Afghans resort to selling their kidneys to feed families

Jobless, debt ridden, and struggling to feed his children, Nooruddin felt he had no choice...

Around 70 Japanese have volunteered to fight for Ukraine: Report

Several dozen Japanese men have answered a Ukrainian call for foreign volunteers to fight Russia's...

China backpedals on climate promises as economy slows

When China's President Xi Jinping issued his traditional Lunar New Year wishes from the country's...

Bali travel guide: what you need to know as the island lifts quarantine requirements

From its inherent spirituality to its rich biodiversity, dramatic volcanoes, hillside temples and unspoilt beaches,...

Hong Kong facilities for storing dead bodies stretched as COVID-19 deaths climb

Facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong are struggling...

Japanese billionaire Mikitani donates US$8.7 million to Ukraine

Japanese billionaire Hiroshi "Mickey" Mikitani said Sunday (Feb 27) he will donate US$8.7 million to...

The Ukraine crisis is a major challenge for China

Hours before Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military operation in eastern Ukraine, the US...

Multi-cornered fights in all 56 seats for Johor state election

A total of 239 candidates will contest 56 seats in the 15th Johor state election,...

Virus-hit Hong Kong invokes emergency powers to allow in China medics

Hong Kong's government invoked emergency powers on Thursday (Feb 24) to allow doctors and nurses...