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South Korea's daily COVID-19 count tops 8,000 for first time amid Omicron spread

South Korea's daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 8,000 for the first time on...

North Korea appears to have fired cruise missiles

North Korea fired what appeared to be two cruise missiles into the sea off its...

Hong Kong's financial sector faces talent crunch as expats head for the exit

Late last year, Tania Sibree quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in...

Taiwan reports new large-scale Chinese air force incursion

Taiwan on Sunday (Jan 23) reported the largest incursion since October by China's air force...

Briton confirmed dead and one injured in Thailand, amid attack reports

A British man has died in Thailand, officials have confirmed amid reports he was attacked.A...

India's COVID-19 cases rise by more than 330,000 in last 24 hours

India reported more than 300,000 new COVID-19 infections for the fourth straight day even though...

China's Harbin to conduct city-wide COVID-19 tests ahead of Chinese New Year holiday

China's northeastern city of Harbin will conduct a city-wide exercise to test its roughly 10...

Fire kills two in high-rise building in Mumbai, 15 injured

At least two people were killed and over 15 injured when a large fire broke...

North Korea hints at restart of nuclear, long-range missile tests

North Korea hinted on Thursday (Jan 20) it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests...

Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over COVID-19 fears

Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday (Jan 24) until after...

Japan poised to widen COVID-19 controls as Omicron drives record infections

Japan was poised on Wednesday (Jan 19) to widen COVID-19 controls to cover half its...

Cruise operator Genting Hong Kong files to wind up company

Cruise operator Genting Hong Kong has filed to wind up the company after failing to...

China orders overseas mail disinfection over Omicron fears

China's postal service has ordered workers to disinfect international deliveries and urged the public to...

Pakistani police officer, 2 militants killed in Islamabad clash

A police officer has been killed and two others injured in a rare shootout in...

Japan to expedite booster shots, bolster island defence: PM Kishida

Japan will bring forward COVID-19 vaccination booster shots by as much as two months, Prime...

North Korea train makes first crossing into China since COVID-19 border lockdown: Reports

A North Korean cargo train pulled into a Chinese border town on Sunday (Jan 16),...