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Vietnam orders COVID-19 lockdown in Ho Chi Minh City

Nine million people in Ho Chi Minh City have been ordered into lockdown, state media...

Phuket reports first overseas visitor with COVID-19 after reopening without quarantine requirements

Thailand’s popular resort island Phuket reported its first COVID-19 case from overseas on Wednesday (Jul...

South Korea reports highest ever daily rise in COVID-19 cases

South Korea on Thursday (Jul 8) reported its highest ever one-day number of new COVID-19...

China's Xi takes dig at US in speech to political parties around world

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (Jul 6) urged political parties worldwide to oppose any...

'Catastrophic' Myanmar situation imperils wider region: UN

The United Nations rights chief warned on Tuesday (Jul 6) that the dire situation in...

South Korea reports highest daily COVID-19 caseload in months

South Korea reported more than 1,200 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the...

Philippines seeks US help on data recorders for plane crash probe

The Philippines will send black boxes of a Lockheed C-130 aircraft that crashed at the...

Russia backs ASEAN position on Myanmar crisis: Foreign minister

Russia strongly supports the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) five-point position on resolving the...

Trial of Aung San Suu Kyi continues as COVID-19 cases spike in Myanmar

Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi seemed in good health as she appeared in...

Malaysian parliament to meet from Jul 26 to pave the way for hybrid sitting: Prime minister's office

A special parliament meeting will be held from Jul 26 to pave the way for...

Rescuers struggle to locate dozens in landslide-hit Japan town

Rescuers were holding out hope of finding at least 64 people buried under the mud...

Myanmar forces kill 25 in raid on town, residents and media say

Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents...

COVID-19: Indonesia ramps up oxygen output after dozens die amid scarcity

Indonesia has ordered oxygen makers to prioritise medical needs amid growing demand from COVID-19 patients,...

Blast at Thai factory shakes Bangkok airport, area evacuated

A massive explosion at a factory on the outskirts of Bangkok early on Monday (Jul...

Rescuers fight time, weather in Japan landslide; more than 100 missing

Japanese rescuers combed through crumbled houses and buried roads on Monday (Jul 5), two days...

Rescuers continue search for survivors in landslide-hit Japan town

Rescuers in a Japanese town hit by a deadly landslide climbed onto cracked roofs and...