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Taiwan to get vaccine boost with more Moderna shots on their way

A further 410,000 doses of Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Taiwan on Wednesday,...

PM Muhyiddin unveils additional RM150 billion stimulus package as Malaysia extends total lockdown

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin unveiled a new economic stimulus package worth RM150 billion (US$36.2...

Singapore and Malaysia police bust transnational Internet love scam syndicate in joint investigation

Singapore and Malaysian police have jointly dismantled a transnational Internet love scam syndicate based in...

COVID-19: Guam launches 'vacation and vaccination' tourism drive

The US territory of Guam will offer visitors a COVID-19 vaccine with their tropical holiday...

Migrant workers flee capital as Bangladesh tightens COVID-19 lockdown

Tens of thousands of migrant workers fled Bangladesh's capital on Sunday (Jun 27) on the...

Police checks and patriotic flowers: Beijing leaves nothing to chance ahead of Party centenary

Behind roadblocks and hundreds of police in the Chinese capital of Beijing on Friday (Jun...

Indonesia, US break ground on the joint strategic maritime centre

Indonesia and America have broken ground on a new US$3.5 million maritime training centre in...

Filipinos bid farewell to former president Benigno Aquino

Philippine former president Benigno Aquino was laid to rest in a Manila cemetery on Saturday...

Taiwan reports a first domestic case of Delta COVID-19 variant

Taiwan reported its first domestically transmitted case of the highly contagious Delta variant of the...

Indonesia reports record 21,095 new COVID-19 cases

Indonesia recorded its biggest daily upsurge in COVID-19 cases on Saturday (Jun 26) with 21,095...

China touts role in UN peacekeeping, Middle East peace

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China remains deeply committed to US peacekeeping efforts, where a...

China promotes security officials to senior roles in Hong Kong

China on Friday (Jun 25) approved the promotion of Hong Kong's security secretary John Lee...

'Dragon Man': Scientists say new human species is our closest ancestor

Scientists announced on Friday (Jun 25) that a skull learned in northeast China represents a...

March of the elephants: China's rogue herd spotlights habitat loss

A mammoth trek across southern China by a herd of elephants which has captivated the...

Johor sultan gives consent to reconvene state assembly on Aug 12

Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar said on Wednesday (Jun 23) that he has given consent...

Hong Kongers snap up final edition of Apple Daily newspaper

Hong Kongers queued Thursday (Jun 24) for the ultimate edition of the city's beloved pro-democracy...