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Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya, whose grandfather co-founded energy drink company Red Bull, walks to get in a car as he leaves a house in London. (AP File)

Thai court issues new arrest warrant for notorious Red Bull scion

Earlier this year prosecutors had decided to drop charges against him, which caused widespread anger in the country

26 Aug 2020 2:01 PM

This combination of photos shows Edmond Kok, a Hong Kong theater costume designer and actor, wearing a variety of face masks he made to protect against the coronavirus in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong scientists discover case of man getting reinfected with COVID-19 virus

The man had mild symptoms the first time and none the second time

25 Aug 2020 3:34 PM

There was a second blast a short time later in the same street when a female suicide attacker blew herself up as police cordoned off the area. (Representational Image: AP)

10 dead, dozens wounded in twin bombing in Philippines

The attack happened in Jolo in Muslim-majority Sulu, where government-backed security forces have long been fighting the Abu Sayyaf group

24 Aug 2020 3:13 PM

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to the media upon his arrival at the prime minister's office. (AFP)

Second hospital visit stokes health worries about Japan’s Abe as he sets tenure record

Abe surpassed a record for longest consecutive tenure as premier set by his great-uncle Eisaku Sato half a century ago

24 Aug 2020 11:31 AM

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen, center, attends a ceremony commemorating the 62nd anniversary of deadly attack by China on Kinmen island, in Kinmen. (AP)

US envoy joins Taiwan president at military memorial

Washington's support for Taiwan's democratically elected government has been a chronic irritant in relations with Beijing

23 Aug 2020 3:20 PM

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. (AP)

Hong Kong slams US decision to end extradition treaty

US had formally notified withdrawal from bilateral deals with HK, covering surrender of fugitives, transfer of prisoners and tax exemptions

20 Aug 2020 4:54 PM

Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, captain of the MV Wakashio, a bulk carrier ship that recently ran aground off the southeast coast of Mauritius, is seen outside the courthouse in Port Louis Tuesday Aug. 18, 2020. Nandeshwar who is from India, was charged with "endangering safe navigation" and is in custody pending a bail hearing next week. (AP Photo)

Indian captain of Japanese ship arrested over Mauritius oil spill

Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar, captain of MV Wakashio, charged with endangering safe navigation and is in custody pending a bail hearing next week

19 Aug 2020 11:07 AM

Smoke rises from a rocket attack during Independence Day celebrations at the Defense Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan. — AP photo

Mortar shells strike Kabul as Afghans mark Independence Day

No militant group claimed responsibility for the attack and there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage

18 Aug 2020 1:23 PM

People wearing face masks to protect against the coronavirus walk past a propaganda banner reading "Actively participate in volunteer service" in Beijing. (AP)

Taiwan to step up efforts to prevent Chinese spies settling

Taiwan has offered to welcome Hongkongers who wish to settle there after China's imposition of the controversial national security law

17 Aug 2020 12:22 PM

Pro-democracy activist and human rights lawyer Arnon Nampha, center, and student leaders walk to a police station in anticipation of arrest after a protest rally at Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand. (AP)

Campus-based Thai protest movement extends reach to streets

The movement had already declared three core demands: new elections, constitution amendment and ending intimidation of government’s critics

17 Aug 2020 11:03 AM

Pro-democracy protesters stand in front of a police line during a rally Sunday. (AP)

Tensions rise in Thailand ahead of fresh pro-democracy protest

Thailand has seen near-daily demonstrations for the past month by student-led groups denouncing Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha

16 Aug 2020 3:33 PM

People wearing face masks hold umbrellas in the rain in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea reports largest jump in new coronavirus cases since March

Authorities have been struggling to stem transmissions linked to churches, nursery homes, schools, restaurants and door-to-door salespeople

16 Aug 2020 10:20 AM

Visitors in Japanese Imperial army and navy uniforms walk near Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead. (AP)

Japan marks 75th anniversary of war end, PM Abe stays silent on wartime hostilities

Abe has increasingly sought to whitewash Japan’s brutal past since taking office in December 2012

16 Aug 2020 9:48 AM

Public officials disinfect a church as a precaution against the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea. (AP)

South Korea fears infections getting out of control

With 103 new cases reported Friday, this is the first time since late March that the daily increase surpassed 100 two days in a row

15 Aug 2020 11:05 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaking during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. (via AFP)

North Korea lifts lockdown in city, rejects flood, virus aid

Experts say the COVID-19 crisis likely thwarted some of Kim's major economic goals by forcing the country into a lockdown

14 Aug 2020 11:26 AM

A bus is submerged in floodwaters following heavy rains in Paju, South Korea. (AP)

North Korea nuclear reactor site threatened by recent flooding: US think-tank

Korean peninsula has been hammered by one of the longest rainy spells in recent history with floods and landslides causing damage and deaths

13 Aug 2020 12:33 PM

People hold up copies of the Apple Daily as they protest for press freedom inside a mall in Hong Kong on August 11, 2020, a day after authorities conducted a search of the newspaper's headquarters after the company's founder Jimmy Lai was arrested under the new national security law. (AFP)

Hong Kong residents are mass buying Apple Daily newspaper to support free press

The public show of support came a day after police arrested HK's the pro-democracy newspaper’s founder, and raided its headquarters

12 Aug 2020 11:47 AM

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar (centre) visits the National Health Command Center with Taiwanese Minister of Health and Welfare Chen Shih-chung (left) at the Central Epidemic Command Center in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)

China sends fighter jets to Taiwan amid US health chief's visit

China, which considers Taiwan to be a part of its terriroty, had promised unspecified retaliation to the US' plan to visit Taiwan

10 Aug 2020 3:29 PM

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, left, and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen (right) speaks during a meeting in Taipei. (via @iingwen)

US health chief offers Taiwan 'strong' support in landmark visit

Washington had broken off official ties with Taiwan in 1979 in favour of Beijing

10 Aug 2020 11:30 AM

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (AFP)

Japan's legacy of forced labor haunts ties with neighbors

Survivors of the camps, their families and supporters are still seeking compensation and atonement for the labour and suffering

10 Aug 2020 11:01 AM

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