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A health worker checks the temperature of people to protect against the coronavirus in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea issues shoot-to-kill orders to prevent virus: US

The impoverished country has not confirmed even a single case of coronavirus till now since it first emerged in China, North's key ally

11 Sep 2020 12:04 PM

China on Tuesday said its troops were forced to take "countermeasures" after Indian soldiers crossed their tense Himalayan border and opened fire. (AFP Photo)

China says Indian troops crossed border, opened fire

Beijing's defence ministry accused India of "severe military provocation" after soldiers crossed LAC in the western border region

08 Sep 2020 10:43 AM

Nasal swab sample is collected from Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, right, at a testing site in Hong Kong Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Hong Kong began a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus Tuesday as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. (HKGIS via AP)

Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing

Both Beijing and city leader Carrie Lam have accused those opposed to the testing as being politically motivated and 'anti-China'

07 Sep 2020 3:28 PM

Police question a man as they patrol the area after protesters called for a rally in Hong Kong on September 6, 2020 to protest against the government's decision to postpone the legislative council election due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the national security law. (AFP)

Hong Kong police fire pepper balls at protesters opposed to election delay, new law

Police said they arrested 298 people, mainly for illegal gatherings, in a notice on their Facebook page

07 Sep 2020 8:42 AM

Hong Kong opposition activist arrested for 'seditious words' before rally

The arrest of Tam Tak-chi came on the morning Hongkongers had been due to vote in a general election delayed because of the coronavirus

06 Sep 2020 12:51 PM

Waves batter the coastline as Typhoon Haishen approaches in Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture on September 5, 2020. (AFP)

Typhoon Haishen unleashes rain, strong winds in south Japan

Haishen is not only powerful equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane but also large in its reach in areas affected

06 Sep 2020 9:37 AM

A man being rescued from a life raft by Japanese coast guards, about 2 kilometres north-northwest of Kodakarajima island of Kagoshima prefecture. -Japanese authorities are racing to find dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon found a second survivor on September 4, as another, much more powerful storm drew near. (AFP)

Typhoon Haishen hampers search for ship survivors near Japan

The Japan coastguard found a second survivor after the Gulf Livestock 1 issued a distress call as Typhoon Maysak passed through the area

05 Sep 2020 1:36 PM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits a western coastal area in South Hwanghae province, North Korea. (AP)

'Severe' punishment for North Korea officials after typhoon casualties

Natural disasters tend to have a greater impact in North Korea due to its creaking infrastructure

05 Sep 2020 11:58 AM

Satellite images published of North Korea’s Sinpo shipyard showed several vessels within a secure boat basin, one of which resembled vessels previously used to tow a submersible test stand barge out to sea. (Representational Image: AFP)

North Korea preparing for launch of submarine missile: US think tank

North Korea said last October it had successfully test-fired a Pukguksong-3, a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)

05 Sep 2020 8:41 AM

Pro-democracy students raise a three-finger salute, a symbol of resistance, during a protest rally in front of Education Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand . (AP)

Thai students turn agitators for educational reform

Thailand's ministry has issued statement saying schools must respect freedom of speech, allowing protests as long as they aren't disruptive

04 Sep 2020 3:24 PM

Coast guards rescuing a Filipino man off Amami Oshima island, about 120 km northwest of the sea. Japan's coast guard said on September 2 one person was found during a search for a cargo ship with 43 people on board after receiving a distress call from the East China Sea during a typhoon. (Photo by Handout / 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters / AFP)

More than 40 crew missing after cattle ship capsizes in storm off Japan

A lone crew member from the Gulf Livestock 1 had been rescued so far

04 Sep 2020 9:15 AM

A healthcare worker collects a nasal swab sample from a migrant worker for testing for the COVID-19 novel coronavirus at a foreign workers' domitory in Singapore (AFP)

New COVID clusters detected in Singapore’s migrant worker dormitories

The vast majority of Singapore’s nearly 57,000 cases are from cramped dormitories that house more than 300,000 South Asian workers

03 Sep 2020 3:15 PM

People look at an electric pole downed by Typhoon Maysak in the southeastern port city of Ulsan on September 3, 2020. - At least one person was killed and more than 2,000 people evacuated to temporary shelters in South Korea as a powerful typhoon churned across the peninsula, authorities said on September 3. (AFP)

Typhoon pummels South Korea, ship missing in rough waters

North Korea’s state TV showed widespread flooding in the eastern coastal cities, but the country didn’t immediately report any casualties

03 Sep 2020 9:48 AM

Suga, a longtime right-hand man for the outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has emerged as a top successor candidate. (AP)

Japan's Yoshihide Suga announces PM bid with strong party backing

A parliamentary vote will follow two days later, with lawmakers expected to endorse the new LDP leader as prime minister

02 Sep 2020 3:20 PM

Japan's chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga (center) cemented his status as the clear frontrunner in the race to become the country's next prime minister, ahead of a vote expected on September 14.(AFP)

Japan ruling party sets Sept 14 vote on PM Abe's successor

Key LDP factions have already thrown their support behind Suga, who is expected to formally announce his candidacy later today

02 Sep 2020 11:50 AM

2 dead as Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide. (AFP Photo)

2 dead, 2 missing after Mauritius oil spill clean-up boats collide

It is tragic that we lost two of the tugboat crew, while two others are still missing, Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth said

01 Sep 2020 6:24 PM

Defying China, Czech delegation arrives in Taiwan

China last week denounced Vystrcil's visit as undermining the political foundation of China-Czech relations

30 Aug 2020 2:13 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows during a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP)

Party election to pick PM Abe's successor around September 15

Abe’s resignation marks the end of his tenure and the start of a several-week race to replace Japan’s longest-serving premier

29 Aug 2020 11:12 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his official residence in Tokyo. (AP)

Japan PM Shinzo Abe announces he will resign over health problems

Speculation about the prime minister's health has been swirling for weeks but reached fever pitch in recent days

28 Aug 2020 11:33 AM

People wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus sit together in Hong Kong. (AFP)

China's offer of coronavirus tests for all in Hong Kong meets with public distrust

Democracy activists share concerns that people’s DNA will be collected and abused under the cover of testing

27 Aug 2020 11:09 AM

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