Vietnam virus outbreak hits factories, Australian state closes large parts of economy
A novel coronavirus outbreak that began in the Vietnamese city of Danang more than a week ago has spread to at least four city factories...
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Thai PM orders deeper look into death of witness in Red Bull hit-and-run case
Thailand’s prime minister has ordered a second autopsy be conducted after the death of a key witness in a deadly hit-and-run case linked to the...
Indian police crackdown on illegal liquor suppliers after 86 die
Indian police raided rural hamlets and made arrests to break up a bootlegging cartel on Sunday, after 86 people died from consuming illegally-produced alcohol this...
Hong Kong blocks 12 democrats from election as China security law shadow looms
Hong Kong on Thursday disqualified a dozen pro-democracy candidates from running in a key election, citing reasons including collusion with foreign forces and opposition to the new...
Coronavirus spikes in Asia spur warnings against complacency
Spikes in novel coronavirus infections in Asia have dispelled any notion the region may be over the worst, with Australia and India reporting record daily...
Six U.S. states see record COVID-19 deaths, Vietnam warns capital to brace for new outbreak
A half-dozen U.S. states in the South and West reported one-day records for coronavirus deaths on Tuesday and cases in Texas passed the 400,000 mark...
China takes over U.S. consulate premises in Chengdu as ties worsen
China said it had taken over the premises of the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu on Monday after ordering the facility be...
N.Korea declares emergency in border town over first suspected Covid-19 case
By Sangmi Cha and Josh Smith North Korean leader Kim Jong Un declared an emergency and a lockdown in a border town after a person...
Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US
A Singaporean man who set up a fake consulting site to solicit information from U.S. government and military workers has pleaded guilty to acting as...
Tight security outside US Chengdu consulate after China orders closure
By Martin Quin Pollard Security was tight outside the US consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave,...
EU to limit tech exports to Hong Kong after Chinese clampdown
The European Union will limit technology exports to Hong Kong that may be used for repression or surveillance, an EU draft document seen by Reuters...
India sees record 49,000 new coronavirus cases, drug shortages in places
India reported over 49,000 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus with 740 new deaths on Friday, marking the biggest daily surge in cases even as officials...
China orders U.S. to shut Chengdu consulate, retaliating for Houston
China ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu on Friday, in a tit-for-tat response to being told to shut...
People are more likely to contract Covid-19 at home, study finds
South Korean epidemiologists have found that people were more likely to contract the new coronavirus from members of their own households than from contacts outside...
China state media blasts Houston consulate shutdown as Trump election gambit
The move by the United States government to shut down China’s consulate in Houston is an attempt to blame Beijing for American failures ahead of...
China launches independent, unmanned Mars mission (update)
China successfully launched an unmanned probe to Mars on Thursday in its first independent mission to another planet, a bid for global leadership in space...
Factbox – What is Britain’s citizenship offer for Hong Kong residents?
Britain has offered a path to citizenship for around 3 million people in Hong Kong, its former colony, after declaring that China had broken the...
US wants to build coalition to counter China’s ‘disgraceful’ menace
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday the United States wants to build a global coalition to counter China as he accused Beijing...
UK to suspend Hong Kong extradition treaty amid China tensions
Britain announced on Monday it will suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of its dispute with China over the introduction of a national security...
Floods kill scores in India’s tea-growing Assam; nine rhinos drown
Intense rain and floods in the Indian state of Assam have killed at least 84 people and displaced more than 2.75 million since May, authorities...
